Our Middle School Afterschool Program began in September, with funding from the City of Columbus. Students are spending time doing homework while honing math and English skills. They also take some time to play games and do sports.

Currently we have 10 students enrolled and are looking to add more. Please share and send referrals. Contact Bhakta Giri with questions or to enroll: bgiri@bccoh.org or 614-649-3089.

Give a warm welcome to BCCO’s newest staff, Kamal Adhikari. Kamal will be coordinating our garden and farm programs. He brings 10 years of experience and comes to us from Seattle where he was a farm coordinator for IRC Seattle. He educated farmers on production and marketing technical assistance, as well as sustainable production practices.

Kamal has already hit the ground running, getting to know current programs, and planning the future of BCCO’s garden and farm programs. He hopes to have a diverse group of participants and has been reaching out to multiple agencies working in the food systems space.

Currently the program is under federal RAPP funding. This helps newly arrived refugee families to get a community garden plot and grow culturally relevant greens during the spring and summer months and to get nonperishable pantry items during off season. BCCO provides basic to advanced level of services, including farming workshop sessions.

Contact Kamal at kadhikari01@bccoh.org or 614-702-1598