National Night Out 2021

by | Aug 4, 2021 | Desirable Neighborhood, Healthy Community | 0 comments

The Neighborhood Family Craft Night for National Night Out was a blast!

The evening included food, fellowship, conversations with LPD officers and LFD firefighters—and lots of opportunities to paint, design, and create!

“National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. …Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August” (https://natw.org/).

Parker Street Ministries (PSM) is a 501c3 nonprofit in Lakeland, Florida that follows a Gospel-centered model characterized by living, listening, affirming dignity, and building community together in and through the Parker Street neighborhood. For twenty-two years, PSM’s vision has been to see a city transformed by the power of the Gospel through building champions who make possible desirable neighborhoods, lifetime learners, financial sustainability, and healthy communities for all.