The Gangstas to Growers (G2G) program is empowering young people in the Atlanta metro area through farm work. Participants are mostly at-risk or formerly incarcerated youths who receive job training, mentorship and even martial arts training.
The program trains and pays students who complete projects on Black-owned farms at no cost to the farmers. Graduation for students is happened last week.
Vasha McKinney is one of those students graduating from Gangstas to Growers this year. She said everyone in the program has grown since the beginning…