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Costanoa Commons

General Agency Information
Name: Costanoa Commons
Address: 335 Golf Club Dr.
Santa Cruz,  CA  95060
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Contact Information
Email: info@costanoacommons.org
Website: http://costanoacommons.org/
Details
Description: Costanoa Commons began with friendships between families whose disabled children range in age from 17-30. Knowing how important friendships are, we envision our adult children benefiting from living in the community, together with nondisabled people, sharing everyday life.

Our vision is to create an urban farm that will offer a meaningful place for people with and without developmental disabilities from the surrounding community to work, volunteer and socialize. Our community farm will offer farming skills training, employment, volunteer work, and recreation on a roughly four-acre organic farm, where high-quality food will be grown year-round. The farm will include aquaponics, the farming of plants and fish in a symbiotic system so that wheelchair users also can farm. We envision Costanoa Commons Farm as a sustainable social enterprise, where farm products are sold to local chefs and restaurants, at our farm stand, and through our CSA and contributed to local food banks.
Mission: To create a place where adults with disabilities can be integrated into the wider community, have job opportunities, and enjoy a full life.
Volunteer Info: Please contact to learn more about volunteer opportunities.
Languages other than English: Inquire about Additional Languages
Accommodations for Disabled Persons: Wheelchair Access
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Public Transportation: Available Within Four Blocks
Eligibility: See Description Notes
Fees: Contact for Information
Areas Served: Santa Cruz County
Physical Location: Santa Cruz
Funding Source: Donations
Varies
Subject Headings
Subject Headings: Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Activity Centers
Families/Friends of People with Disabilities
Organic Farms
Organic Food
Therapeutic Camps
This agency was last updated on August 14, 2018.