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Park Pride has two open positions — Community Building Associate and Volunteer Manager! ✨ The Community Building Associate will help cultivate community park stewardship in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Volunteer Manager will engage civic and corporate volunteers alongside Friends of the Park groups to tackle park improvement projects. Applications will remain open until the position is filled. Visit the link in bio for more information!

Park Pride has two open positions — Community Building Associate and Volunteer Manager! ✨ The Community Building Associate will help cultivate community park stewardship in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Volunteer Manager will engage civic and corporate volunteers alongside Friends of the Park groups to tackle park improvement projects. Candidate review begins on 8/5, and the applications will remain open until the position is filled. Visit the link in bio for more information!

Peoplestown's vision is becoming a reality with a $9.4M park investment! ✨ Today, we announced that @BezosEarthFund has awarded Park Pride $9.4M to lead a transformational redesign of Four Corners Park through their Greening America's Cities initiative. This project goes beyond a park upgrade — it's a commitment to turning an overlooked greenspace into a place neighbors can enjoy for generations. The new design will bring accessible play areas, gathering spaces, safety features, environmental infrastructure and amenities for year-round programming. "We have given our all to this park for decades, and seeing this project become real makes all the hard work well worth it," lifelong Peoplestown resident Columbus Ward said. Visit the link in bio to learn more about the vision for Four Corners Park! #GreeningAmericasCities

From playgrounds to pathways, Atlanta’s parks are getting a major boost! Park Pride is thrilled to share that we have awarded $3.5 million to 19 capital projects across the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County! 🥳 With a strong commitment to advancing park equity, about $2.5M of these funds are invested in park projects in historically disinvested communities. Park improvements are more than just new swing sets or pavilions; they provide places to play, spaces to gather, and increase access. Click the link in bio to read more about park improvements coming to a greenspace near you! 💚

We had a wonderful time last Friday exploring Red’s Farm Preserve, five acres nestled in Ormewood Park! Brian “Farmer Red” Harrison stewarded the space as farmland for 30 years, and it served as a community farm for 16 years. He passed away in 2022, and his family sold the land to become a public park, which officially opened last year. @urbanfarminormewood, the nonprofit that oversees the Preserve, gave us a tour around the community garden plots, hidden paths, a meandering creek, mushroom-inoculated logs and more. We also learned more about the future of Red’s Farm. Over the past year, Park Pride’s Visioning team has worked with Ormewood Park residents to create an updated design as it transitions into a public park. The Vision Plan features areas for play using natural materials, places to gather, accessible pathways, and more. Be sure to check out this special community greenspace!

Our team is growing! ✨ Park Pride has two open positions — Strategic Partnership Manager and Project Manager. The application deadline for both is July 10. If you want to help improve parks and strengthen communities, consider applying! Visit the link in bio to learn more.

⚠️ Calling all parks & greenspace advocates! We have another chance to show up for parks next Monday, June 8, at 7pm at Atlanta City Hall. With more acreage being added to the City of Atlanta’s parks inventory each year, we must continue to increase funding for parks and maintenance — otherwise, we are falling behind. Here’s what you can do to advocate for an increased budget for parks: 📢 Give a 2-min public comment (arrive by 6:45 to put your name on the list) 💚 Wear green! 🛝 Share your story for our public comment: Pick a neighborhood park, spend 20 minutes enjoying it, and make observations to share with us by Thursday, June 4. Link in bio. 📝 Submit written questions or short video comments (up to 15 seconds) in advance by emailing budgettalk@atlantaga.gov. The deadline is Sunday, June 7. You can also share your thoughts by emailing Councilmembers.

Park Pride is seeking a dynamic individual with a passion for community engagement and project management to take Park Pride’s Volunteer Program to the next level! The Volunteer Program engages civic and corporate volunteers alongside Friends of the Park groups to tackle park improvement projects. Visit the link in bio for details.

We had an incredible time yesterday evening at our Friends of the Park Social! One of the best parts of the evening was seeing so many people who care deeply about their parks sharing ideas, building new relationships, and celebrating the incredible work happening across our communities. That passion and commitment are what make this network so special, and we’re excited about what we can accomplish together. Thank you to our wonderful community of park stewards! 💚

We had a great showing from the Green Shirts at Atlanta City Hall last night! We went to the second FY2027 budget hearing to encourage City Council to reconsider the proposed 5% cut for parks and recreation. We were joined by a broader coalition of advocates for PAD, transportation, city planning, and more. Thank you to the @civicatlanta for hosting a pizza party to get us excited about the public comment! And a special THANK YOU to all our incredible partners and community members who showed up for our city and its parks. 💚 #ParkProud

Park Pride is beginning a new chapter! Our new look, new website, and new tagline all say what we’ve always believed: great parks start with the people who love them. 💚 Community Powered Parks —That’s how we’ve worked for more than 35 years, and now it’s front and center. Explore the new parkpride.org to find ways to volunteer, get support for your park, and see what neighbors are working on across Atlanta. #parkpride #communitypoweredparks

