The Neighbors Behind the Parks
Behind every thriving park are neighbors who care deeply about the place they call home. Read their stories and get inspired.
Recreating Community, One Park and One Home at a Time
Parks and housing aren’t separate policy issues. They are deeply connected.
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Park Pride engages youth in accessibility efforts at Thomasville Heights Park
How can we make the playground at Thomasville Heights Park more accessible and welcoming for everyone?
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Community Celebration at Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
On Friday, June 16, Park Pride joined partners at the City of Atlanta, including Council Member Marci Collier Overstreet, the Department of Parks & Recreation and Commissioner Justin Cutler, the Cascade Springs Nature Conservancy, Nature Gurlz, and the Southwest Atlanta community to celebrate the completion of several major park improvements at the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, made possible with funding through a Park Pride grant.
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Ribbon Cutting + Celebration at Sidney Marcus Park
On a Friday in late April, kids raced around a new sidewalk at Sidney Marcus Park, residents enjoyed live music, and families gathered in seemingly every square foot of the […]
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Ribbon Cutting for Park Renovations at A.D. Williams Park
Park Pride had the honor and privilege to support playground improvements at A.D. Williams Park in the Brookview Heights neighborhood of Atlanta with a $75,000 grant from our Grantmaking Program. […]
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Park Pride’s 2022 Inspiration Awards
Park Pride’s Annual Inspiration Awards honor leaders who demonstrate a profound commitment to strengthening the connection between parks and their surrounding community. At this year's Parks & Greenspace Conference, we proudly recognized and celebrated six individuals who nurture the bond between their community and local park.
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Ribbon Cutting for New Dog Park at Mozley Park!
On Thursday, December 9, Park Pride joined the Friends of Mozley Park, the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, and neighbors to celebrate the official opening of […]
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Ribbon Cutting at the Confluence Bridge
On December 14, 2021, the South Fork Conservancy, the City of Atlanta, Park Pride, and many additional supporters and friends gathered to cut the ribbon and official open the Confluence […]
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Ribbon Cutting at Melvin Drive Park
City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner John Dargle says, “It’s a great day to be in a park!” That was certainly the case on September 29, 2021 […]
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Ribbon Cutting at Lang-Carson Park
In 2020, Park Pride awarded the Friends of Lang-Carson Park a Legacy Grant to help fund the renovation of the Manigault Street Playlot with a new ADA-accessible path and a […]
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Park Pride’s 2021 Inspiration Award Honorees
Park Pride’s Annual Inspiration Awards honor leaders who inspire others to expand and improve public parks and greenspaces, work to raise awareness about critical, system-wide park issues, and demonstrate a […]
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Examining the Black History within Atlanta’s Parks
Local parks are a link to the past. How/where a park came to be and for whom the park was named and built are details that inform our current reality. […]
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