Adopt-A-Park Program

What is Adopt-A-Park?

The primary purpose of this program is to enlist the community's involvement with selective maintenance within a park in order to maintain a clean park environment for all to enjoy.

The program runs January 1st thru December 31st, however, adoptees can adopt a park at any time. Requests to adopt specific parks are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tasks:

Tasks may include trash pickup, graffiti reporting, weeding and raking playgrounds, sweeping shelters, cleaning picnic tables, mulching trees and shrubs, restocking doggie bags, and reporting vandalism.   Adopters can also help with special projects, such as graffiti cover-up and painting, and planting flowers.

Supplies:

The Parks Maintenance Division will supply trash bags, gloves, doggie bags, and any additional items needed to assist with maintenance.  They will be responsible for  collecting and disposing of the filled bags.

Policies:

• The adopting organization commits to a one-year period of adoption.  At the end of that year, an organization can renew, change sections (if available), or terminate.
• Monitoring of the park should be done on a regular basis, usually at least once a week.  Some sites may require additional time commitments.
• The City of Delray Beach will place a sign in the adopted park, crediting the organization for their assistance.
• An adopting organization may keep any and all proceeds from any  material with recyclable value that is found.

For additional information on the Adopt-A-Park program, a copy of the complete policies and rules, and an application, please download the Public Information Packet or contact Alberta Gaum-Rickard at (561) 243-7136 or email Alberta at gaum@ci.delray-beach.fl.us