Scott applauds environmental education grant for Gemma Services

Rep. Greg Scott May 1, 2026 | 12:27 PM

NORRISTOWN, May 1 – State Rep. Greg Scott, D-Montgomery, today announced a $5,000 grant awarded to Greener Partners, slated to expand a youth-centered garden program at Gemma Services’ Residential Treatment Program in Plymouth Meeting.

“Programs like Gemma Services’ play a critical role in caring for kids who have faced loss, trauma, and significant challenges,” said Scott. “I am deeply grateful for this support of their ‘Gardening for Environmental Justice’ program.”

The program provides hands-on education in the garden at Gemma Services’ campus. Gemma Services’ residential program serves children and adolescents ages 6 to 14, providing treatment and skill-building when significant trauma leads to behaviors that prevent them from living safely at home.

The funding is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Education Grants Program, which dedicates 5% of DEP-imposed pollution fines and penalties to environmental education in Pennsylvania.

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