DPR Contact: John Stokes, (202) 673-7645

WASHINGTON, DC – The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has announced a series of DPR Open House events to be held across the District of Columbia. The DPR Open House’s are being held in each Ward to provide information to the public about DPR programs, resources, and goals; to seek feedback on community interests; and to highlight specific programming accomplishments at individual recreation and community centers in each Ward.

The DPR Open House dates and locations are:

• Tuesday, August 24: Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard Street, NW
• Thursday, August 26: Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Avenue, SE
• Monday, August 30: Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th Street, NE
• Thursday, September 2: Deanwood Community Center, 49th and Quarles Street, NE
• Tuesday, September 7: Stoddert Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert Street, NW
• Wednesday, September 8: Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th Street, NW
• Thursday, September 9: Joe Cole Community Center, 1299 Neal Street, NE
• Monday, September 13: Riggs LaSalle Community Center, 501 Riggs Road, NE

Each DPR Open House will be held from 6:30pm – 8:00pm

DPR Director Jesús Aguirre states, “DPR is an agency that serves all District residents, young, old, and everyone in between, there is something for everyone at DPR. With hundreds of programs available to the public, we want to ensure that we are communicating our goals and programs and that we have an opportunity to listen to our communities. This is critical, as we want to make sure that our program offerings reflect the interests of the community. These open houses will assist us as we continue to improve DPR.”

This is a fantastic opportunity to discover your DPR and help the agency work more closely with communities across the District. There will be informational tables set up by each recreation center and DPR Program. These sessions will allow residents to meet our staff and learn about all of our recreational programming, including aquatics, athletics, senior services, youth and teen programs, facilities, fields, and more.

For more information regarding DPR, please visit dpr.dc.gov or call (202) 673-7647.