Kresge Youth & Family Summer Parks Programs

In partnership with The Kresge Foundation, the Detroit Parks Coalition has awarded the below grants to community organizations providing free family park programs:

• $20,000 to 360 Detroit for 360 Park

• $20,000 to Bailey Park NDC for Bailey Park

• $15,000 to Canfield Consortium for East Canfield Art Park

• $5,000 to Clark Park Coalition for Clark Park

• $5,000 to Ella Fitzgerald Park Conservancy for Ella Fitzgerald Park

• $8,900 to Friends of Patton Park for Patton Park

• $7,250 to Friends of Rouge Park for Rouge Park

• $20,000 to People for Palmer Park for Palmer Park

• $20,000 to Popps Packing for Camp Carpenter Park

• $15,000 to Sidewalk Detroit for Eliza Howell Park

A full program schedule is available through the DPC events calendar.

“We see accessible, equitable, and vibrant parks and public spaces as integral to the quality of neighborhood life, particularly for youth and families. We are particularly proud to support community organizations to bring an exciting range of enriching experiences to Detroit parks this summer. We are showing that we can collectively move toward meeting the green-space needs of Detroiters,” said Wendy Lewis Jackson, managing director of Kresge’s Detroit Program.