You are invited to the Founder’s Circle.
Join us on the journey to reclaim what has been forgotten and build what is possible.
1311 Warm Springs Road has been a neglected piece of land that has remained vacant for the last 20+ years while sitting in a high-visibility corridor between Lake Bottom & City View.
The Land
Living Mosaic Collective 501(c)(3) is on a mission to transform overlooked spaces into living places where people learn, create, and grow together. Through art, regenerative agriculture, creative reuse, and intergenerational learning, we empower communities to create, support, and learn from one another.
The Vision
The immediate opportunity is the revitalization of the existing structure into a functioning greenhouse, including building raised beds, bringing the space into active use as a community-centered environment for growing, learning, and shared use.
The Opportunity
Why Land
Revitalization
Matters
Underutilized and neglected spaces are not neutral spaces; they directly influence safety, health, and community stability, and similar community-led revitalization efforts across U.S. cities - including in the Southeast - have demonstrated comparable outcomes in safety, engagement, and neighborhood stability.
These spaces often become persistent “crime hot spots,” where a small number of locations drive a disproportionate share of criminal activity.
Restoring and activating these spaces has been shown to reduce crime, improve safety, and increase community use of outdoor areas.
Place-based interventions work by changing the environment itself creating visibility, ownership, and community presence.
Vacant and neglected land is consistently linked to higher concentrations of crime and disorder in urban neighborhoods.
Impact Analysis
Proven outcomes from community-led land revitalization initiatives in U.S. neighborhoods.
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Vacant lot revitalization has been shown to reduce overall crime, with studies demonstrating declines across multiple categories.
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Targeted greening interventions have led to significant reductions in robbery and violent crime in high-risk areas.
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Experimental studies show that restoring vacant land can significantly reduce gun violence and improve neighborhood safety.
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Residents report feeling safer and more likely to use outdoor space after vacant lots are cleaned and repurposed.
Why Be Part of The Founders Circle?
This is an opportunity to bring an overlooked space back into active use. As part of the Founders Circle, your support helps turn this vision into something real. Together, we create a place the community can see, use, and grow from in real time.
Getting to $10k
Funds the core infrastructure to make the greenhouse operationalCovers essential build, water, and insurance costsTransforms the space from inactive to usable
See Your Impact In Real Time
Greenhouse operational in the first 90 daysWill fund the completion of raised bedsEnsures tangible infrastructure upgrades like water supply
Amplify Your Impact
501(c)(3) status enables tax-deductible givingEligible for employer matching programsCombined with grants, extends your total impact
Be The Foundation
Be part of the first phase of Living Mosaic and help bring the initial vision to lifeLeave a visible, lasting mark on a space the community will use and grow withHelp establish a model for future community-led revitalization
Founders Circle Tiers
Greenhouse Naming Contributor
$5,000+
Naming recognition associated with the greenhouse structureFeatured recognition on website, project materials + custom signageCustom mosaic or art element incorporated into the spaceAll benefits included in lower tiers
Community Changemaker
$4,999 - $1,000
Prominent signage near the greenhouseRecognition as a founding supporterInclusion in project updates and milestonesAll benefits included in lower tiers
Garden Guardian
$999 - $500
Named plaque on a raised garden bedRecognition within the physical spaceAll benefits included in lower tiers
Founding Supporter
$499-$100
Name included in a shared mosaic or engraved elementRecognition as an early supporter of the project
Founder’s Statement
Living Mosaic Collective began with a simple idea. For two years, I drove past the Jordan Mill and imagined what it could become. Instead of an abandoned factory, I envisioned a space where neighbors could come together to learn, create, and grow. What started as a quiet hope eventually became something I shared—first with close friends, then with a broader network, and eventually with the landowner himself.
What followed was an outpouring of support. I was met not only with encouragement but with a growing network of people eager to contribute their time, talents, and resources.
That shared vision quickly gained momentum. A board was formed, Living Mosaic Collective became a registered 501(c)(3), and what once felt like a distant possibility began to take shape as a community-driven effort to transform both a space and the connections within it. Along the way, I made the decision to personally invest in getting Living Mosaic off the ground—covering early costs to ensure we could move forward. It felt important to go first, not just in vision, but in action, and to help create the foundation that others could build on.
Meet the Board
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Kristin Andris
Founder and President
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Marina Mendenhall
Treasurer
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Rachel Vogt
Secretary
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Kat Canella
Board Member
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Olivia Fortson
Board Member
Make an Impact Today
Thank you for being an essential piece to the Living Mosaic Collective.
Checks payable to:
The Living Mosaic Collective
4519 Woodruff Rd. Unit 4
#355
Columbus, GA 31904
Click the below link to donate via Zeffy:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/build-a-community-greenhouse-with-us
Email us at livingmosaiccollective@gmail.com to make an in-kind donation.
The Living Mosaic Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Our EIN is 41-3579042.