YNDC Works with City Parks Department to Secure Hine Fund Grant

Thursday, June 18, 2015

YNDC worked with the City's Parks Department to write a grant application to the Hine Fund for the installation of universally-designed splash pads at city parks.

On June 18, 2015, the Youngstown Foundation awarded $35,000 for the project and construction is set to begin this summer. Funding will support the construction of splash pads in John White Park, on the east side, and Homestead Park, on the south side. Splash pads are water-based recreation areas consisting of water jets and sprinklers that provide a cool place for kids to play during the summer. The splash pads will be universally designed, which means they will be accessible to all youth, regardless of disability status. Children in wheelchairs will be able to enter the barrier-free play area and the splash pads provide an alternative to swimming pools, which often cannot be used by youth with disabilities. YNDC and the City's Parks Department would like to thank the Hine Fund and the Youngstown Foundation for its generous support of the project.