Happy Black History Month! Today we are honoring a Baltimore legend and champion for Baltimore City youth, Ella Thompson. Ella was a mother, activist, and dedicated volunteer. After losing her child to gun violence, Ella committed her life to the well-being of Baltimore City youth including having safe places to play outdoors and appreciate [...]
Our Picnic is back! May 13th, 6-10PM Join us this spring to celebrate and support Parks & People. Mix and mingle throughout the evening and enjoy a variety of food truck cuisines, open bars, live music and dancing after dark — all outdoors. Purchase Now Can't attend? Donate instead! Purchase Now [...]
Happy Black History Month! Today, let's honor and remember legendary Arctic explorer Matthew Alexander Henson--the first man on the North Pole. Our first post demo park project "Miracle on McKean" is in the Matthew Henson Community, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore. The community is named after the first man to reach [...]
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Happy Black History Month from Parks & People!!To start this momentous month, we thought we'd talk a little more about Upton, Baltimore. Upton neighborhood is located in West Baltimore and historically has been one of the economic, political and cultural centers of Baltimore's Black community. Upton is known for well-preserved architectural detail and for raising some [...]
Upton Gateway Parks Groundbreaking! Parks & People broke ground for Historic Upton's series of parks! All of our projects are special, however the revitalization of vacant homes and land in West Baltimore's Historic Upton is an inspiration. This project showcases the power in community driven projects. Decades in the making, Upton's revitalization is a [...]
New Park: Faith Lane Park Coming Spring 2022 Yesterday, we broke ground and laid fresh sod for Faith Lane Park! Faith Lane Park is in the Gay Street Neighborhood of East Baltimore. Now, what were vacant homes next to an old city water park is now the main entrance to the future park. Community [...]
Rebuilding Johnston Square On Monday, September 27th Johnston Square Partners, including but not limited to: Parks & People, Rebuild Johnston Square, Re-build Metro, Saint Francis Academy, MD DHCD Project C.O.R.E, and Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development broke ground on a long-anticipated project Greenmount Park, which includes an interim practice field for the [...]
Head over to www.bit.ly/ppleague to register your child for our Fall 2021 sports league! Email volunteer@parksandpeople.org to sign up as a valued volunteer coach!
