Through our volunteering efforts with Partnerships for Parks, we are able to support and impact the community, and to make a difference in the environment.
– Armani Exchange
Corporate/Community Connections Partnerships connects corporate volunteers to community members like Rande Morgan, Harlem resident and leader of the Jungle Tennis Players Association at Fred Johnson Park, who was pleased that "....the completed project looked great and really showed what our tennis courts could be with some TLC and elbow grease. The Partnerships for Parks Corporate Volunteer Program and corporate volunteers from Interactive One have helped solidify our vision and given us a glimpse into what the Jungle's future can look like."
Partnerships for Parks, the City's leading resource for volunteers in parks, has been helping companies to grow their community service initiatives since 1995. Our Corporate Volunteer Program enables New York City’s most successful companies to help keep our parks beautiful, while providing a unique teambuilding opportunity for employees. Partnerships’ mission to support community development in neighborhood parks, allows us to direct corporate volunteers to NYC parks which have the greatest need for resources.
Customized projects can be organized for groups of 20 to over 1,000 employees throughout the five boroughs. Activities might include planting flowers and shrubs, painting playground equipment, cleaning beaches, or re-seeding ball fields. Projects generally take place between March and November, and last between two and six hours.
Paint Brighten up a community playground with new colors, or paint lines on a sports field used by local youth.
Plant Planting flowers, trees, and bulbs brings needed green to urban neighborhoods.
Connect Give your employees a chance to get to work together while completing fun, hands-on projects.
To register for a 2012 corporate volunteer project, please contact Whitney Files at (212) 360-8156 or whitney.files@parks.nyc.gov.
| Sample Projects | ||||
| Group Size | Location | Project Hours | Project Activities | |
| Sample 1 | 20 | Chinatown, Manhattan | 9am – 12pm | Painting park benches and planground equipment, raking leaves and edging paths. |
| Sample 2 | 90 | Fort Greene, Brooklyn | 9:30am – 2:30pm | Planting flowers and shrubs at park entrances, painting light poles, and spreading mulch. |
| Please allow 6-8 weeks for project planning. Project donations, which vary based on group size, cover the cost of project supplies, and are 100% tax deductible. | ||||
© City Parks Foundation
