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Parks highlights youth programs, Parks Alive events and a new Goodman Pool youth coordinator
Summary
Madison Parks described Parks Alive, NO (Kids Need Opportunity) at Warner Park and a new youth‑engagement coordinator position funded for Goodman Pool and the Wingra Triangle to reduce youth conflicts and increase positive summer activities.
Madison Parks told the Common Council how recreation and place-based programming feed into violence-prevention efforts at the neighborhood level.
Terrence Thompson, Parks community services manager, highlighted Parks Alive — a neighborhood-focused summer event series now in its fourth year — which the division says has held 105 events since 2022 with more than 10,000 participants. Parks described partners (Madison Parks Foundation,…
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