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The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group (HVNPG) seeks to promote and foster community participation in providing safe and sustainable neighborhood parks, open space, and outdoor recreation opportunities for the culturally diverse children, youth, families, and single adults in the neighborhood. We are an ethnically and economically diverse group committed to fostering neighborhood participation, pride and environmental stewardship for the parks and recreation areas in the Hayes Valley-Western Addition of San Francisco. HVNPG works to ensure the vitality and safety of the parks, improve the quality of life for all residents, create intergenerational understanding of residents through shared activities, and develop a shared sense of community among diverse residents, and foster community participation and stewardship for the parks through the following three programs: Garden Projects;Nonviolence education programs;Community forums;We accomplish our mission through programs and projects that empower all residents, youth and their families to be healthy, safe and to positively impact their community. Our programs engage, recreate and educate children, families and other residents