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Healthy Opportunities Pass (HOP) program is a collaboration between Virginia State Parks and the Virginia Federation of Food Banks. In an effort to remove barriers of entry for food insecure individuals to explore the outdoors, the Office of Community Engagement and Volunteerism annually mails out free parking passes to the major agencies of each of the 7 food banks across Virginia. These passes are valid at any Virginia State Park, and support our mission to expand access to the natural beauty of the Commonwealth.
Here’s how it works:
The Healthy Opportunity Passes (HOP) are meant for distribution once per month:
- One parking pass (park entrance) per family per month (entrance is charged by the car)
- Families visiting the park will give the parking pass to the gate attendant when they enter the park.
- No reporting is needed from your agencies. Instead, park staff will keep track of the passes that are used to generate redemption numbers.
Important! Rules of the Program:
Your agency will receive 200 parking passes to distribute to the families that you serve throughout the summer and remaining months of the year. Please provide ONE pass per family per month as best you can. The passes are numbered and documented so that any misuse can be tracked. In order to receive HOP passes, participants need to agree to follow the rules of the program as listed below. Failure to abide by the rules will result in removal from the program.
- The passes are only for eligible recipients of your assistance programs. Staff, volunteers, friends, and family may NOT be given parking passes.
- Parking passes may not be used in combination with other discounts or offers (e.g., group discount).
- Passes may not be sold or used in any fraudulent manner.
- Failure to follow these rules will exempt your organization from participation.
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