ParkBench

🌳 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

🌳 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

Growing by the day lets keep it up guys. If you haven't signed up yet plz do. If you have plz reach out to someone respond make a friend or 2.

Crazy to even say this already but ParkBench has grown to 56 families across 14 zip codes around Columbus 🌳

This thing is still VERY new and there’s still a lot I’m building, fixing, improving, and learning as we go. I’ve put a ton of time, money, stress, late nights, energy, and belief into this because I genuinely want this to become something real for families.

Not just another app. Real connections. Real community.

Big update:
📲 Push notifications are now live for messages and matches, which was one of the biggest requests so far.

If you already signed up, don’t give up on us yet 😂 Hop back on, check your messages/matches, test the new features, and keep the feedback coming. Every bit helps shape where this goes next.

App store versions are something I’m actively looking at for the near future too.

And yes, ParkBench is still completely free.

Still building the village. One family at a time.

Marcus-Jamal Johnson
Founder, ParkBench

The village is growing 🌳

Already:
🏡 10 families in Hilliard
🏡 5 in Westerville
🏡 Families joining from Dublin, Upper Arlington, Reynoldsburg, East Columbus and more.

School’s almost out, summer’s here, and this is exactly why ParkBench was built.

Helping families, parents, couples, and single parents meet real local people nearby for:
☀️ Playdates
🏀 Sports families
🔥 Cookouts
🏕️ Summer adventures
🤝 Real friendships

If you’ve been looking for “your people,” come join us.

👉 ParkBenchFamilies.com

School’s almost out and summer’s about to be chaos 😂☀️
Pool days. Park days. Cookouts. Kids needing something to do every 5 minutes.
That’s exactly why I built ParkBench.
A place for families, parents, couples, and local people to meet others in the same stage of life.
Maybe your kids meet new friends. Maybe YOU finally do too.
It’s free to join: 👉 ParkBenchFamilies.com
Columbus, let’s build the village this summer. 🌳