We stayed cool this morning thanks to the beautiful tree canopy at John Howell Park in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood! 🌳 The Friends group took us on a tour of the nearly 3-acre park while sharing its history and plans for the future. In the ‘60s, there was a proposal to build a highway that would cut through Virginia-Highland, and the @vhca_official civic association and neighbors successfully rallied against those plans. John Howell Park was established in 1989 and named after a passionate community member and president of the civic association who had recently passed away from HIV/AIDS. The park also features Atlanta’s only AIDS memorial. This park is truly a testament to the power of community advocacy! The Friends group has also been raising money for park improvements, including an updated playground, picnic spaces, stormwater improvements, improved pathways and preservation of its beautiful tree canopy. If you’re looking for somewhere cool to hang out this summer, check out this greenspace! See you next time on Friday, August 14, at Red’s Farm!

We love a Second Friday Walk! 💚 This morning, we enjoyed a stroll around Glen Emerald Park led by the Friends group. Glen Emerald is a 27-acre park in DeKalb County with a recreational area, with several courts and a playground, along with a more wooded section featuring a loop around the pond. We learned about the history of this greenspace, the Friends group’s efforts to remove invasive plants, and the abundant wildlife that lives there — including but not limited to deer, birds of prey, lots of turtles (sliders and snapping turtles) and many snakes (eastern rat snake, northern water snake, DeKay’s brown snakes and garter snakes)! We also explored a hidden gem of the park — the Glen Emerald Rock Garden. Built in the 1930s, the area was a private development with several lakes, a swimming pool, clubhouse, botanical garden, picnic shelters, horse stables and riding paths and more. Today, it feels like the park’s best-kept secret, where history meets whimsy, and it’s filled with boulders, stone bridges, millstone tables and remnants of the old pool. Be sure to give Glen Emerald a visit! Join us next time on Friday, October 9, at Chosewood Park at 9am. See you there!

We're proud to award over $20K in funding to nine Friends of the Park groups across the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County! 🎉 These annual Small Change Grants will power improvement projects in these beloved neighborhood parks: 💚 Barker Bryant Memorial Park 💚 Delano Line Park 💚 Flat Shoals Park 💚 Glen Emerald Park 💚 Historic Fourth Ward Park 💚 Orme Park 💚 Red's Farm and Nature Preserve 💚 Vermont Park 💚 Zonolite Park From invasive species removal and native plantings to erosion control and tree care — these neighbor-led groups are working hard to improve the parks their communities love. Congratulations to our newest grantees! 👏 And thank you to our partners @atlparksandrec and @dekalbparksandrec! Read more about the projects - link in bio.

Something new is taking root at Park Pride! Same people. Same parks. Same mission. But we’ve been working on a fresh look and a better home online for everyone who loves Atlanta’s parks. Keep an eye out for an announcement tomorrow! 🤩

This is a great time to be an Atlantan! Our city has come alive on the center stage for the World Cup. And having a ticket to a game isn’t the only way to have fun — locals and international visitors alike have been flocking to our local parks for watch parties and live performances. These watch parties have reaffirmed our parks as true town squares that are accessible, safe and fun! Visit the link in bio to read our latest on @SaportaReport.

Big things are growing in Atlanta! 🌱 We are thrilled to announce that Park Pride is partnering with the @BezosEarthFund on a transformational project redesigning Four Corners Park in Atlanta’s Peoplestown neighborhood. Here's what's coming: 🛝 Accessible play spaces for all 🤝 Gathering areas built for connection 🛡️ Enhanced safety features 🌿 Environmental infrastructure 📅 Amenities for year-round programming This isn't just a park redesign — it's a community hub in the making. 💚 As a proud partner of the @BezosEarthFund, we're helping turn underused spaces into community-designed green places to bring people together. This is #GreeningAmericasCities in action.

We are thrilled to welcome four full-time summer interns — Prashanti, Sonya, Shreya and Angelise! They will help support efforts across our Visioning Program and Community Building Program, getting hands-on experience in Atlanta’s parks and greenspace sector. Visit the link in bio to get to know our fantastic interns!

This morning, we beat the heat and spent some time with the @friendsofhairstonpark — and what a great way to start the day! DeKalb County’s Hairston Park is truly a hidden gem. Interpretive signs throughout the park help visitors connect with the local habitat and wildlife while also encouraging you to slow down, listen, breathe, and enjoy the moment. With the peaceful serenity garden, beautiful pavilion, open green spaces, a playground, a fishing lake, and winding trails, there’s a little something for everyone. We couldn’t have asked for a better morning in the park! 🌳☀️🎣 Shoutout to @sidewalksassy for the amazing chalk art! See y’all next time on Friday, July 10 at John Howell Park!

“We thought we might get some help, but we thought it might take 20 years for us to make this happen,” longtime Peoplestown resident Columbus Ward said. “Now we got something that we can say we all worked on and we can say this is our park, Four Corners Park.” Visit the link in bio to read more about the vision for Four Corners in @ajcnews!

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“We thought we might get some help, but we thought it might take 20 years for us to make this happen,” longtime Peoplestown resident Columbus Ward said.