Your help ensures that one of D.C.'s largest and most storied green spaces is safe, flourishing, and well-maintained for deserving community members and visitors alike. Donations will promote organizational activities including:
1. Programming Series - Provide free, meaningful programs that bolster the community and welcome visitors with culturally relevant park activations
2. Park Improvements - Uplift the natural and built environment of Anacostia Park by fixing the Skating Pavilion, removing litter and invasive species, and restoring trails and wetlands
3. Friends Corps - Supply work opportunities for Ward 7 & 8 residents, further shaping our urban Friends group model of community-led revitalization
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Throughout America's National Parks, Friends groups work to ensure lands are preserved, rivers are cleaned, and wildlife is protected. For Friends groups serving parks like ours, the call to action differs. Historically, Anacostia Park has been impacted by racial and economic inequities--from the establishment of segregated recreation areas and sewage infrastructure that polluted the river, to interstate construction that cut off access to nearby neighborhoods. FoAP is elevating communal voices and helping Washingtonians recognize the health of the Park and the People are linked.
Today, Friends of Anacostia Park partners with the National Park Service to restore the natural and built environment of this beloved national park. With improvement projects such as litter and invasive vegetation removal, tree mulching and planting, picnic table assembly and trash can replacement, we envision a clean Anacostia Park that supports a vibrant ecosystem and culturally-relevant programming.
The revitalization of urban parks is an opportunity to connect residents of underserved communities with meaningful work opportunities and transferable skills. We hire Ward 7 & 8 residents to lead in-park programming, preserve the land and water, maintain the facilities and welcome visitors with a smile. The Friends Corps manages the logistics for all Friends of Anacostia Park events and programs.
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