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Spring 2025 MLK GatorServe
by GatorServe
153
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Details
This semester, UHD has adopted the historic Moody Park in the Near Northside community with a goal of revitalizing the park and its recreation facilities to keep it a thriving gathering place for youth, families, and adults.
Volunteers will meet at the Moody Park Community Center located at 3725 Fulton Street, Houston, TX 77009.
Important Registration Information
- All volunteers must complete the waiver that can be accessed via the following link: https://app.wfmplatform.com/form/public/lE8EAKslxSs1
- When registering, select only one option. Multiple registrations will be deleted.
- Members of the UHD community should log in using their UHD credentials rather than creating a guest account.
- Only pre-approved volunteers may select the Event Hospitality / Lead registration option. Unapproved registrations will be deleted.
File Attachments: Aerial_Map_of_Moody_Park_Parking_Lot_Outlined, Block_R_2012_From_the_Riots_to_the_Future_for_the_Northside_Houston_History_Vol_9_No_3_pp2024
Food Provided (Volunteers should eat prior to arriving - light breakfast snacks will be offered and premium boxed lunches to go will be provided. )
Where
Moody Park
3725 Fulton Street, Houston, TEXAS 77009, United States
Speakers
Kenneth Allen
Director
Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Kenneth Allen was appointed Director of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department on September 1, 2021, by the Mayor Sylvester Turner. Mr. Allen is a Houston native with 36 years of professional experience in the Parks and Recreation Field. A graduate of Houston Madison High School and Indiana University, and studies at Clemson University, he has worked in the Houston parks and Recreation Department for 28 years- with the last 11 serving as the Department’s Assistant Director Recreation and Wellness.
In that role, he oversaw a $20 million budget, managing adult sports programming, permits and reservations, aquatic facilities, tennis centers, tennis courts, after-school and summer meals programs, municipal golf courses, and Adaptive Sports and Recreation. His experience also includes oversite of the City’s Central Greenspace Region. In this capacity his responsibilities included maintenance and management of parks greenspace inventory, crew assignments, and greenspace project management for the region.
He is also experienced in partnership building and advocating for recreational program funding. His notable accomplishments are his management of the Department’s partnership with the Houston Police Activities League (PAL), advocating for funding on Capitol Hill for the Department’s acclaimed Soccer for Success Program, and his management role in the Department’s CAPRA Accreditation team. Director Allen has also served as the Parks Department’s host to the U.S. Youth Games in Houston and the Houston Corporate Games. He worked with the World Golf Foundation’s National First Tee organization to establish the Houston First Tee Program at FM Law Park, then oversaw and managed its operation. Under his leadership, the Houston First Tee Program at FM Law Park was recognized as one of the country’s largest and most successful in the nation.
As Director of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, he is responsible for overseeing the stewardship of the City’s parkland, urban forests and greenspaces, park facilities and buildings, recreational programming and activities, parks budget management, and facilities management. He administers a staff of approximately 700 full-time and seasonal employees.
Director Allen is a member of the National Recreation and Parks Association and has proven experience in building community programs and facilities through partnerships, corporate sponsorships, and grants. He brings a diverse wealth of experience in all aspects of the Department’s operations, a passion for neighborhood parks, and a commitment to ensuring all City Greenspaces are well-maintained, inviting, safe, and quality recreational programming is available to people of all ages and abilities.
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