contents june columns 8 departments 14 Park Afterschool Programs: A Vital Community Resource Jack Kardys 10 Research 12 f Parks and Recreation and Healthcare Partnerships 22 Lesha Spencer-Brown, MPH, CPH f Grant Opportunities Create Possibility in Chanute, Kansas 26 Julie Aikins 70 NRPA Update 38 Conservation Growing Urban Conservationists Priya Cook 40 Social Equity f Meet Me at the Park Brings Healthy Living to Local Communities 70 f Parks and Recreation's Secret Superpower 72 f The Baltimore Pre-Conference Workshops 73 f Get Out and Explore Baltimore and D.C.! 74 f The 2019 Gold Medal Awards Finalists 76 f Kenneth J. Smithee: A Life Dedicated to Parks and Recreation 78 f Parks & Recreation Against the World! 79 f Connect Hot Topics 80 f Member Benefit: Check Out the NRPA-Sponsored Insurance Plans 80 f Member Spotlight: Molly Lanphier 81 f Parks & Rec Crossword 82 f Professional Development Calendar 84 86 Operations Protect Your Parks and Your People Jennifer Elliott 90 Products 92 Park Essentials 95 Advertiser Index 96 Park Bench Parks & Recreation 32 Law Review Gun Show in Park Rental Facility not 'Family Entertainment' James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. 22 Member to Member Berea Kids Eat Martina Leforce 30 Advocacy Summer (Meals) Time! Jim Bradley Community Center Special Olympics - Look at Us Now Jennifer Hansen and Scott Weaver 6 Letters to the Editor Park Pulse Does Access to Recreation Centers Enhance Communities? 18 Editor's Letter Déjà vu Sonia Myrick Connecting Communities Through Farmers Markets Kevin Roth, Ph.D. 16 Perspectives Cover image: Photography Kostyantine Pankin, Dreamstime.com | J U N E 2 0 1 9 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G This Pride Month Make a Commitment to Being LGBTQ Affirming Jason Shriner Page 32