Build back services and resources at our parks and in our facilities to promote your health and well-being.
Restoring operations
• Increased the operating hours that recreation centers and outdoor pools were available to community members: • 8,713 hours in 2020 to 11,301 in 2021. • Total visits to recreation facilities increased (good to see you again!): • 248,483 in 2020 to 644,259 in 2021. • Despite a nationwide labor shortage affecting pool operations, the enhanced and expanded Scott Carpenter Pool hosted a LOT of fun: • 74,895 - almost 3 times the visitors in 2018! Restoring programming to prioritized communities In line with the community’s priorities for recreation, we focused recovery on populations the community has told us are most important for us to serve: people with disabilities and those from under- resourced households. • Youth Services Initiative (YSI) programming, which inspires youth and families from underrepresented communities to make healthy, caring and responsible choices through recreation, health and well-being opportunities, grew: • Increased hours of programming: 171 in 2020 to 583 in 2021. • Number of participants increased: 134 in 2020 to 307 in 2021. • EXPAND, the city’s program to enhance the lives of people with disabilities through recreation by promoting development and growth, also grew: • Increased hours of programming: 575 in 2020 to 1,126 in 2021. • Number of participants increased: 983 in 2020 to 1,084 in 2021. And, thanks to City Council for approving $600k in American Rescue Plan Act funding that allowed us to increase recreation center operating hours and restore important EXPAND and YSI programming.
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