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.
KaBOOM! Community

Connect and share with other folks who are trying to bring play to their communities.
More:
- Host a Play Day — Earn badges for your actions — 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?
More:
- Get our mapping badge
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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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MetLife Foundation (National Partner)

Source: Flickr

YMCA de Desarrollo Comunitario y Asistencia Social A.C. - Naucalpan de Juarez, MX

November 19, 2011

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Valley Townhouses - New Haven, CT

October 14, 2011

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Inner Harbour Campus - Atlanta, GA

September 24, 2011

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Greater Scranton YMCA - Dunmore, PA

May 14, 2011

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Parque Jalapa - Mexico City, Mexico

November 13, 2010

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Raritan Bay Area YMCA - Perth Amboy, NJ

September 11, 2010

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Steele Avenue Park - Dayton, OH

June 12, 2010

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

10th Avenue Park - Rockford, IL

May 22, 2010

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth (Panther Branch) - Fort Worth, TX

December 5, 2009

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Women's League Child Development Center - Hartford, CT

September 12, 2009

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Providence Parks - Providence, RI

June 27, 2009

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Nick Capitano Boys & Girls Club - Tampa, FL

December 6, 2008

Funding Partner(s): MetLife Foundation (National Partner)