# Nurturing Relationships & Reciprocity

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# Calgary

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# Funder Foreward.

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## Our cities’ green spaces have never been more important as communities grapple with the realities of a global pandemic. Parks have been closed, and then opened, and then filled beyond capacity.

## Whether you are a frontline worker, a single parent with restless children, or are experiencing homelessness, our city parks have become essential spaces to restore our physical and mental well-being at a stressful and uncertain time.

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By speaking with Canadian cities, it was clear there was a gap in sharing information about city park data and practices.

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How parks can help create more equitable, resilient cities--not only as we recover from COVID-19, but as we address another looming crisis: climate change.

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### Park System Master Plans

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#### Authors

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#### Calgary, AB

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Staff whose job description is focused on working with local community members in parks and green spaces to improve and/or program those spaces.

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PARC works with members on individual issues of poverty, mental health, addictions, homelessness and food security. Members access services and develop relationships with our staff and one another through four core areas of operation: a drop-in centre, a peer-support program, an outreach program and supportive housing.

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How seemingly small actions and community-led urban biodiversity projects across the country are having a big impact.

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## Looking for a snapshot of national trends?

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Scan the Executive Summary

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