Partnership for Children park has new stage

Submitted by JOHNSTON COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN

SMITHFIELD — The Partnership for Children Park – A Place for All will soon be celebrating its fifth anniversary with a new addition – a children’s stage.

The Partnership for Children of Johnston County recently hosted a Stage Grand Opening Celebration to showcase how the space will be used to promote imagination and creativity through children’s programming such as storytelling, interactive dance and musical performances.

The park is located at 600 East Booker Dairy Road in Smithfield. It began as a shared vision between the Partnership for Children of Johnston County Board of Directors and The Miracle League of Johnston County that all children, regardless of ability, should be able to play together in one space.

This vision became reality in 2018, following seven years of planning and fundraising, when the Partnership for Children Park opened as the first play space in Johnston County allowing access to children of all abilities to explore, play and learn. The complex helps to serve the more than 6,000 children with special needs in the county and surrounding areas by providing the opportunity to play like other children, without having to worry about accessibility.

The Partnership for Children Park now has a new stage that will be used to promote imagination and creativity through children’s programming.

The park offers a variety of robust playground equipment, open natural areas, and now a stage – constructed by Gray Wolf Homes – all in the effort to include and promote the development of all children.

Find out more about the programs and services offered by the Partnership for Children by calling 919-202-0002 or on social media @PFCJoCo.