The Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington- www.mrsc.org
The Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) is a non-profit, independent organization created in 1969 to continue programs established in 1934 under the Bureau of Governmental Research at the University of Washington. In 1997, Washington counties joined cities in funding MRSC, and in 2007, special districts were added. Our mission is "working together for excellence in local government through professional consultation, research and information services."
Department of Health Active Community Environments
Schools Out Washington www.schoolsoutwashington.org
Washington Afterschool Network - Washington is one of thirty-one states to receive grants from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in Flint, Michigan, for the launch of statewide afterschool networks that promote sustainable and effective afterschool programming. The grant -- made to School's Out Washington -- funds the Washington Afterschool Network (WAN), a formal statewide collaboration designed to improve the quantity and quality of afterschool programs in Washington.
The Impact of After-School Programs That Promote Personal and Social Skills - A great new study from the WT Grant Foundation was released on ways to measure success in afterschool programs aside from academics. A summary of the executive report is http://www.casel.org/downloads/ASP-Exec.pdf -
State of Washington - www.access.wa.gov
National City Government Resource Center - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1389/
The Innovation Groups - http://www.ig.org/
American Recreation Coalition - http://www.funoutdoors.com/
Intergenerational Innovations - http://www.intergenerate.org/
Project for Public Spaces - http://pps.org//upo/
American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). http://www.aahperd.org/
Management resource link: http://www.managementhelp.org/
National Youth Congress program: www.nationalyouthcongress.org
Clearcorps - www.clearcorps.org
Grants
See these two links for potential grants for acquisition of park land and open space:
MRSC's Grant Resources for Parks and Recreation <http://www.mrsc.org/Subjects/Finance/grants/parkgrant.aspx>
State of Washington's Infrastructure Database <http://www.infrafunding.wa.gov/> - You can use the database to find potential grant funding resources for park acquisition |