Community Services

The Community Services Department is responsible for the development and delivery of the comprehensive leisure/human services including community enrichment programs.

The Department oversees public and group use of many City facilities including the:

• Community Center
• City Gymnasium
• Sports Park
• Other athletic field parks
• Historic Town Center Park
• Los Rios Park
• Community Gardens
• La Sala Auditorium
• Courtyard
• City rental park sites
• Reata Park and Event Center

Programs and services are available for pre-school age children to senior citizens. Additionally, the Department conducts many important community-wide events such as the:

• 4th of July Celebration
• San Juan Summer Nites Concerts
• Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Annual Fiesta de Las Golondrinas Swallows Day Parade

The Department publishes a quarterly community newsletter and maintains the Community Services Department's web pages on the City website which provides important program and services information.

The Department also provides staff support to the:

• Parks
• Recreation
• Senior and Youth Services Commission
• Trails and Equestrian Commission
• Youth Advisory Board
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley
• San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association
• Age Well Senior Services
• Community youth / adult sport organizations
• Various active community-based service groups