28 | 2023 National Recreation and Park Association • 2022 NRPA Park and Recreation Salary Survey: Having access to comprehensive compensation data informs park and recreation agency leaders about how to attract the best staff. This report features detailed base salary and bonus data for 10 park and recreation leadership positions. When released in the summer, the 2023 Salary Survey report will feature compensation data for 13 park and recreation leadership positions. • Sustainability in Parks and Recreation Report: This report highlights how park and recreation professionals are working to make their agencies and their communities more sustainable through such actions as protecting natural habitat, embracing park infrastructure, managing stormwater effectively and lowering agency water usage. Park and recreation professionals continually review and update their plans to address communities’ specific needs and goals while leveraging the latest knowledge, best practices and technology to advance sustainable efforts. This report showcases park and recreation agencies’ innate role as sustainability leaders in their communities. • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Parks and Recreation Report: Given their mission to make communities better places to live, learn, work and play, park and recreation agencies are in a unique position to champion efforts that advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). This report takes inventory of the DEI activities, if any, agencies have established, the professional development opportunities provided to staff and the challenges organizations face in promoting DEI practices. • Parks and Recreation: Advancing Community Health and Well-Being Report: To meet the public’s emerging health and wellness needs, parks and recreation is evolving into Community Wellness Hubs. These hubs are trusted gathering places that allow every community member to connect with essential programs, services and spaces that advance health equity, improve health outcomes and enhance the quality of life. This report focuses on how park and recreation professionals tackle their communities’ ever-expanding health and wellness needs, including programming, education, innovations and health equity. • NRPA Out-of-School Time Report: More than four in five park and recreation agencies offer out-of-school time (OST) programs that serve millions of children throughout the United States. These before-school, after-school and/or summer programs provide physical activity opportunities, safe spaces for children, childcare for parents and caregivers, and social connections with peers. This report looks at those offerings and benefits of OST programs provided by local parks and recreation, and the innovations to OST programs brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. • The Economic Impact of Parks Report: Thanks to the efforts of park and recreation professionals throughout the United States, local park and recreation agencies generated $218 billion in economic activity and supported 1.3 million jobs in 2019. Beyond the nationwide impact, this report also shows the economic contribution of parks and recreation on the state level. The estimates of total economic impacts include the direct, indirect and induced effects of operations and capital spending by local park and recreation agencies in each state and the District of Columbia. • Youth Sports at Park and Recreation Agencies Report: This study explores youth sports offerings, partnerships, fees and registration, and equitable access. Key findings include: five in six park and recreation agencies collaborate with partners to deliver youth sports activities; 86 percent of park and recreation professionals agree that they and their peers contribute to a fair and just future for youth sports by identifying inequities in access to organized sports offerings; and two in three agencies offer reduced or discounted fees for lower-income residents. • Workforce Development and Career Exploration in Parks and Recreation Report: Workforce development and career exploration programs are critical contributors to the future success of parks and recreation. Key findings include: a third of agencies currently have a workforce development/career exploration program; nearly nine in 10 agencies collaborate with partners on these programs; and the top program goal is to develop future park and recreation leaders.
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