Resources

Resources for Park and Recreation Professionals

With help from our members and research partners, we make the following resources and tools available to equip parks and recreation departments, municipalities, urban design and landscape architecture firms, and advocacy organizations to enhance capacity and build equitable, healthy, and engaged communities.

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Agreement
Memorandum of Understanding Between Verde Forest Park Conservancy, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, and Portland Parks & Recreation
Forest Park Conservancy
An MOU that shows how to build a partnership model to improve restoration practices and achieve equity outcomes that can be replicated by other orgs.
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Report
Process of Partnership Development Between Verde Landscape, Forest Park Conservancy, West Multnomah Soil, Water Conservation District, and Portland Parks and Recreation
Forest Park Conservancy
Documents the process in which four organizations formed a partnership to establish a model to achieve common and individual goals related to economic and work…
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Technical Tool
Placemaking for an Aging Population: Guidelines for Senior-Friendly Parks
Luskin School of Public Affairs
People over age 65 in the U.S. remain highly underserved in regards to parks. This report draws from different sources to understand how parks can be best desi…
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Technical Tool
Water Rising: Equitable Approaches to Urban Flooding
US Water Alliance
Report highlights cities that experienced flooding, summarizes context of climate change, describes priority actions for equitable resilience.
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Technical Tool
Local Parks: A Critical Part of a More Just and Equitable Society
Park Pride, Atlanta
Describes Park Pride's equity re-grant program waiving match requirements for Friends of Park groups in low-income Atlanta neighborhoods.
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Policy
LA County Draft Displacement Avoidance Strategy
Los Angeles County
Memo outlining strategies to address and lessen displacement and gentrification outcomes as a result of park enhancement projects.
Technical Tool
NRPA Park and Recreation Professionals’ Guide to Fundraising
NRPA
This guide outlines the fundraising process for park and recreation agencies to work with business entities, conduct special events and help raise money.
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Technical Tool
Park Pride Map Showing Equity Grant Distribution
Park Pride, Atlanta
Map distribution of Park Pride Grants since equity program started in 2004 demarcated by the growth line that appeared in Atlanta City Design.
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Technical Tool
City of Atlanta Community Development Impact Area Maps
Park Pride, Atlanta
Map of neighborhoods defined by Community Development Impact Areas where at least 51% of the population is at or below 80% of Atlanta area median income.
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Technical Tool
San Francisco Emergency Child & Youth Care Program
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
A playbook for providing care for children with parents and caretakers on the front-lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.