At Sharing the Love Foundation, we believe in the power and promise of our youth. Guided by the belief that "the youth are our future," we see it as both a civic duty and a moral responsibility to equip young people with the strategies, skills, and confidence they need to thrive as socially responsible and conscientious citizens. We empower youth to lead within our organization, their schools, churches, and communities.
Your Gift Makes All of This Possible
North Texas Giving Day is an opportunity for our entire community to come together and invest in the future.
Your gift can help us:
Grow the Garden
Build a new irrigation system and garden fence, support garden beds, system supplies, tools, seeds, educational activities, conservation projects, and the continued development of the Children's Legacy Garden.
Grow Young Leaders
Provide leadership experiences, mentoring opportunities, workshops, and service projects for Young Ambassadors and younger participants.
Grow Access
Help us provide scholarships and keep programs affordable for families.
Grow Community Outreach
Support Sharing the Blessing, Senior Christmas, veteran outreach, and other opportunities for youth to serve their community.
Grow the Future
Help us continue developing a pipeline from Youth Can Kids to Junior Young Ambassadors to Young Ambassadors and alumni mentorship.
The Children's Legacy Garden: Learning Without Walls
The Children's Legacy Garden is more than a garden. It is a classroom without walls where young people learn the fundamentals of gardening—from seedlings to harvest—while developing leadership, conservation, and service skills.
Our Garden Club has grown by 50% and now includes approximately 30 young gardeners. Some children have been part of the program for five years and have progressed from learning basic gardening skills to becoming advanced young gardeners.
Young Ambassadors help lead the Garden Club and mentor younger participants.
Through hands-on experiences, youth learn:
The impact doesn't stop at the garden. Children have taken what they learn home and created gardens with their families, helping make healthy eating and sustainable practices part of everyday life. We are also helping young gardeners build a pathway toward opportunities such as Junior Master Gardener programs.
From Garden to Plate
The Children's Legacy Garden provides pesticide-free, organically grown produce to people who need it most. More than 3,500 pounds of produce have been harvested and shared, with approximately 500–700 pounds donated each year.
Produce goes to:
The garden continues to evolve, with plans for additional beds and projects, a shed, and development as a Certified Monarch Waystation. Your support helps us continue growing a garden that feeds both people and possibilities.
Young Ambassadors: Young People Leading the Way
Our Young Ambassadors are leaders and have their own officers and take responsibility for helping shape and lead programs. They serve as camp leaders, workshop facilitators, presenters, mentors, and community volunteers.
Through the program, youth learn how to:
Youth Can Summer Camp: Affordable Opportunities for Every Child
Our summer camp is intentionally kept affordable so that more children can participate. We also provide scholarships to help remove financial barriers. Camp fees help provide children with field trips and excursions, meals and snacks, supplies, activities, and items they can take home each day. But one of the most important parts of camp is the opportunity to be mentored by our Young Ambassadors and Junior Young Ambassadors.
Camp has grown by 50%, giving more children the opportunity to experience leadership, learning, friendship, and fun in a safe and supportive environment. When a child leaves camp, we want them to take home more than supplies. We want them to take home confidence, new skills, positive relationships, and the belief that they can make a difference.
Your North Texas Giving Day gift isn't simply a donation to a garden, a summer camp, or a youth program. You are investing in a young person's future and the future of our community.
Help us continue Sharing the Love, Growing Leaders, and Growing Community.
Give today. Every gift makes a difference. Every volunteer matters. Every young person has the potential to lead.
Thank you for investing in the next generation of Kaufman County leaders.
Our Mission: To connect youth with resources that encourages leadership. Our Vision: A future community of empowered youth. Our core belief: Youth are our future, and we have a responsibility to provide them with strategies and skills to be successful socially conscious citizens.
Our current need is a front fence with manual gates to help secure and enhance the Children’s Legacy Garden. As our garden continues to grow and serve more youth and families, we have outgrown our current fencing needs. A new front fence will provide added security, create a welcoming entrance, and help protect the garden and its resources. This is another important step in the continued development of our Children’s Legacy Garden as a safe, sustainable, and inspiring learning space for young gardeners.
Our goals embrace diverse cultures. Innovation happens by bringing together individuals who share a common purpose but who have diverse outlooks and approaches. When volunteers feel their contributions are valued, they feel confident presenting their ideas and stay involved.
View our current participation opportunities.
Community Service Day at Children's Legacy Garden
Ongoing
Forney, TX
Organization name
Sharing the Love Foundation
Tax id (EIN)
45-4809398
Causes
Youth & Children
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Kaufman
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Address
Mailing: P.O. Box 640