— American Latino Youth SummitsThe American Latino Heritage Fund is working closely with the National Park Service on American Latino Youth Summits... read more
Community Engagement
How We Help
The national parks belong to every American – past, present and future. The National Park Foundation is dedicated to celebrating our diversity – supporting equal and abundant opportunities for all audiences to experience, enjoy and create life-long relationships with these special places. In return, we also dedicate ourselves to bringing America’s national parks to the people – empowering our parks and their programs as engines for sustainability, volunteerism and stability in communities big and small.
The National Park Foundation is:
- Creating the American Latino Heritage Fund to preserve and protect the rich legacy and history of American Latino culture.
- Restoring 250 miles of waterways and trails, connecting parks to communities and promoting healthy lives.
- Embracing diversity with the African American Experience Fund, which supports over 30 national park sites including the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Little Rock Central High School.
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Community Engagement Programs
Community Engagement Success Stories
— Biscayne National Park Impact GrantThanks to an Impact Grant, the park is able to offer a Fisheries Education Class, which achieves angler compliance with... read more
— Blue Ridge Parkway Active Trails GrantThe National Park Foundation supported the TRACK Trails program that engages kids and their families in multi-media led... read more
— Everglades National Park America's Best Idea GrantThrough an America’s Best Idea Grant, in partnership with Univision and South Florida National Parks Trust, Everglades... read more
— Cuyahoga Valley National Park AAEFThis project reveals untold stories and strengthens a partnership with one of only four African-American owned and... read more
