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We are a national nonprofit that works to end playspace inequity. For good.

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KABOOM! works with communities to build incredible, kid-designed playspaces that help give kids in every zip code the opportunity to thrive. Kids who don't have access to play miss out on childhood and are denied critical opportunities to build physical, social and emotional health. For more than two decades, we've teamed up with bold, inspiring partners and community members, starting with the kids themselves, to understand each neighborhood's unique aspirations. Then we build incredible places to play, inspired by their design, courage and leadership. Over the last 23 years, we've built or improved 17,000+ playspaces, engaged more than 1.5 million community members and brought joy to over 11 million kids. As we look to the future, we'll continue our efforts to build collective action and community opportunity, spark hope and enable kids to reach their full potential. And we promise that we won't stop until we put an end to playspace inequity. For good.

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Bethesda, Maryland

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1996

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We recently spoke to kindergarteners at Curtis Bay Elementary School in Baltimore during their playground ribbon-cutting ceremony. In this busy season, legislators, partners, and community leaders took time out of their schedules to address five- and six-year-old kids, reminding us of the core reason we come together: the joy and well-being of our children. These are the moments that drive our work. This would not have been possible without our dedicated partners and the support you’ve given us. Thank you to Bill Ferguson, Luke Clippinger, Robbyn Lewis, Delegate Mark Edelson, Baltimore City Public Schools, and The Lids Foundation
Creating a sense of belonging in public spaces means integrating community and cultural identity into our playground designs. The Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) themed playground in Brownsville, TX is an example of how KABOOM! works with the community to tie in cultural elements, increasing pride in and attachment to public spaces. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Since 2022, KABOOM! & The Powell Foundation have been creating playspaces that spark joy while teaching kids about the environment. Together, we’ve ensured every public elementary school in the city has had a new playground built or replaced, in Huntsville, TX, inspiring the next generation to care for our planet. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eUJedaSC
KABOOM!, with our partner the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, is thrilled to celebrate the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) as our newest partner in the 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity. Together, we are working to address an urgent need in Oakland – kids are not getting the play they need to thrive. In Oakland, only 19% of boys and 9% of girls receive at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity. One of the barriers is inequitable access to quality playspaces, which is a reality across the country, especially in Black and brown communities. As you can see from the video of one of our earlier playspace transformations at Franklin Elementary School in Oakland, we have been working with OUSD to renovate 15 next generation schoolyards in Oakland since 2021. Through the 25 in 5 Initiative, KABOOM! and OUSD will deepen our work together to create even more new playgrounds, sport courts, teaching gardens, outdoor classrooms, and murals with 25 more schools, providing more than 10,000 students per year with quality active play opportunities at daily recess and before and after school. Learn more about 25 in 5: https://lnkd.in/eWgKiVq2
With Smile Generation, we have engaged nearly 4,000 volunteers and worked across 17 cities, bringing amazing places for 27,000 kids to play, learn, and experience all of the benefits of having joyful places to play. Read more about our recent 20th playspace build together: https://bit.ly/4gX3E9p
We could not do the important work to achieve our mission for kids and communities without our amazing partners. We are so incredibly proud of our long-standing partnership with Discover Financial Services that has allowed us to come together for nearly 30 years, recently completing our 50th playground project together! Over the years, nearly 30,000 Discover volunteers have donated more than 75,000 hours to building playspaces. Thank you to all of our friends at Discover for inspiring generations of happy and healthy kids. Read more about the work we've done together: https://bit.ly/47UdFQM
We recently celebrated our 15th next generation schoolyard revitalization project with Oakland Unified School District and the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation at REACH Academy, with 10 more to go before the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The new schoolyard is filled with nature play elements, a library, a basketball court, and a beautiful playground for kids to expand the learning opportunities from inside the classroom to outside and allow them to experience the benefits of access to the outdoors. We were grateful to have a community of leaders including Stephen and Ayesha Curry who are committed to addressing issues across the system and providing solutions that kids will enjoy in their learning environments. Looking forward to so much more to come!
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