Press Releases

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host the Summer Food Service Program from June 5 – July 21. This ongoing effort ensures school children have nutritious meals during the summer and seeks participating program sites. To qualify as a site, 50 percent of children served must meet the income guidelines for free and reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program. Children who are members of households that receive food stamp benefits or Aid for Dependent Children (AFDC) assistance automatically qualify.

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is partnering with Netball America - Be An Inspiration GoGirlGo! Atlanta to host a spring netball program at the Redan Recreation Center,1839 Phillips Road, Lithonia from Feb. 28 – April 27. Participants are encouraged to partake in this free program designed to educate youth on the fundamentals of netball, nutrition and the importance of physical fitness. The program will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to ages 8 to 18. Registration is on a first-come, first serve basis.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting on Thursday, March 28, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur, GA.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a virtual public master planning meeting Thursday, March 16, at 6:00 p.m. The community is invited to participate and offer guidance for future county park improvements via Microsoft Teams. Click here to join the meeting and use Meeting ID: 289 107 608 447 and passcode: 8ZiZwK.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has opened registration for youth track-and-field. The registration fee is $40 per participant. Participants must be between the ages of 5 to 14 and a birth certificate is required to register. Registration includes four track meets. Practice dates and times will be determined by recreation centers. Registration is open through March 10.