The lights at Darley Gateway Park are officially on! Triumphantly, after 5 (yes, FIVE) years of effort, Darley Gateway Park is the first predominately African-American park in the city with high end, decorative lighting. After years of planning, designing, and implementing the community's vision, the lights are the last piece of the puzzle to [...]
Parks & People is seeking a consultant for Reimagine Middle Branch's dedication to the Baltimore Black Sox! Since 2018, P&P has collaborated with South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP), Baltimore City’s Mayor’s Office, Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks (BCRP), Baltimore City Department of Planning and a number of community leaders, elected officials, and [...]
Celebrating Freedom: A Historical Narrative This year, Parks & People had its first official Juneteenth observation. Since this is a relatively young national holiday, our Diversity Equity Inclusion Justice Committee thought it would be beneficial to our staff and board to host a lecture on the background of [...]
Parks & People invites you to free health screenings for dental health, diabetes, hypertension, HIV, and mental health awareness, free for the whole family! We also invite you to use this time to register for our free six-week summer academic and environmental camp. SuperKids Camp is open to all Baltimore City rising 1st through [...]
Happy Women's History Month! We want to take a moment and thank the incredible women and femmes in Baltimore who have shaped our city in brilliant, positive ways. We are honored to stand beside and support the work of these hometown heroes. 1. Regina Hammond, Executive [...]
Dr. Frank Lance emcees TouchPoint Empowerment Center press conference Parks & People's President and CEO Dr. Frank Lance had the exciting honor of emceeing TouchPoint Empowerment Center's first press conference this morning. In the vacant old box store filled in many community organizations, students, elected officials, nonprofit representatives, corporate executives, activated citizens, and [...]
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Community Resource Center Opens in West Baltimore! Incredible news, the vacant Target in West Baltimore will be turned into a state-of-the-art community resource center! From The Baltimore Sun: "The CEO of construction giant Whiting-Turner has personally acquired the shuttered Target store at West Baltimore’s Mondawmin Mall for $1 million and plans to invest millions [...]
Happy Women's History Month! Join us March 16th at 7:00pm on the next "Everyone Deserves a Park" for this iconic convo with Dr. Joanne Martin founder of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum! @NGBIWM Visit: www.facebook.com/parksandpeoplefoundation to watch live!