You can help change a life!
Park Outreach, Inc. is a Delaware 501 (c) (3) Exempt (Not-for-Profit) Corporation that provides a weekly program open to the public focused on CHANGE. The program gives attendees that are in transition, financial assistance, food, and clothing for attending its two - 26 week faith based programs hosted in local parks. The program provides faith based teaching and life training.
OUR MISSION is to integrate our attendees into the educational and employment opportunities of the community.
Park Outreach is consistently growing thanks to the helping hands of our amazing friends and contributors! These companies provide sponsorship or contribute food for free or at a discount.
Park Outreach currently relies on part-time volunteers. We are always considering new locations and people to assist in the opportunity to serve the needy among us! If you would like to participate please contact us today!
The Department of Housing and Urban Development states that on any given night, over half a million people in the United States are individuals experiencing homelessness.
Parks and recreation agencies are on the front lines of dealing with the daily realities of homelessness. Park agencies are striving to balance the needs of daily park users and the homeless, and to show compassion for individuals while enforcing park rules or maintenance
standards.
Matters surrounding homelessness are complex, with solutions that necessitate a holistic approach and collaboration between federal, state, and city agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Whether by design or by circumstance, public parks and recreation centers are frequently the refuge for those currently experiencing homelessness.
Content Provided by:
By Chris Dropinski, CPRE, Robby Layton, PhD, FASLA, CPRP, John Rainey, Greenplay Newsletter, Winter 2018
Homelessness in Parks
A summary of results from an NRPA membership survey by the National Parks and Recreation Association - NPRA
Photos provided by Yannes Kiefer, Jon Tyson, Kat Yukawa Pictures, Deepansh-Khurana, Yannes Kiefer, Unsplash, CJ Hellier
Your support and contribution will provide much needed help!
The people we reach need to know they are cared about and valued.
Your generous donation will do just that.
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