We are thrilled to announce our 2015 Grantees! North East Youth Center: During the course of summer children throughout Spokane will have an opportunity to engage in a variety of educational and recreational activities. NEYC serves an average of 100 children daily and over 500 different children throughout the summer. Each day the children have an opportunity for a new adventure to one of the local parks. While at the park they hike, learn sports, do arts & crafts, play games

In the last year, we've been hearing more and more about revitalizing parks. The public overwhelmingly voted to fund a better park, based - I think - entirely on the vision that this author details: "...good public spaces (busy parks, main streets, plazas) attract a diverse cross-section of a community or city and at best, can facilitate interaction across perceived differences." Take a look at the sketches of what Riverfront Park will look like - spaces to sit, to celebrate,

Kids laughing while running or swinging. Couples holding hands while going for a walk. The standard images of what a park looks like evoke feelings of happiness. And now studies are showing that this is more than just marketing. “Higher levels of neighborhood green space were associated with significantly lower levels of symptomology for depression, anxiety and stress, after controlling for a wide range of confounding factors.” To translate, the more park space a neighborhood

A $5 monthly gift makes a small impact on your budget, but over a year it adds up to $60 for the Spokane Parks Foundation - which makes a big difference! It can... Teach 3 kids how to swim, or Get 5 families into the park to get healthy, or Help support 16 friends of parks groups throughout the County, or Send 5 kids to a summer-long recreation program You can help us do all of this and more simply by becoming a Sustainer and making a small monthly donation to the Parks Found

This month the Foundation focused on why and how parks make the community a better place. Carol Neupert, currently the Foundation’s president, has many opinions of why parks are so important. She has been a part of the Foundation for four years and has brought her a wealth of experience along with her. Her work as the director of development at Sacred heart and Gonzaga prep, and as a professional consultant in organizational development and fundraising has made her a vital p