Help us raise money for Ayanna’s vacant lot site!

Our goal is $515 by June 22.

Ayanna is a life-long resident of the Northside and currently calls the neighborhood of Perry Hilltop her home. Her neighborhood is one of the most blighted neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh- with a 20% vacancy rate.

The lot that Ayanna is working on has been vacant for several years. She will remove the invasive plants that currently call the site home and build a beautiful gateway garden on the site. The design also incorporates native perennials, as well as open areas for neighborhood gatherings. Benches and planters on the lot will be build from reclaimed and recycled materials.

With this project she hopes to reinstate in her neighborhood what she loved about it when she was young – the connectedness of neighbors and the lively business districts – and begin filling the empty spaces.