Los Angeles River State Park Partners

Community Programs: In 2024 LARSPP helped plan organize staff promote and build audiences for the State Parks Community Engagement programs First Friday Campfires Art in the Park and the Promotorx Community Liaison Program now called Community Engagement Fellows including their culminating project Brunch in the Park. We also supported food assistance and community engagement for the LA River Farmers Market Tai Chair classes and food distribution for local seniors with partner APIForward Movement and the programs and events of other key park partners including the annual Kite Festival and School Workshops Bob Baker Day and FEMMES: A Happening.

Advocacy: As part of a broad coalition advocating for equitable green space in Northeast LA in 2024 LARSPP successfully worked to protect our parks from encroachment and development threats including a proposed aerial gondola through LA State Historic Park that would degrade the parks southern third. We also supported park infrastructure and development including the long-sought Ann St. crosswalk over Spring St. at LA State Historic Park The Nature Conservancys Bowtie Demonstration Project and the work of the 100-acre Partnership and Taylor Yard Equity Strategy.