Friends of East Rock Park

At A Glance

Location: 

New Haven, Connecticut

Primary Issue Area:

  • Land & Water

Active since:

2008

Grants Received In:

  • 2009

Core volunteers:

6

Community Size:

130,741

Our Purpose

to bring together communities of different economic, social and cultural backgrounds, to increase mutual understanding and interaction, and teach communities about environmental stewardship.

Summary of Projects

Friends of East Rock Park received a grant in 2009 to employ 5 youth throught the City of New Haven Young@Work Programs, who worked 20 hours a week on park infrastructure improvements, trail maintenance and improvement, tree planting and benth construction.