After two and a half years, one San Antonio woman said she can finally leave her house on her own.

There aren’t just herbs and vegetables growing in one San Antonio backyard garden. Hailey Boyan and Tomas are also planting seeds of change.

Periodpalooza is splitting these donations between four organizations across the city.

Aid the Silent, a nonprofit organization hoping to build a community for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and teens, is one of 100 community-nominated projects selected to participate in the 2023 Lowe’s Hometowns community impact program.