Program areas at CPF
Arts & culture:cityparks shows plays a central role in activating the organization's mission to create vibrant and healthy urban communities through dynamic programming in Parks for all new yorkers. Cityparks shows brings hundreds of live music, dance and theater performances to communities throughout new york City's five boroughs. The summerstage festival typically presents over 200 artists presenting free performances and benefit concerts each year in 15-18 Parks throughout the City, ranging from indie, reggae, afrobeat, soul, modern dance, latin and much more. Summerstage anywhere provides access to these performances to people across the globe. The swedish cottage marionette theatre, home to one of the last public marionette companies in the u.s., presents modern takes on classic fairy tales, and the traveling puppetmobile presents family-friendly puppet shows and workshops outdoors around the City, free of charge.
Nyc green fund:in collaboration with a consortium of leading philanthropic organizations, cpf is the administrator of the new york City green fund. This funding is designated to respond to the most urgent needs facing the grassroots and non-profit stewardship organizations that maintain, program and activate new york City open spaces.
Fiscal sponsorships: as fiscal sponsor for a number of new york City park groups and department of Parks & recreation (dpr) programs, cpf helps improve the appearance and use of Parks through direct physical enhancements, encouragement of neighborhood volunteers, and innovations in dpr operations.
Partnerships for parks:partnerships for Parks (pfp), a joint program with the nyc department of Parks and recreation, promotes community involvement in Parks by building, linking and strengthening a citywide constituency of Parks supporters. Each year, pfp supports and empowers a growing network of 600 community groups and volunteers dedicated to promoting their local Parks and improving the surrounding communities. Through direct engagement, intensive training and technical assistance, and practical toolkits, cpf enables citizens to play an active and effective role in decisions regarding their local green spaces.
Education programs:cityparks learn plays a central role in activating cpfs mission to create vibrant and healthy urban communities through dynamic outdoor programming for all new yorkers. Cpfs environmental education programs help students experience the fun of science, while learning about their relationship to the natural world and the ways in which they can protect our natural environment. Cpf provides environmental science programs for elementary, middle and high school students throughout new york City.
Sports:cityparks play has a central role in activating cpfs mission to create vibrant and healthy urban communities through dynamic programming in Parks for all new yorkers. Cpf serves kids and seniors in new york City's neighborhood Parks with free sports programs including tennis,soccer, golf, track and field, and multi-sport instruction, and more. Cpf helps residents of new york City stay active and healthy, discover new sports, and make new friends.
Environmental benefit projects:as the administrator of mitigation funds from the new york state department of environmental conservation, cpf funds environmental benefit projects that address green infrastructure, such as the creation and/or improvement of open space, waterfront access, and other programs along newton creek and the east river.