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Every year, parks and recreation departments mobilize thousands of volunteers — coaches, mentors, camp counselors, and event helpers — to power the programs communities depend on. It’s an enormous...

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Pictured: Kent Hunt, NRPA program manager, looks over the baseball field. Every spring, I shift into my alter ego: Coach Kent . While I spend my days working alongside communities to strengthen you...

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Imagine a group of kids in downtown Auburn, Maine, playing basketball with rocks. Not a ball in sight — just rocks and a rim and the kind of resourcefulness that only comes from need. That image...

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On this episode of Open Space Radio, we explore what it means to lead with empathy and why people-centered leadership can have a lasting impact on our teams and our communities as a whole. Joining ...

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Pictured: Opening day of Maxey Splash Pad in City of Lubbock, Texas. Photo by  Kraftsman Play marketing team, courtesy of Ruth Perkins. “A successful summer camp season is one where all children fe...

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