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Culture/Recreation/Education

Goal 1: Provide Activities, Educational Opportunities, and Services that Meet the Needs of the
Community
Objective 1: Develop and Implement Programming Based on the Needs of the Community
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Social Equity • Number of Participants Parks & Recreation
CRE • Customer Surveys
1.1.1
Summary:

The Parks and Recreation Department allocates funds Social Equity Participants
to address the need for social equity to ensure all 100
Arlington community members have access to local
parks and Recreation benefits. Inherent in a public 80
parks and recreation agency is the ideal that base
services should be available to the public regardless of
financial resources. Before the funding, many of our 60
low-income residents needed access to our programs
due to the cost recovery structure that currently 40
guides our business. The social equity funding will fund
scholarship programs such as Camp Dream and 20
Naturally Fun.
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During the summer, the Parks and Recreation 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
Department offers a weekly themed, full-day camp
program for Arlington youth, ages 5-12. Campers enjoy 2024
games, crafts, swimming, field trips, lunch, and
afternoon snacks. Camp Dream launched in the
summer of 2017 at Hugh Smith Recreation Center.
Camp DREAM focuses on children whose guardians
cannot afford the registration fee for such an activity.

There is no monetary requirement for the program,
but each family must attend at least three days per
week. In addition, parks and Recreation collaborate
with AISD’s Office of Student Development and
Support Services (SDSS) to identify children in
transition and without Camp Dream, likely to remain
alone during the summer workday. Applications are
collected at EAST Library and Recreation Center and
through the SDSS liaison.

The Naturally Fun Scholarship allows community
members that qualify access to all facilities providing
the Gold Level Membership package. Youth, teens, or
adults with the gold membership can access the
fitness equipment, classes, open swim, skating, kids
club, the track, and the gym. In addition, the
department offers multi-family discounts and a sliding
scale for summer camp and after-school programming.

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