Planners of a new inclusive playground in Westwood could receive as much as $3 million to transform the space as part of an initiative to create a fully accessible park within 10 miles of every Greater Kansas City family.
Variety KC on Tuesday announced that Joe D. Dennis Park, just off Rainbow Boulevard in Westwood, Kansas, is the second location selected for its Ten Parks Project, which in April revealed a $30 million investment from the Mallouk Family Foundation to power the project.
“This is exactly the type of neighborhood park we envisioned when we launched this project,” said Marc Harrell, CEO and chief inclusion officer of Variety KC, which empowers children with disabilities by providing access to vital medical equipment, therapies, inclusive community spaces and advocacy. “A community that already showed up for this space, a city that’s fully bought in, and the momentum to turn it into somewhere families come from across the region.”…