Throughout the years, assistance has come from the Summer Youth Employment Program, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Flood Control District. In recent years, more private sector funding has made the Great Wall possible. In the first several years, SPARC received a great deal of support for the project from governmental juvenile justice funding sources. This support has taken the form of cash contributions, donations of supplies and equipment, and offered services. Production of the Great Wall has involved the support of many government agencies, community organizations, businesses, corporations, foundations, and individuals. Two years later the alchemy of converting concrete eyesore into community treasure began. Baca about the possibility of creating a mural in the flood control channel as part of a beautification project that included a mini‑park and bicycle path.
In 1974, the Army Corps of Engineers contacted Judith F.
