10/03/2026
We as a youth organization understand the importance of what we do for the community and how much of an impact we can make on our youth. We are thankful everyday for the support we get from Ridley Township Parks and Recreation.
Other organizations aren’t so lucky. The Leprechauns Sports Association and Port Richmond Tigers Sport Association are longstanding and hitting roadblocks from the city.
Please consider sharing to bring light to the terrible situation these organizations are going through.
🍀🐯 GOOD MORNING LEP & TIGER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PORT RICHMOND COMMUNITY!
As many of you already know, Cohox Field is STILL not open.
For over a month, we have repeatedly reached out to the appropriate personnel through emails looking for answers and a resolution. Unfortunately, many of our concerns have gone unanswered, and we are still without our home field.
Mike and I would now like to organize a community gathering to bring attention to what is happening at Cohox and demand answers.
For the last several months, police have reportedly been coming to Cohox around 6 PM to clear the park and lock it up. When the Port Richmond Leprechauns and Port Richmond Tigers had regular access to Cohox, this was never an ongoing issue.
We believe our presence made a difference. Our coaches, parents, volunteers, and families were there regularly. Children were playing sports. Adults were supervising. The community respected our programs and our presence.
We do not want to watch Cohox become a nuisance park.
WE WANT OUR HOME BACK.
We want to regain a positive presence at Cohox and make it a place where our children can play, practice, and gather while being properly supervised and supported by their community.
At this point, we are demanding an IN-PERSON MEETING with the appropriate city and state officials and Parks & Recreation personnel. Emails have not gotten this resolved. We need everyone at the same table so we can get direct answers about why Cohox remains closed, what still needs to be completed, and WHEN our organizations will be allowed back onto our field.
We are asking our Lep families, Tiger families, alumni, neighbors, supporters, and the entire Port Richmond community to stand with us and make your voices heard. Please contact:
📢 Councilmember Mark Squilla
📢 State Representative Joe Hohenstein
📢 Susan Slawson — Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
📢 Mayor Cherelle L. Parker
Let them know that PORT RICHMOND WANTS COHOX BACK.
Mike and I will post the date, time, location, and plans for our community gathering once everything is finalized.
This is bigger than football or baseball. This is about protecting a community space that generations of Port Richmond children have called home.
🍀 LEPS WANT OUR HOME BACK.
🐯 TIGERS WANT OUR HOME BACK.
📢 PORT RICHMOND DESERVES ANSWERS.
