What We Do
Washington Parks & People is the capital area's network of community park partnerships. Parks & People is working to revitalize Washington by reconnecting two of its greatest but most forgotten assets: its vast network of public lands and waterways - comprising one of the highest percentages of park land of any city in the world - and its core of dedicated community leaders and organizations. We seek to build a broad, permanent base of organizations, volunteers, resources, funding, and public support for parks. Replicating the successful Meridian Hill community-based model to revitalize parks in the innercity and diverse areas of the region, the network has helped launch over 30 friends groups for parks ranging in size from under one acre to 196,000 acres.
Programs and Locations
Find out more about upcoming events on our Calendar page!
Products
- Community parks action guide and listing of tools and resources
- Directory of park partnerships
- Case statement for parks/community partnerships
- Workshops and technical assistance programs for park partners
- New trails linking park sites
- New revenue streams for parks and communities
Read more about our approach on the Resources page.
Services
Washington Parks & People provides grassroots park partnerships
with these services:
- 18,000-square-foot central headquarters and meeting place with
shared resources and capacity;
- 3,500-square-foot field headquarters with performance space and future cafe;
- Centennial Parks Campaign to build lasting parks partnerships;
- Database of park volunteers and programs, including expert technical
advisors in many fields;
- Professional fiscal management and accounting;
- Participation in joint fundraising and special initiatives;
- Tax-deductible certification, sales tax exemption, and charitable
solicitation registration;
- Loan of park maintenance tools for up to 250 volunteers;
- Referral and promotion of news media coverage;
- Information exchange and program collaboration;
- Archive of parks success stories;
- Training in community organizing, public/private partnerships,
youth programs, educational programs, special event production,
horticulture, planning, fundraising, organizational development,
and asset-based community revitalization.
- Participation in joint arts, culture, tourism, earned income,
job training, maintenance, and parks-as-classrooms programs.
Find out more about the services offered at our two locations:
the Josephine Butler Parks Center and the Riverside Center.
You can make a difference-- volunteer
to help the parks today.
To identify parks in need or find out more about how you can help
your park, go to the Parks Network.
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