In Philadelphia, we are fortunate that so many local volunteers work with the Conservancy and City to maintain and activate neighborhood parks. There are over 140 registered Park Friends Groups across the city, who provide critical maintenance and advocacy support for parks and cultivate community in their neighborhoods. The Conservancy’s stewardship and volunteer management staff work year-round to support and celebrate Park Friends through program funding, workshops, event promotion, and more.

The twice-annual highlight of this partnership is Love Your Park. During Love Your Park Week in the spring and Love Your Park Weekend in the fall, Park Friends groups organize over 100 volunteer projects throughout the city to ready the parks for the coming season. The Fair Play Campaign supports Love Your Park, channeling Philadelphia’s incredible civic spirit into the parks that shape our neighborhoods and improve our daily lives.