ABOUT
The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) recognizes park and recreation agencies for excellence in operation and service. Charged with providing high quality services and experiences, park and recreation agencies across the United States turn to CAPRA Accreditation as a credible and efficient means of achieving these goals, while providing assurance to the public that the agency meets national standards of best practice. CAPRA accredits departments and agencies that provide park and recreation programs and services. Agency accreditation is available to all entities administering park and recreation systems, including municipalities, townships, counties, special districts and regional authorities, councils of government, schools, and military installations. Read an overview of the CAPRA Accreditation process.
NRPA Connect
On February 2, 2011 NRPA launched NRPA Connect, the largest online networking platform for parks and recreation in the U.S. The platform will connect members of the association through e-mail groups, forums, networks and blogs, providing a one-stop venue for sharing news and information, networking with colleagues and participating in industry-related discussions.
Within NRPA Connect there is an open discussion group for Agency Accreditation. This group is open to anyone interested in accreditation, pursuing accreditation, and for those already accredited. Use the group as an accreditation tool to:
- share accreditation documents (plan, policies, procedures, etc…),
- request examples of plan, policies, procedures,
- share lessons learned from a CAPRA visits,
- network with other agencies going through the process and
- receive updates from the NRPA accreditation staff.
Please follow these steps to access the site:
- Go to NRPA Connect
- Log in using the same login you used to log in to the old site (if you never logged in to the old site, use the log-in information you use to register for events and purchase merchandise from the NRPA store)
- Once you successfully log in, setup your profile (From the “My Page” menu click on “Edit Profile”).
- To join the Agency Accreditation group, click on “Groups”
- Click on “All Groups”
- Click on the “Open Discussion – Agency Accreditation” group,
- Click on “Join”
- You are now part of the group and will receive updates!
Find out the benefits of Agency Accreditation by watching the video below.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The CAPRA Memos, sent following the Commission's spring and fall meetings, are distributed to all accredited agencies, applicants, and CAPRA visitors via email.
For direct assistance, please email capra@nrpa.org or phone (703) 858-2150.