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Parks and Rec Brings the Fun — Episode 023

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

He is an internationally sought-after community development consultant and grassroots engagement strategist who is passionate about bottom-up community development and the people who are making change happen. He also explains his “garden hose solution” and how we sometimes overthink the solutions to our cities’ problems.

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How a Group of Teens Is Bringing a Skatepark To Their Community — Episode 082

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

They realized that access to public recreational spaces was critical, and decided to take matters into their own hands to create a safe, legal place to skateboard through the Lunenburg Skatepark Project. How they have engaged the community with the project. What kinds of fundraising activities were the most successful.

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Meet the 2024-25 Cohort of Community Revitalization Fellows

Center for Community Progress

Each year, Community Progress welcomes grassroots community leaders to our Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) program, where they collectively learn how to help their neighborhoods tackle vacancy, abandonment, and disinvestment. It is there that we create, encourage other artists, and are able to make a living from our work.