A quality home is the foundation
of society & community

A quality home is the foundation of society & community

STEM Education Opportunities

Angelic Organics Learning Center

Angelic Organics Learning Center helps urban and rural people build local food systems. We offer opportunities to learn agricultural and leadership skills, grow healthy food and a better quality of life, and connect with farmers and the land. We reach more than 5,000 people each year through our educational programs and urban growing sites in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

In addition to these great partnerships, RHA offers unique resident engagements to assist in building the job skills necessary to find employment in STEM-related fields.

Roots and Wings program at Blackhawk Courts Complex

Blackhawk Courts are home to an Urban Farm located at 338 15th Ave, Rockford, IL 60608. Youth are the leaders of Roots & Wings, with older youth teaching younger kids about farming and food. Youth Leaders market their produce through the summer. They learn job skills, attain public speaking experience, and earn money. Youth also work together on community-wide projects. Experienced youth leaders attend national and regional youth leadership and urban agriculture events, such as the Rooted in Community conference.

The Blackhawk Courts Farm and Garden is a project built from the dreams, ideas and hard work of Blackhawk Courts residents.

The produce in Blackhawk Courts Garden is available for community members to harvest for their own use.

Adults participate in cooking and nutrition classes, complete their community service hours, and bring their children to community events and field trips.

Blackhawk children become Youth Farmers. They learn and eat from the farm, and help plant, tend and harvest. Older youth can apply to our Youth Leaders program.

The Blackhawk Courts Farm and Garden is a project built from the dreams, ideas and hard work of Blackhawk Courts residents.

The produce in Blackhawk Courts Garden is available for community members to harvest for their own use.

Adults participate in cooking and nutrition classes, complete their community service hours, and bring their children to community events and field trips.

Blackhawk children become Youth Farmers. They learn and eat from the farm, and help plant, tend and harvest. Older youth can apply to our Youth Leaders program.

Blackhawk Courts Farm and Garden is a collaboration between residents of Blackhawk Courts, Angelic Organics Learning Center, Blackhawk Buddy House (a program of Zion Outreach), and the Rockford Housing Authority.

RHA is working to expand additional STEM-based learning opportunities and will gladly consider partnerships that bring additional opportunities to our children and families.

Please contact ahead@rockfordha.org for partnership opportunities.

Blackhawk Courts Farm and Garden is a collaboration between residents of Blackhawk Courts, Angelic Organics Learning Center, Blackhawk Buddy House (a program of Zion Outreach), and the Rockford Housing Authority.

RHA is working to expand additional STEM-based learning opportunities and will gladly consider partnerships that bring additional opportunities to our children and families.

Please contact ahead@rockfordha.org for partnership opportunities.