PARK NEWS | Detroit Parks

Freedom Arts Festival

Artwork by Jesse Kassel A Knight Arts Challenge winner, the Freedom Arts Festival connects—and reconnects!—Detroiters to their...

Summer 2022 Community Yoga

Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, DPC is partnering with Yoganic Flow to offer free community yoga...

Detroit Parks Coalition Awards First Grants: $470,250 awarded to parks organizations across Detroit

The Detroit Parks Coalition (DPC) is pleased to award $450,000 for capital improvements that further healthy, equitable, and vibrant...

Detroit Pistons, City of Detroit and Detroit Parks Coalition announce 2022 Pistons Neighbors Program

The City of Detroit, Detroit Pistons, and Detroit Parks Coalition are pleased to announce the 2022 Pistons Neighbors Program, providing...

New Detroit Parks Coalition aims to uplift and enhance Detroit parks, build ‘place-based equity’

Planet Detroit's Allison Torres Burtka recently wrote a feature article on the Detroit Parks Coalition. A preview is below; read the full...

DPC Hiring Parks Support Manager

DPC is hiring! The Parks Support Manager is the second staff person to be hired into the organization and will report to DPC’s executive...

Celebrate Earth Day with DPC!

Looking for a way to observe Earth Day? DPC is pleased to feature 5 park cleanups on Saturday, April 23: Rouge Rescue Earth Day Cleanup:...

Spring 2022 Newsletter

Our parks brim with renewed growth and life in spring. In this time of new beginnings, with nearly $1 million in funding secured, the...

Detroit Parks Coalition Launch

Coalition established to support healthy, equitable, and vibrant parks and public spaces With nearly $1 million in funding secured, the...

DPC Launch Celebration

After years of working together, the Detroit Parks Coalition has raised nearly $1 million for our next phase. As we launch our...

Winter 2022 Newsletter

There is plenty of beauty and activity to enjoy in Detroit’s parks all year round. This winter, bundle up and get outside for a nature...

Fall 2021 Newsletter

The Detroit Parks Coalition (DPC) is an alliance of organizations that connect Detroiters to beautiful, healthy, and well-maintained...