Program areas at Pogo Park
PlaceTO FOLLOW ARE ALL THE "PLACES" THAT POGO PARK IS IMPROVING: 1) Elm Playlot (Pogo Park #1); 2) Harbour-8 Park (Pogo Park #2); 3) Yellow Brick Road; 4) 23rd Street Greenway Bridge; and 5) Land Acquisition and Development (key parcels of land that surround Pogo Park's project sites.In 2022, Continued work to improve the Yellow Brick Road, a safe bike and walking route to connect Pogo Park's two parks (Harbour-8 Park and Elm Playlot) together. Work included planting 50 new trees.Provided 9,240 visitors living in one of Richmond's most disadvantaged communities with a safe, green, and clean city park that provides enrichment programs for children and youth for free and on a drop-in basis.
PeopleTRAINING: on-the-job workforce development training in hard skills (basic carpentry, metalwork, fabrication, planting etc.) and soft skills (work ethic, initiative, production, positive communication, working as a team, email protocol, public speaking).GOLDEN TEMPLE: a source of support from Pogo Park for people living in Iron Triangle community. An example of expenses received and paid by the Golden Temple fund include: cost of funerals; dental and medical; food; transportation; school costs; clothes.In 2022, Served 7,250 free meals to low-income children and Created 12 living-wage jobs for local residents.
Research & EvaluationEfforts to measure and evaluate the impact of Pogo Park's programs. Includes the efforts of Research & Evaluation Pogo Park's decade-long research partnership with UC Berkeley to measure the impact of Pogo Park's projects on community health.In 2022:- Secured building permits to begin construction of Harbour-8 Park.- Helped to organize and lead the Greenway Bridge Project that produced a preliminary design for a mile bridge on the Richmond Greenway spanning 23rd Street, BART, BNSF Rail line, and Carlson Blvd. and connecting the western and eastern sides of the Greenway.