Regional Partners and Affiliates

NYSRPS Regions

New York State is divided into three regions (per bylaws) with the intent to provide full representation of park, recreation and therapeutic recreation professionals across New York State on the NYSRPS Board.
Two representatives from each region are asked to serve, each for a three-year term.
Regional representatives' terms are staggered in an effort to ensure each region is represented at all times. 

NYSRPS Regional Partners

NYSRPS Regional Partners are independent associations who have partnered with NYSRPS. Regional Partners are regional organizations that meet regularly with their local leisure service professionals and extend membership. Members of the local organizations enjoy a dual membership; one membership covers both a NYSRPS State membership as well as membership in their local organization. This joint relationship provides dual membership to the local association as well as the State Society. The purpose of this relationship between local associations and the State Society is to combine strengths, reduce the duplication of services, and further the cohesiveness of New York State’s leisure service industry. These partnerships allow for each region to enjoy their autonomy, while expanding services offered to their members. 

Be sure to check out our Regional Partnership Guide outlining the history of how Regional Partnerships began, the benefits offered to Regional Partners and a step-by step checklist of how to become a Regional Partner of NYSRPS.

Benefits Include:

-Membership billing and tracking services

-Website landing page

-Event profit share

-Reimbursements

& more!

We believe the Regional Partnership model provides the the best unification with local connection and state support.

Our whole is greater than the sum of our parts!

Regional Partners and the counties they serve:

• Central New York: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware,  Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, Tompkins
• Genesee Valley: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
• North Country: St. Lawrence, Lewis, Jefferson & Franklin

 North Country
Leisure Service

NCLSP

NYSRPS Affiliates

Fellow park, recreation and therapeutic recreation organizations that function completely independent from NYSRPS are termed affiliates. While NYSRPS works collaboratively with these outside organizations who share likeminded missions, they do not operate in the same manner as Districts and share any kind of recognized partnership and joint membership benefit. The following are fellow associations of NYSRPS: Metropolitan Recreation and Park Society, Westchester Recreation and Park Society, Long Island Leisure Services Association, Hudson Valley Leisure Service Association, and Niagara Frontier.