Outreach
Funds will be used to conduct programs at areas inside and outside of park boundaries (e.g. regional parks & trails schools, city parks and neighborhoods) to encourage use of regional park and trail facilities; scholarships for those wo meet income guidelines for low/moderate incomes; seasonal staffing to conduct recreation programs and outreach activities, and to fund advertising and marketing for programs and outreach activities.
Jurisdiction wide
Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000
Document programs supported with Outreach funding, number of participants and number and types of outreach activities conducted.
Helped or fully funded two, independently timed, direct postcard mailers to County residents showcasing park services, information, and opportunities. Helped or fully funded two, independently timed, newspaper insert promotional flyers. Funded the labor expense of a seasonal of Marketing and Communications Specialist, that facilitated the design of the examples above as well as many others. Funded the labor of over 3,000 hours of seasonal instructor labor that was utilized to connect more patrons to the outdoors and County Park and Recreation services through the Department offered programming and events and attending community events and functions. Funded the costs for the basic assembly of a community outreach program, including hard goods/supplies. Funded the costs to attend local community events. These costs were related to admission/entrance for booth space. Partially funded the costs to offer youth and family activities for public master planning efforts. Partially funded costs of enhancing master planning efforts with aim of obtaining better representation from diverse populations.
Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000
Document programs supported with Outreach funding, number of participants and number and types of outreach activities conducted.
Helped or fully funded two, independently timed, direct postcard mailers to County residents showcasing park services, information, and opportunities. Helped or fully funded two, independently timed, newspaper insert promotional flyers. Funded the labor expense of a seasonal of Marketing and Communications Specialist, that facilitated the design of the examples above as well as many others. Funded the labor of over 3,000 hours of seasonal instructor labor that was utilized to connect more patrons to the outdoors and County Park and Recreation services through the Department offered programming and events and attending community events and functions. Funded the costs for the basic assembly of a community outreach program, including hard goods/supplies. Funded the costs to attend local community events. These costs were related to admission/entrance for booth space. Partially funded the costs to offer youth and family activities for public master planning efforts. Partially funded costs of enhancing master planning efforts with aim of obtaining better representation from diverse populations.