Hamilton Partnership for Paterson

We are so grateful to our partners City Green for giving us the opportunity to plant 250 daffodil bulbs at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park through the Dig In! Program funded by the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners. HPP staff and PAGR park rangers, along with the City Green Team, assisted Ms. Rodriguez’s 4th grade class from School #24 in our beautification effort at the Great Falls. ???????? #PatersonNJ

Join us for a park clean-up this week at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park! Sign up at the following link: https://lnkd.in/grYSbMyS

HPP Executive Director, Stephanie Cullins, is at the National Park Friends Alliance Conference at Yosemite National Park this week where she has participated in conversations related to #BIPOC spaces within national parks, board development, fundraising for nonprofit park partners, hearing from other ED’s at nonprofit park groups and more. She also got to unite with our NJ friends from the Sandy Hook Foundation and the Friends of Jockey Hollow! Stephanie is looking forward to bringing back all she’s learned back to Paterson! #PatersonStrong

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! ?? Did you know that the entire HPP staff all identify as Latinas?! ???????????? And that approximately 60% of Paterson’s population ethnically identify as Hispanic/Latinx? Help us celebrate by dropping your flag below! #Paterson #HispanicHeritageMonth

Have you met our new permanent Executive Director, Stephanie Cullins? Stephanie was brought on board effective July 2024 to bring the Hamilton Partnership into its new 2.0 version focused on community engagement, programmatic expansion and revitalization of the organization, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, and the city of Paterson. Below you’ll see Stephanie being interviewed by NBC New York for “Mi Parque, Mi Historia” in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and at this past weekend’s Neighborhood Summit hosted by New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) presenting on our YouthCorps program and revitalization efforts for 2025-2026. Stephanie is excited and grateful to be back in Paterson with a focus on green space accessibility, community integration, and advancing the Great Falls. #PatersonStrong

Want to help clean up the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park post Labor Day Weekend activity? Join our volunteer partner Jersey Cares on Tuesday, 9/3 from 8:30am-12:30pm for a Park Clean Up! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eitFPBaJ

Today along with the rest of Paterson, HPP mourns the loss of Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr., a fierce advocate for the city of Paterson and the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, to become a part of the National Park System. He will be missed. https://lnkd.in/eiWqCKAc

Welcome Stephanie Cullins!

Urban parks, both large and small, strengthen communities in so many ways!

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