Parks Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
Manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members. Additional focus would be identifying and supporting opportunities for partnership with DC departments including social services, corrections, etc. to provide opportunities to connect clients to outdoors.
Jurisdiction wide
Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000
1. Number of internal and external departments/organizations that collaborated with Dakota County Parks 2. Number of community members engaged through meetings, events, and activities
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Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000
1. Number of internal and external departments/organizations that collaborated with Dakota County Parks 2. Number of community members engaged through meetings, events, and activities
LINKED TO SG-06009: The Parks Outreach and Engagement Coordinator managed the Marketing, Awareness and Promotion Plan which resulted in 15,787 residents increasing their awareness of park offerings by participating in programs and events in the parks, interacting with park staff and activities at locations throughout the communities of Dakota County, and increased representation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of Dakota County in our communications and program offerings. The numbers on the table and graphs to the right represent the individuals that engaged with Dakota County Parks through an outreach program, activity, or event, primarily in-person, but also through Zoom during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As seen on the table and graphics, from 2019 through 2023 there was relatively steady growth in the number of activities conducted and people engaged, with the exception of a dip in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a dip in 2023 due to the fact that there were only 1.5 months included in that years reporting before the close date of SG-06009.