City Parks Foundation Inc

Fiscal sponsorships: as fiscal sponsor for a number of new york city park groups and department of parks & recreation (dpr) programs, cpf helps improve the appearance and use of parks through direct physical enhancements, encouragement of neighborhood volunteers, and innovations in dpr operations.

Nyc green fund:in collaboration with a consortium of leading philanthropic organizations, cpf is the administrator of the new york city green fund. This funding is designated to respond to the most urgent needs facing the grassroots and non-profit stewardship organizations that maintain, program and activate new york city open spaces.

Partnerships for parks:partnerships for parks (pfp), a joint program with the nyc department of parks and recreation, promotes community involvement in parks by building, linking and strengthening a citywide constituency of parks supporters. Each year, pfp supports and empowers a growing network of 600 community groups and volunteers dedicated to promoting their local parks and improving the surrounding communities. Through direct engagement, intensive training and technical assistance, and practical toolkits, cpf enables citizens to play an active and effective role in decisions regarding their local green spaces.education programs:cityparks learn plays a central role in activating cpfs mission to create vibrant and healthy urban communities through dynamic outdoor programming for all new yorkers. Cpfs environmental education programs help students experience the fun of science, while learning about their relationship to the natural world and the ways in which they can protect our natural environment. Cpf provides environmental science programs for elementary, middle and high school students throughout new york city.sports:cityparks play has a central role in activating cpfs mission to create vibrant and healthy urban communities through dynamic programming in parks for all new yorkers. Cpf serves kids and seniors in new york city's neighborhood parks with free sports programs including tennis,soccer, golf, track and field, and multi-sport instruction, and more. Cpf helps residents of new york city stay active and healthy, discover new sports, and make new friends.environmental benefit projects:as the administrator of mitigation funds from the new york state department of environmental conservation, cpf funds environmental benefit projects that address green infrastructure, such as the creation and/or improvement of open space, waterfront access, and other programs along newton creek and the east river.