Partnerships for Parks - It's My Park will Pause for the Summer

 

Dear Community Partners,

We hope you have been enjoying springtime in parks! As we do each year, together, we’ve welcomed the season with over 590 It’s My Park beautification and clean-up projects, alongside enriching events, powerful community conversations, and more, making our parks and green spaces that much more welcoming, vibrant, and green.

As we look ahead into the summer season, we want to share an important update. Because we have seen significant changes in weather patterns in recent years, with much more intense rain and heat, forcing a great percentage of projects to be cancelled at the last minute and creating scheduling and resource challenges, we will be pausing It’s My Park activity for July and August. But you can still host your own volunteer activities! Just be sure to reach out to your local park manager to let them know when you’d like to volunteer, what work you’re planning to do, and if you need any extra support! Contact your Community Engagement Coordinator or Catalyst organizer if you need your Park Manager's information. Just remember to submit a permit application if more than 20 people are expected.

And this pause doesn’t mean we’ll be slowing down! This summer, we are excited and look forward to: 

• Connect with you one-on-one 
• Help you apply for grants opportunities 
• Visit your events 
• Host skill-building workshops 
• Prepare for a robust Fall season – including the return of our Community Connections Social, celebrating your impact (more to come on this)! 

Stay tuned for the It’s My Park application to reopen on July 15 for September projects. In the meantime, this brief pause is a great opportunity to promote your group, find new partners in your neighborhood, and invite new volunteers to join you! Grow your network and connect with new partners and volunteers through the NYC Parks Volunteer Group Directory! Visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/opportunities/volunteer/groups for more information and to get your group listed on NYC Parks’ website. You can also always explore www.PartnershipsforParks.org to learn more about the many resources we offer to help support your group’s work.

Thank you for everything that you do, and for your continued efforts to care for one of our city’s most precious resources. Parks are vital to our city – and you are vital to our parks.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely,

Your friends at Partnerships for Parks