Columbus Recreation and Parks Department

In celebration of the spookiest time of the year, our staff spread the Halloween cheer during our office costume party! 🎃🍬🦇

Bring holiday cheer to the Adopt A Center program. 🎄🎁✨ With your help, you can make an impact on families in need during the holiday season! Donations provide gifts and meals that will be distributed at your local community centers. Explore ways you can give back: 🎁 Make a financial donation 🎁 Purchase items from our Amazon Wishlist 🎁 Adopt a community center Donate today: https://bit.ly/4q4XIQr Columbus Recreation and Parks Foundation

Columbus Recreation and Parks is committed to our community—and especially to our neighbors whose lives are being impacted by the federal government shutdown. If you or someone you know needs support with food access, we’re here to help.   Fresh Produce: Every Thursday and Friday, stop by our Mobile Produce Market at select community centers through Nov. 21 to pick up fresh produce at no cost. No registration or paperwork required.   Free Meals for Students: School-age children can also receive a free meal every weekday from 3:30–5 p.m. at our Afterschool Program sites. All are welcome. Participating community centers include Adams, Barack, Blackburn, Douglas, Driving Park, Far East, Glenwood, Holton, Howard, Linden, Milo-Grogan, Sullivant Gardens, Feddersen and Woodward Park community centers. If you need support, please come. If someone you know could benefit from these resources, feel free to share this message. In times like these, community matters—and Columbus shows up for one another.

At last night's council meeting, we welcomed youth from Columbus Recreation and Parks Department's Afterschool Recreation Club to celebrate the program's participation in Lights On Afterschool at COSI. For over a decade, CRPD has participated in Lights On, a national event highlighting how high-quality afterschool programs keep kids active, learning, and thriving. Every child deserves safe, enriching spaces to grow at the end of the school day. Thanks you CRPD ARC staff for all you do to make young lives better!

Thank you to everyone who attended The Big Table with us! 🗣️💬 We had meaningful conversations with the community on ways to support older adults and enhance our adaptive programming. #TheBigTable The Columbus Foundation

Happy Diwali, Columbus! 🎆 ✨ Celebrate in your community with lights, colors and endless cheer!

Spark up a conversation with us during The Big Table this Tuesday! Join us for open conversations on how we can strengthen support and connection across our community. 💬 Creating Community Support for Older Adults 📍 Fran Ryan Center, 865 E Capital St., Columbus, OH 43205 🕘 9:00–10:30 AM 💬 Adaptive Programming: Ensuring Access to Recreation 📍 Espy Adaptive Sports Complex, 1755 E Broad St., Columbus, OH 43203 🕘 9:00–10:30 AM 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gx6wkE9R

There’s still time to register for one of our Big Table Discussions next Tuesday at two locations across Columbus. 🗣️ Creating Community Support for Older Adults 📍 Fran Ryan Center, 865 E Capital St., Columbus, OH 43205 🕘 9:00–10:30 AM 🗣️ Adaptive Programming: Ensuring Access to Recreation 📍 Espy Adaptive Sports Complex, 1755 E Broad St., Columbus, OH 43203 🕘 9:00–10:30 AM 🔗 Register here:

Adopt A Center is the most wonderful time of the year! ❄️☃️🎁 Become Santas little helper by donating to our Adopt A Center program! This program assists families in need during the holiday season by providing them with gifts and meals distributed at your local community centers. Here are ways you can support:  🎁 Make a financial donation 🎁 Purchase items from our Amazon Wishlist 🎁 Adopt a community center Learn more:

In observance of Indigenous Peoples Day our offices and facilities are closed.