October 2, 2018
The Richmond Standard reports on Pogo Park and the City of Richmond’s plans to continue the enhancement and expansion of Harbour-8 Park. Read Mike Aldax’s full article here.
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October 2, 2018
Pogo Park is featured in the Fall 2018 edition of Bay Nature in the article “Do Parks Push People Out?” by Pendarvis Harshaw. This thought-provoking piece discusses the threat of gentrification when greening takes place, and the importance of asking “Who’s it for?”
Read the full article here.
September 10, 2018
Parents!
Pogo Park and the West County First 5 Center invite you and your children ages 0-5 to participate in the 2018 Music & Movement series, FREE this fall at Pogo Park. Join us for storytime, songs, wiggling, dancing, and tons of fun!
When?
Every Wednesday, September 19 – October 24
11am–12pm
Where?
Pogo Park #1 – Elm Playlot
720 Elm Avenue
Richmond, CA 94801
This program is FREE for all parents and their children ages 0-5.
For more information, call West County First 5 Center at (510) 232-5650.
To read the full flyer in English, click here.
Para leer los detalles en español, haga clic aquí.
September 4, 2018
Pogo Park, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and The Go Game invite local businesses to compete in The Go Game Fundraiser for Pogo Park – a team-building adventure and exploration of Richmond.
Details here.
July 17, 2018
On Saturday, July 21, from 10am to 3pm march with Ceasefire and East Bay Center for the Performing Arts’ jazz band in a New Orleans-style Second Line Procession through the streets of Richmond. The Second Line starts in North Richmond, snakes through Central Richmond, and ends up in South Richmond.
July 5, 2018
Pogo Park & Vision to Learn join together for our second annual FREE EYE EXAMS to children at 720 Elm Avenue, Richmond, CA. — Elm Playlot (Pogo Park #1) on July 13, 2018 from 10am to 2:30pm.
Click here to read more.
July 3, 2018
West County First 5 Center offers a 6-week Exploratory Play program at Elm Playlot this summer. Children ages 0-5 and their parents or guardians are invited to participate together in this program on Wednesdays 11am – 12pm, from July 18 to August 15. Adult participation is required.
-Storytime
-Playtime
-Explore & Discover
This program is FREE!
For more information, call West County First 5 Center at (510) 232-5650.
May 26, 2018
When researchers from around the world gathered to study Pogo Park’s Elm Playlot as a model community to fight climate change, the Richmond Pulse wrote this story:
Pogo Park is an International Example of Community – Richmond Pulse
January 31, 2018
Luciano del Rio, 30, is a community activist who grew up in Richmond, which has had a long history of violent crime. Prior to what Elm Playlot has become today, the area used to be one that parents wouldn’t feel comfortable sending their kids to go play in, he said.
Today, local residents recognize it as a bubble of safety, said Toody Maher, executive director and founder of Pogo Park, a non-profit that maintains Elm Playlot and spearheaded its renovation.
“Everyone knows if you’re going do bad things, do not do it in or around the parks,” she said.
The park has become an important part of the neighborhood and has provided a space for area residents to meet and socialize with one another, Maher said. It also hosts a variety of programming including zumba classes, a chess club, a mobile petting zoo, and free vision screenings for children.
“Now families want to move in the area because there’s a park that they can come in and is within their vicinity,” del Rio said. [continue reading below]
Latino Activists Advocate for Urban Parks – NBC News
January 10, 2018
Longtime friend and board member Galen Hoskin passed away in January 2018. Please read about his life in this tribute from his memorial.
