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Kellogg Foundation Awards $15 Million to Improve Public Access to Recreation
Philanthropy News Digest, May 2006
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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan, has awarded grants totaling $15 million to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Michigan Recreation and Park Association (MRPA), and Midwest Community Foundations' Ventures to help improve access to Michigan's recreational opportunities.

 

The project, Access to Recreation, will provide a combination of challenge grants, technical assistance, and public education to recreation facilities that exceed current standards set by the American Disabilities Association. Access to Recreation is a continuation of Able to Play, a project the foundation developed for its seventy-fifth anniversary to help Michigan communities build playgrounds where children of all abilities can play and learn together.

 

Among other things, MRPA will develop incentive programs to recognize member projects that advance universal accessibility. In addition, the Department of Natural Resources will use the funding to expand accessibility in local parks and programs in conjunction with DNR-administered grant programs. The Midwest Community Foundations' Ventures, a supporting organization of the Council of Michigan Foundations, which represents more than sixty-five community foundations in the state, will coordinate the work.

 

"This effort will help continue Michigan's leadership in access and rights for citizens with disabilities," said Kellogg Foundation president and CEO Sterling Speirn. "That tradition includes the first Barrier Free Design Act, the first state to mandate universal curb cuts, and the inclusion of disabilities within the Civil Rights Act. It is only natural that Michigan expand this leadership to provide recreational accessibility to its many natural resources for citizens and visitors."
 
“W.K. Kellogg Foundation Will Provide $15 Million in Support of Public Recreation Projects that Provide Universal Accessibility.” W.K. Kellogg Foundation Press Release 4/27/06.

    

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