Park Pride

DeKalb County citizens have a wealth of knowledge and experience along with a can-do spirit.  They can offer valuable time and resources to our incredible system of parks during a time of limited budgets and reduced staffing.  People can provide leadership and management skills, carpentry experience, native plant knowledge, artistic abilities, financial expertise, or simply a determination to do a good job.  Working together with county staff, we can make our parks a safer and more pleasant recreational experience for the people of DeKalb.

To that end, DeKalb County has retained Park Pride - the only metro Atlanta nonprofit working with communities to improve local parks - to provide volunteer coordination services and guidance to a network of Friends of the Park groups.  Park Pride has a strong history of partnerships in Atlanta's neighborhood parks and is recognized nationally for hosting the annual Parks & Greenspace Conference at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.  Now, Park Pride is here for you in DeKalb County.

Park Pride in DeKalb County - Standard Operating Procedures