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About Parks & People

Washington Parks & People  is DC’s hub for breathing life into public lands & waters for broad community revitalization. Our mission is to grow city-wide park-based community health & justice through  innovation & partnerships.

Parks & People began 33 years ago in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park, founded by diverse community and parks leaders. We led the transformation of the single most crime-ridden national park in the capital region into one of its safest. Today, we lead greening initiatives across the city — massive land reclamation, native reforestation, watershed restoration, public health and fitness programming, urban agriculture, and green job training — to help revitalize our parks and work for justice alongside our local communities.

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