The new york botanical garden will implement the second phase of its therapeutic horticulture and rehabilitative interventions for veteran engagement (thrive) program to provide horticultural…

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) received a $500,530 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will support the second phase of NYBG's Therapeutic Horticulture and Rehabilitative Interventions for Veteran Engagement (THRIVE) program, which provides horticultural therapy programming for local veterans in partnership with the Resilience and Wellness Center at the James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center in the Bronx. The program will expand services and outreach for participating veterans and THRIVE alumni, enabling them to learn about plants and nutrition by growing, harvesting, preparing, and consuming fresh produce with horticultural therapy specialists. Additionally, NYBG will hold a symposium to share strategies and best practices informed by the THRIVE program, and staff will present findings and information about horticultural therapy interventions for veterans at professional conferences and through new digital resources. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

The new york botanical garden will implement the second phase of its therapeutic horticulture and rehabilitative interventions for veteran engagement (thrive) program to provide horticultural therapy programming for local veterans. In partnership with the resilience and wellness center in the bronx-based james j. Peters veterans administration medical center, the garden's edible academy will expand services and outreach for participating veterans and thrive alums. Program participants will learn about plants and nutrition by growing, harvesting, preparing, and consuming fresh produce with horticultural therapy specialists. The garden will hold a symposium with cultural institutions, horticultural therapy specialists, and veterans' organizations to share strategies and best practices informed by the thrive program, and staff will present findings and share information about horticultural therapy intervention for veterans at professional conferences and via new digital resources.