Neighborhood Parks Council
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Phone: 415-621-3260
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Target demographics: San Francisco park users--all ages and backgrounds
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Participate in a workday to clean up a park. Activities include: Planting, weeding, picking up trash, sand sifting, painting.
Come into the office to help with event preparation and direct mailing.
Geographic areas served: San Francisco, National
Board Members and Affiliation: Jan Chernoff
Christopher Guillard
Anne Halsted
Mindelle Kershner
Alfredo Pedroza
Kelly Quirke
Jonathan Rewers
Patty-Jo Rutland, Esq
Jim Sutton
Isabel Wade, Founder
Marcel Wilson
Mission:
Neighborhood Parks Council (NPC) advocates for a superior, equitable and sustainable park and recreation system. NPC provides leadership and support to park users through community-driven stewardship, education, planning and research.
Results:
PARKSCAN:
NPC actively campaigns for more gardeners in our parks in order to improve the standard of upkeep and meet the expectations of residents for clean, safe and beautiful parks. To assist the city in fulfilling this goal, and to facilitate communication between park groups and the city agencies that maintain our parks, ParkScan is a web site that allows groups or individuals to observe conditions in their park on a regular basis, and to communicate maintenance needs directly to the Recreation and Park Department.
PARK ADVOCACY:
NPC is dedicated to improving civic commitment to parks and filling the gaps in our open space system so that every neighborhood has the parks and playgrounds it needs and deserves. We organize our coalition members to attend budget meetings and other hearings on park topics, to sponsor election debates to ensure that all candidates understand how important parks are to San Franciscans, and to meet with elected officials to highlight the need for park resources, good park management and planning.
BLUE GREENWAY:
The eastern neighborhoods of San Francisco are the most notably deficient in green space. Working with a coalition of public agencies, community organizations and individuals, NPC is proposing the Blue Greenway, a 13-mile waterfront trail along the Bay shoreline, which will complete San Francisco’s portion of the Bay Trail. The Blue Greenway will connect existing green spaces and add new ones to benefit the entire city, but especially the southeast section.
OPEN SPACE 2100:
Open Space San Francisco is a participatory initiative to develop a 100-year open space network vision that will complement San Francisco’s predicted growth and density.
NPC actively campaigns for more gardeners in our parks in order to improve the standard of upkeep and meet the expectations of residents for clean, safe and beautiful parks. To assist the city in fulfilling this goal, and to facilitate communication between park groups and the city agencies that maintain our parks, ParkScan is a web site that allows groups or individuals to observe conditions in their park on a regular basis, and to communicate maintenance needs directly to the Recreation and Park Department.
PARK ADVOCACY:
NPC is dedicated to improving civic commitment to parks and filling the gaps in our open space system so that every neighborhood has the parks and playgrounds it needs and deserves. We organize our coalition members to attend budget meetings and other hearings on park topics, to sponsor election debates to ensure that all candidates understand how important parks are to San Franciscans, and to meet with elected officials to highlight the need for park resources, good park management and planning.
BLUE GREENWAY:
The eastern neighborhoods of San Francisco are the most notably deficient in green space. Working with a coalition of public agencies, community organizations and individuals, NPC is proposing the Blue Greenway, a 13-mile waterfront trail along the Bay shoreline, which will complete San Francisco’s portion of the Bay Trail. The Blue Greenway will connect existing green spaces and add new ones to benefit the entire city, but especially the southeast section.
OPEN SPACE 2100:
Open Space San Francisco is a participatory initiative to develop a 100-year open space network vision that will complement San Francisco’s predicted growth and density.
kelp
04/09/10
Talk about great organization! At all of the NPC events that I have attended, the food was superb, the venue was well organized, and incredible hospitality! It amazes me how their employees are always gracious to those attending their events, but it is the NPC that deserves all of our thanks. ...
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Andrea
12/02/09
NPC is the heart and soul of San Francisco's park movement, encouraging citizens to take better care of their parks and influencing the local government's allocation of funds for park improvements and open space preservation.
The organization recently partnered with the city to introduce the new ...
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manderson
12/01/09
NPC is a great nonprofit and huge asset to San Francisco. if you are looking for an organization to intern for I highly recommend NPC. The work they do through ParkScan has really improved city parks, and has made real and lasting improvements to open space in the city.
knowledgeable, fun loving ...
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