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Welcome to GROW Windham!

Grow Windham cultivates intergenerational spaces that center youth to grow and build their power to problem solve and create new opportunities in Windham. 

We do this by using the garden as a hub to address systemic barriers, where youth are responsible for building community, leading projects, and taking action to accomplish their visions.

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Foster Women's Leadership and Power in Willimantic!
We hope you will join Grow Windham, the ECSU Women's Center, and the Town of Windham for "When She Leads", a women's leadership roundtable that focuses on sharing stories of women's power, specifically women in Willimantic. This will be a time to form connections and foster intergenerational communication amongst women in our community.

The event will be on November 18th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Windham Community Center. It will be a round table format where attendees will get the opportunity to hear three different stories from women of varying ages and backgrounds, all who have made impacts on the Willimantic community. There will be storytellers in both English and Spanish.

Esperamos que se unan a Grow Windham, el Centro de Mujeres de ECSU y la ciudad de Windham para "When She Leads", una mesa redonda sobre liderazgo femenino que se centra en compartir historias de poder femenino, específicamente de mujeres en Willimantic. Este será tiempo para formar conexiones y fomentar comunicación intergeneracional entre las mujeres de nuestra comunidad.

El evento tendrá lugar el 18 de noviembre de 5:30pm a 7:30pm en el Centro Comunitario de Windham. Será una mesa redonda donde las asistentes tendrán la oportunidad de escuchar tres historias diferentes de mujeres de distintas edades y procedencias, todas ellas con un gran impacto en la comunidad de Willimantic. Habrá narradoras que hablarán en inglés y en español.

GROW Windham's Youth Hangouts!
Join us every Friday afternoon, starting September 26th, 2025 from 4:30 to 6:00pm for our weekly youth hangouts! In collaboration with Eastern Connecticut State University, we will be opening our space on Main Street to help foster an environment for youth to collaborate and engage with one another! The events are open to any youth 14 and up in Windham and surrounding areas!

In November and early December, we will focus on college and career readiness, exploring various life paths and navigating financial aid!

Let us know you're interested here:Youth Hangout Interest Form