26 | 2023 National Recreation and Park Association Park and recreation professionals and their agencies are essential in the promotion and advancement of community health, resiliency and overall well-being. Given their mission to make communities better places to live, learn, work and play, park and recreation agencies also are in a unique position to champion efforts that advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Among the implemented DEI practices are: • Eighty percent of park and recreation agencies have an expressed commitment to DEI in their foundational documents (e.g., vision, mission and strategic plan documents). • Ninety percent of park and recreation agencies have hiring practices and policies that promote a diverse workforce. Agency has hiring practices and policies promoting a diverse agency workforce Agency does not have hiring practices and policies promoting a diverse agency workforce FIGURE 27: PERCENT OF AGENCIES WITH HIRING PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT PROMOTE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE (PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION) 90% 10% Agency has an expressed commitment to DEI Agency does not have an expressed commitment to DEI FIGURE 26: PERCENT OF AGENCIES WITH AN EXPRESSED COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) IN THEIR FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS (PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION) 80% 20% Summer camp at City of Los Angeles’ EXPO Center includes sports, technology, activities and weekly field trips. PHOTO COURTESY OF GAIL PARKER
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