Fundraiser For Milford 'Gardens Of Hope' Effort Coming Up

MILFORD, MA — Local groups organized around helping people recover from addiction will hold a fundraiser soon for supplies to create Gardens of Hope around Milford.

Milford-based Community Impact and the Regional Substance Navigation Program hope to create several Gardens of Hope as a sign of "our community joining together to end the stigma of addiction."

The Aug. 8 fundraiser is seeking items like gardening tools, soil, mulch, plants, and gloves. The fundraiser comes just before the Aug. 31 International Overdose Awareness Day.

"Our collaborative goal is to create Gardens of Hope around the town of Milford, showing our community joining together to end the stigma of addiction," the Facebook event page says. "On Aug. 8, we are holding a donation drive to help us in creating our Gardens of Hope."

The Regional Substance Navigation Program was established in 2018, and is a joint effort of Milford police, Community Impact, and the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The program seeks to intervene where addiction and mental health services are needed. Community Impact provides a range of counseling and therapy services in the Milford area for children, teens, and adults.