ParkBench

10/05/2026

ParkBench Families is officially LIVE on Google Play! 🎉
We built ParkBench to help families connect, make plans, and find more to do together right in their own community.
With ParkBench, families can:
Find nearby families with similar-aged kids, schools, sports, interests, or homeschool connections
Discover local events and high school sports
Make plans and invite other families
Keep family life organized with Family Daily
Build real connections close to home
We’re starting in Central Ohio and growing from here.
If you’re on Android, download ParkBench today, create your family profile, and start finding your village.
Stronger families. Better connections. Stronger communities.
Google Play ✔️
Apple coming soon. 🍎

09/19/2026

🔓🪑 FREE THE BENCH!
ParkBench Families has officially been submitted to the Google Play Store and is currently IN REVIEW! 📱👀
While Google has us sitting patiently at the gate, our ParkBench community has already grown to 102 families across 30 ZIP codes with 142 family connections! ❤️
We built ParkBench to make it easier for families to find things to do, connect with other families, and spend more time together. Now we're just waiting for Google to let the Bench loose. 😂
So until that approval comes through...
FREE. THE. BENCH. 🪑🔓

09/11/2026

📍 Finding your village just got a little easier.
ParkBench Families now helps Central Ohio families find more than just other families to connect with. You can also discover things happening around you.
🎉 Local family events
📅 Things to do today, tomorrow, this week & this weekend
👨‍👩‍👧 See when other ParkBench families are planning to attend
🤝 See when your matches are going too
🔔 Get reminders for events you said you're attending
Because sometimes making a new connection is easier when you already have somewhere to go.
We're continuing to grow across Central Ohio, one family at a time. ❤️
Find your village. Find something to do. Go together.
ParkBench Families
Built for families. Built for connection.

08/15/2026

07/07/2026

🌳 Every family started with one simple decision... to give ParkBench a chance.

Today we're proud to say:

🏡 87 Ohio families
📍 22 ZIP codes
💬 54+ conversations started

When I started building ParkBench, the goal wasn't to create "another app."

The goal was to make it easier for families to find other families. To help parents build friendships, set up playdates, connect through sports, and create the kind of community many of us feel has become harder to find.

The response has been incredible, and we're just getting started.

📱 The ParkBench mobile app is officially in development.
🎯 Our next milestone is 100 families.
💚 ParkBench will always be built around one mission:

"The village isn't gone. We just need to rebuild it."

Thank you to every family who's joined, shared feedback, invited friends, and believed in this idea.

If you're already part of ParkBench, tell us in the comments:

What feature or improvement would you love to see next?

We're building this together.

🌳 ParkBenchFamilies.com

06/08/2026

🌳 The village isn't gone. We just need to rebuild it.

A few weeks ago ParkBench was just an idea.

Today we're at 78 families across 18 Central Ohio zip codes and growing every day. Parents are connecting, conversations are happening, and we're officially on the road to 100 families.

✅ Family friends
✅ Playdates
✅ Sports families
✅ Local connections
✅ Real community

The best part? ParkBench is still completely free.

And because so many families have asked for it, the ParkBench mobile app is now officially being built. 📱

If you've already joined, thank you. Keep the feedback coming. Every update is being shaped by real families using the platform.

If you haven't joined yet, we'd love to have your family be part of rebuilding the village.

78 families. 18 zip codes. Road to 100.

🌳 ParkBenchFamilies.com

Marcus-Jamal Johnson
Founder, ParkBench