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Project

Reid Park Zoo - Inclusive Programming TA

Center:

AZ-Sonoran UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2024

Contact Information:

Jacy Farkas
[email protected]
520-626-2207

Project Description:

Providing technical assistance to the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson to ensure inclusive programming through their education and volunteer programs. Includes providing training to staff and volunteers on diversity, inclusive practices, and strategies to working with children with behavioral concerns who attend their summer camps and other educational programs. Mutually beneficial partnership to serve as a community training site for our trainees. Plan to develop new initiatives and seek opportunities for collaborative projects.

Keyword(s):

recreation, zoo, inclusion

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Recreation-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County