On September 19, 2015, the San Francisco Parks Alliance will host Party for the Parks at the Palace of Fine Arts. Party for the Parks is an annual event benefiting the Parks Alliance and selected programs of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

The mission of SFPA is to inspire and promote civic engagement and philanthropy to protect, sustain, and enrich San Francisco parks, recreation, and green open spaces. SFPA is dedicated to fulfilling a vision that acknowledges and supports the critical environmental functions parks serve while striving to ensure that they are accessible, beautiful, safe, clean, fun, and managed in a manner that makes them accountable, open, and welcoming to all.

Policy is an essential part of SFPA’s work. SFPA seeks to enhance public participation in the challenges and opportunities facing our park system and to grow our network of park supporters. SFPA encourages Stewardship, especially by serving as the fiscal sponsor for more than 110 Park Partners – a wide array of community organizations engaging in park improvement projects and programming that activates our park system. And SFPA engages the private sector in Philanthropy to support park improvements that strategically complement public investments.