Community Projects
- flagship program of the InRRDP
The InRRDP Director collaborates with rural communities to provide community development services in collaboration with his recreation and nonprofit leadership courses to
- assist communities and CACs in developing sustainable park, recreation, leisure, and tourism services
- achieve learning objectives with college courses and
students in the park and community recreation emphasis
in the Department
of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport at Indiana
State University
- examples of community projects include Recreation and Leisure Needs Assessments and Master Plans for Parks and Recreation
Project Goals
When a community collaborates with the InRRDP to develop park, recreation, leisure, and tourism services, the following goals are used to work towards sustainable development of community park and recreation services:
- To find the most effective ways to deliver recreation services to rural communities
- To provide significant work and career development assistance to local youth and to build interest in the recreation profession
- To help rural communities in Illinois meet immediate recreation needs and plan long-term sustainable recreation development
The InRRDP provides the following to communities that collaborate with the IRRDP to develop sustainable public park and recreation services:
- Provides resources to promote sustainability of the program (e.g., web site, e-mail/phone availability, and community consulting)
- Provides the Citizen Action Committee members with guidance, training seminars, and a resource manual
- Assists communities with recreation assessments (e.g., surveys, focus groups)
- Assists with selection of Citizen Action Committee members
- Memorandum of Understanding
To date, the InRRDP has successfully assisted communities develop varying levels of sustainable local park, recreation, leisure, and tourism services.
Rockville
Clay City - Harrison Township
The InRRDP also provides consulting and advising session on an array of topics to rural communities. Communities that have or are receiving consulting and advising services include:
- Winchester - Funding options for rails-to-trails development
- Sullivan - Program development for outcome-based youth recreation program
- Waynetown
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