Healing Garden
This garden represents a partnership —
Leadership Pensacola, Gulf Coast Kid’s House, and Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area — united in healing through community action.
What is the LeaP 2026 class project?
The Healing Garden is the Leadership Pensacola Class of 2026 class project in partnership with Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area and Gulf Coast Kid’s House. This project will create an outdoor healing space designed to support children and families served by GCKH — a place to breathe, reflect, connect, and experience comfort and peace in nature.
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The Garden is a thoughtfully designed outdoor space created to support healing through nature, movement, and sensory engagement. It is not decorative. It is therapeutic by design. Gentle textures, calming sounds, intentional plantings, shaded seating, and open pathways give children a safe environment to breathe, ground themselves, and regain a sense of control.
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Who are our partners?
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Gulf Coast Kid’s House (GCKH) is a children’s advocacy center serving Escambia County that brings professionals together under one roof to intervene in, investigate, and support cases of child abuse in a child-friendly environment. GCKH’s mission is to end child abuse and heal families through collaborative intervention, family support, and prevention education.
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Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area is a philanthropic women’s giving circle where members each contribute to fund substantial grants for local nonprofits. Its mission is to fund transformative projects across five focus areas to improve quality of life in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. In 2025, Impact 100 selected Gulf Coast Kid’s House for grant support.
