2026–27 · City-wide
Multicultural community festival benefiting homeless shelters
The resident proposes a community festival with foods from different cultures and activities, with leftover money donated to homeless services and shelters.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
My idea is to have a community festival where we have a cookout with different foods of different cultures, activities like karaoke, caricature, bouncy houses and stuff like that. With the leftover money we give to help the homeless and shelters.
Who it helps and why
My project brings the community together, blends cultures, and brings awareness to the homeless.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 8, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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