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<br />NATIONAL RECRL'AiION AND PARK ASSOCIATION Yageember 16, 1977
<br />�m�TTM=e�TC OF NATTQNAL YOI.ICY
<br />Statemeats of National Policy have becn euthorized by the NRPA Boatd
<br />of Txnetees and the 1977 Congxcss Pragram Co�i.tcre. Through the leader-
<br />ship of Y. Bap Smith and his YYVStee Policy Co�ittee, the issue ateas of
<br />guman Services and CnergyjEmirosuoent have bcen selected fox discu_siort
<br />and actian at the�1977 Las Vegas Congress. Jack Foley� Supexintenden[ oE
<br />Fecmacion fox CYilver City, California secvea ae prl¢cipal author for the
<br />g�man Seroicea papars; Chtiatian Nelson, Chinf of Yarke and Interpreta-
<br />tiov. foc the Hast Hay Reglonai park Distriet in CaliFornia is principal
<br />auxhor For the Enargy/EVVirnnmert�t Statement.
<br />-1Fm drafts vere developed pr?.or to [he Congseee and critiqued. Ousing
<br />Che Las Vegas Congzesa, t6e fallovtag proceoe mill be follaved:
<br />1Lesu'ay, Oceober 4eh, 4:00 Atl ° 12:00 Noon. CriCiqus by
<br />experte. Delegates axe invited to obaerve and Paiticipate.
<br />- Human Sesvicea: Dunes Hotel, Ruby Room �
<br />- Faergy/Environment: Durtes Hatel. Snpphire Room
<br />Wednesday, October Sth, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
<br />General Seseion: MCtl Grand Hotel, 2legfield Room .
<br />Delegate-adopted Stutementa w111 bc ptesented to the NRYA
<br />Trustaea for their consideration and action an Friday� October 7th.
<br />TITLE: Auman Service Nationul Policy S[atementa
<br />AUTFiOB: Jack Foley '
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<br />Ediior's Note: The NRPA eonrd of Truatee� Policy Co�mnittee and ihe 1977
<br />Congress Pmgsam Planning Comnittee nsked Jack Foley, Superin[nnden[ of
<br />Recreation� Culver City, Celifornia, to present a human service perspective
<br />Sn the foxm of NBPA Human Service Policy Sta[ements. The seatemenCS and
<br />raCionaL ara a tompilation oC verioua poeition papere and origirtal state-
<br />menta. Some of the etaeements vere developed in earlier conferences; nxmely,
<br />eha 1975 Dallas Congresa, ehe 1976 Boston Congseas, and [he 1977 California
<br />and Pnclfic Sou[hveet Pnrk and Recrea[ion Conference in Maheim, Cali.fornia.
<br />Tha etateman[e vera criCtqued and prepared in consultation with a 50-person
<br />nuelonal coim¢ttt�e of lay and profeesional criCique com3ttec in the paxk
<br />and reeseation mowm�nt. The ata[ements preaenC a human service perspective
<br />md aza d��ign�d [o Ldentify major ieauea. -
<br />Hletotically reccantion nnd park systems have managed significant eco-
<br />logLcal re�ourceo, parke, playgrounds, aChle[ic fields, zoas, museums,
<br />aqu�lSc [��oureaa, golf cauraes, audieoriuma, and camp facili[ies. Our
<br />lltsroture cites the virtues of offering a balanced program r.f cultuzal.,
<br />e[hlaCic , md sociol activLCies; assexsing leisure needs; and designing
<br />attnctivn perka. Collsges trained recreation activi[y leaders, in[etpceCeca.
<br />rangere, fac111[y ond re�ource managers, and ouc leadership extolled che
<br />vnlue� of recreation xetivl[y as being 3ntrinsically good and justified
<br />buJgets tAnt prominad to kcep our young oFP thc s[reets and out of trouAle.
<br />I� the 1950'e und early 1960's, [ha economy was sttong, energy abundant,
<br />dlectationnry tlme inernnsed, echool enroltmencs exploded, college xecrca-
<br />tlnn anA potk prog[:+ms grew, end park and recceaticn systems eapanded. This
<br />vau elao e pa[!oJ vhem m�ny lelsure servLce advocates successFully sougiit
<br />to logltimetlt� nnd pmEennionalLze [he historic model. The humanistic
<br />mod�l, eputrod by [he wrltings of David Cray, Sy Greben, Jiv, Murphy. and
<br />otlinrx, evolvad durin� a perlod of rapid social change wtiich, among other
<br />davelopmxnCa. altered the wnsciousness of women, minority yroups, the pooc,
<br />tlw clJerly, the handleapped, artd the young.
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