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Build a Playground
Our Dream Playground

Our new step-by-step project planner offers the money and know-how to make your playground dreams come true.
Tools and Resources

Get funding, learn the nuts and bolts of building a great place to play, and improve your local playground.
Become a Community Partner

Build a great place to play for your community with the help of your neighbors, friends, KaBOOM! and our Funding Partners.
More:
- Volunteer opportunities — Fundraising ideas — Alumni Network — Fund a KaBOOM! build
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Take Action for Play
Save Play in Your Community

Get tips, ideas, and inspiration for making your community more playful.
Playful City USA

Our Playful City USA program recognizes cities and towns that embrace play as a priority.
- Learn about Playful City USA
- Best practices for Playful Cities
KaBOOM! Books

Our collection of books will inspire you to bring more play to your family, neighborhood, and community at large.
More:
- Host a Play Day — Volunteer for play
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The Map of Play
Playing Near You

Find, add, rate, and review playgrounds in your community.
Play Deserts

Where are playgrounds needed most and what happens when kids have nowhere to play?
- What is a Play Desert?
- How is the play deficit harming our children?
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About KaBOOM!
What We Do

KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit dedicated to saving play for America’s children.
Who We Are

We are peppy, purple-adorned people who passionately promote the power of play!
Partner With Us

Our partners help us to create new playgrounds and to spread the word about the importance of PLAY.
More:
- Contact us — Jobs at KaBOOM! — Financial statements — Our founder's memoir
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Celebrating 2,000 Playgrounds Over 15 Years!

On June 15, we celebrated 15 years and 2,000 playgrounds at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in our hometown of Washington, DC!

Our 2,000th build was funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, with the participation of our National Partners Dr Pepper Snapple, Foresters, Kraft Foods Foundation, JetBlue, and MetLife Foundation. It represents the collective effort of over one million volunteers, who over the past 15 years have contributed their time and sweat to give 5,501,334 children a great place to play.

First Lady Michelle Obama helped us mix concrete and assemble rock walls, and wished KaBOOM! a Happy Birthday by signing our 15th birthday card. Our 2,000th build was also designated The Congressional Day of Service Event for 2011, and we were honored to be joined by our country's leaders and their families.