Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel said, “We are so grateful to have the chance to partner with AWS Foundation to find ways to increase accessibility in our parks and to ensure more children have the chance to fully enjoy our playgrounds.”
AWS Foundation and Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation are collaborating to ensure accessibility is an attribute of each neighborhood park. “Public parks provide free recreation for the whole community. Families of children with disabilities should be able to go to their own neighborhood park and find accessible playgrounds,” said Patti Hays, AWS Foundation CEO.
The first park that will be receiving upgrades as part of this grant is Boone Park, where the department will utilize a portion of the funds for accessible safety surfacing on its playground. Construction dates are still to be announced.
