City Of Trees Analysis

The film City of Trees is a documentary capturing the efforts of a nonprofit organization, Parks & People in Washington DC whose goal is to improve DC parks by planting trees. Parks & People employed previously unemployed individuals in a work training program to help them get back on their feet and establish a new life for themselves. The primary goal of the program is to plant trees and revitalize DC parks in primarily in poorer area such as the 8th Ward. However, the program hopes that through their efforts they will also reduce poverty and violence in the parks and engage the community. The film documents the experience several men employed by the program and shows how Parks & People helped the reestablish their life’s. The film also sheds light on the technical struggles Parks & People faced such as financial
While in the end the program, Parks & People ran out of funding, the experience the participants gained changed how they approached their professional careers. The program also had an impact on the communities through the revitalization of their common spaces.
The documentary was quite inspiring in many manners. To start the work Parks & People did to improve community spaces contributed to several worthwhile causes. Not only did the program improve the natural environments in poor DC parks, but it also improved the lives of those the program employed, many of which who were prior unemployed. I think this type of nonprofit program should be implemented in every city as it not only creates jobs and improves living standards in poorer urban areas, but having healthy urban green spaces is crucial for the