Park People’s Executive Director, Erika Nikolai, has been honoured with the Distinguished Individual Award from World Urban Parks—an international recognition that celebrates her leadership and the growing national movement Park People has helped build here in Canada.
Why are events in parks important? How do grants fit into Park People’s larger goals for creating change in city parks?
The emerging stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund provides up to $5,000 to grassroots and registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature, foster ecological stewardship, and restore urban parks and green spaces.
The scaling stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund offers up to $20,000 to registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature while fostering ecological stewardship and restoring urban parks.
Learn more about green social prescribing, an evolving practice that encourages individuals to reestablish connections with nature and one another to enhance their mental, physical, and social wellbeing.
A reflection on the BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC Survey Report, exploring how Black communities experience parks and public spaces, and what fosters joy and belonging.
How do we build a healthier, greener, more joyful Toronto? We start at the park. Discover how communities across the city have transformed their green spaces over the past fifteen years. Then roll up your sleeves and help shape what comes next.
By donating to Park People, you’ll support vibrant parks for everyone.
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Director of Research and Data Analysis at The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
Michelle holds a PhD in Research Methods and Statistics (University of Denver), and a Postdoc on digitizing elder wisdom (Department of Education, Simon Fraser University).
In addition to her work with the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness (GVCEH), doing business as the Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region (AEHCR), Michelle volunteers and is a board member for Community Research Ethics Office (CREO); serves as the Vancouver Island coordinator for the BC Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society; and is the Program Chair of Statistics Without Borders (SWB), a volunteer Outreach Group of the American Statistical Association (ASA) that provides pro bono services in statistics and data science.