We are committed to ensuring that all can experience the social, economic, physical and spiritual benefits of Detroit’s parks for decades to come.
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Detroit, MI, US
It does take a village, and we love having the Detroit Pistons as part of ours! Happy to share some stories from another great summer of the Pistons Neighbors Program in parks citywide.
“We’re really fortunate to be able to put an activity in a park in each district this year, it gives an opportunity for residents to get out and enjoy free organized recreation in their city park”
In collaboration with the incredible Marcus Elliot, we are thrilled to be selected as one of the The Joyce Foundation’s 2024 Joyce Awardees! 🎉 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Foundation’s annual program, bringing together artists, organizations, and communities to build a stronger and more equitable future for communities in the Great Lakes region. Marcus and DPC will be celebrating Detroit’s green spaces with jazz. Marcus has chosen 5 Detroit parks to use as inspiration for 5 site specific compositions to be performed in Summer 2025. We are so excited to bring this project to our parks, keep a lookout for more on this collaboration soon! See (and hear) you in the parks!
Join us in congratulating the 2024 recipients of the #JoyceAwards: Andrea Assaf with the Arab American National Museum (AANM); Marcus Elliot with the Detroit Parks Coalition; Terry Guest with Chicago Children's Theatre; Katie Ka Vang with Theater Mu; and Edra Soto with The Sculpture Center. This year’s cohort marks the 20th anniversary of The Joyce Foundation’s annual awards program supporting artists of color in the creation of new, community-centered works with organizational partners across the #GreatLakes region. Learn more about each recipient’s project: https://lnkd.in/ekiWjjgy 🎥: Art Docs #2024JoyceAwardees #GreatLakesArts #ContemporaryArt #ContemporaryArtists #MidwestArt #AndreaAssaf #ArabAmericanNationalMuseum #MarcusElliot #DetroitParksCoalition #TerryGuest #ChicagoChildrensTheatre #KatieKaVang #TheaterMu
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Lots to celebrate in this budget—including $1 million for Detroit's parks through an allocation to the Detroit Parks Coalition! Big thanks to our legislators for all of your support.
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and state officials celebrated passage of a balanced and bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2025 that supports students, boosts public safety, builds affordable housing, and will help anyone "make it" in Michigan. Read more at https://lnkd.in/guuXFN7k.
If you can't access our op ed in today's Detroit News, check it out on our website! We'll see you in the parks. Belle Isle Conservancy CHANDLER PARK CONSERVANCY Clark Park Coalition Detroit Greenways Coalition Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Downtown Detroit Partnership Friends of Rouge Park Midtown Detroit, Inc. People For Palmer Park Sidewalk Detroit Wayne County Parks & Recreation https://lnkd.in/gxAfk9ZR
We had a great time announcing our 2024 park season lineup today in Rouge Park! Thanks to everyone who joined us. If you missed it, we'll be in 24 parks this summer, offering free, high quality, all ages all abilities fun times. Check out our website for specifics. We'll see you in the parks! https://lnkd.in/g5w4T8Aw
"With a long, complicated history of greatness and turmoil, Detroit is a place where residents often take matters into their own hands. Sometimes those efforts are fueled by grants and fellowships and organized groups. Other times, they’re powered by plain-old elbow grease." Thanks Detroit Free Press for highlighting the love that Detroit's park stewardship organizations have for our city. And thanks Clark Park Coalition and CHANDLER PARK CONSERVANCY for keeping Detroit green, healthy, and beautiful. https://lnkd.in/gj57bv9D
How do you feel in your neighborhood park? Join us at one of four listening sessions on park safety and belonging at Valade, Chandler, Rouge, or Clark Parks and let us know! Read more and take the pre-meeting survey at https://lnkd.in/g43-uByi
Park stewardship organizations - summer fun isn't too far away! There are three ways to partner with the Detroit Parks Coalition to bring resources to your neighborhood park: hosting the Pistons Neighbors Program, applying for grant funding, and bringing outdoor library programming to your park. Learn more and apply (by March 1) on our website: https://lnkd.in/g5B2KYXf
Over 2 million individuals came out to DPC member parks last year! Learn more about last summer in Detroit's parks in our newest report. https://lnkd.in/gsDPRk8V