November 2012
Through national
certification you join thousands of people who are committed to fostering the
highest standards of ethical and professional practice in the delivery of park
and recreation programs and services.
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June 2013
Since 1985, America has celebrated July as the nation’s official Park and Recreation Month. This July, NRPA wants everyone talking about why parks and recreation are so important in our lives!
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June 2012
NRPA was selected as a national partner for chronic disease prevention and health promotion by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Part of the project will allow NRPA to fund 10 communities per year to focus and advance chronic disease prevention locally.
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June 2013
The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management, and agency recognition. Each agency is judged on its ability to address the needs of those it serves through the collective energies of citizens, staff, and elected officials.
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May 2013
Tennis in the Parks
For more than 10 years NRPA and USTA have partnered together to build healthier communities through tennis.
Tennis Sized Right For Age and Ability
Implement youth tennis to grow the game – and your programming! With tennis sized right, balls bounce lower and move slower th
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February 2013
The cutting-edge research papers commissioned by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) were released today. These five research papers present evidence on the important impact made by parks and recreation in local communities in America. The papers provide insight into areas of growth, which will enable agencies to adapt to increasing demands and quantify the benefits of their services to local and national decision makers.
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March 2013
The Easton Foundations and NRPA has partnered to expand archery programs through park and recreation agencies with the Discovery Archery grant.
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January 2013
NRPA was recently awarded a grant by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation to support programs and initiatives to engage youth and families in recreational boating, fishing, aquatic education and environmental conservation.
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April 2013
The NRPA scholarship and fellowship program enables recipients to attend NRPA's Congress and Exposition and National Legislative Forum. Applications and information for 2014 will be available in February 2014.
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June 2012
Nearly 17 million children receive subsidized or free meals at school every year. But what happens when school lets out? For years parks and recreation agencies have delivered healthy, nutritious food and provided comprehensive nutritional education programs through summer programs—feeding about 1.1 million children each year. Now, with the help of a $2.1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, NRPA will support summer feeding programs of 15 park and recreation agencies each year for two year. The grants will make it possible for agencies to serve an estimated 4.9 million meals to children in 2010 and 2011.
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May 2013
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April 2013
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) periodically has competitive grants available for park and recreation agencies.
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July 2011
NRPA often works with broadcast media on national stories that affect the park and recreation industry. The CBS Early Show ran a piece on pool closings that featured NRPA's Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Tulipane on Friday, July 15, 2011.
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March 2013
El Sereno Park Revitalization
In 2012, NRPA is pleased to work with partners to complete a third Parks Build Community project in the City of Los Angeles.
The site for the park at El Sereno is a one acre parcel of unused land owned by Caltrans, the state transportation agency. It was intended to be part o
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January 2013
Help Bring Parks to Every Child and Community
Do you have childhood memories of playing at your local park? Pretending the merry-go-round was a flying saucer, challenging your best friend to who could make it all the way across the monkey bars, or your first kiss on a park bench?
It is through our local pa
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May 2013
NRPA is working with the National Wildlife Federation’s 10 Million Kids Outdoors campaign. This initiative will propel us over the next three years toward a future when all kids spend time outside each day, creating a generation of happier, healthier, children with more awareness and connection to the natural world.
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June 2013
PRORAGIS, or Park and Recreation Operating Ratio and Geographic Information System, is a national database that allows park and recreation agencies to benchmark with others, develop program planning, and enhance overall community operations.
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April 2012
Recreation Fitness Worker Named One of Best Jobs
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December 2012
2013 Leisure Research Symposium Call for Abstracts: Houston, TX October 8-10, 2013. Jason Bocarro and Jim Sibthorp, LRS Co-Chairs. The NRPA Leisure Research Symposium provides an international forum for scholarly exchange and discussion about leisure. The Symposium includes both theoretical and applied research that transcends disciplinary boundaries.
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