Press Releases
- March 4, 2021Play Experts KABOOM! and PLLAN Team Up to Scale Playful Learning Installations Nationwide
New partnership builds on successful projects that transform public spaces into enriched learning environments and address playspace inequity
- February 10, 2021Lysa Ratliff Named CEO at KABOOM!
- February 9, 2021KABOOM! and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Announce 19 Winners of Play Everywhere Design Challenge
Community groups awarded $1 million total across Western New York and Southeast Michigan for public installations that inspire play in everyday spaces
- November 20, 2020Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Oakland Unified School District, The CarMax Foundation and KABOOM! Announce to Hundreds of Kids That a New Playground is Coming to Oakland
Partners are working together to end playspace inequity with a new place for kids to play at Franklin Elementary School
- October 12, 2020Playful Learning Installations Announced Across Philadelphia
$1 million awarded to 16 unique projects that use play to encourage children's language development and literacy skills in everyday locations
- July 13, 2020KABOOM! and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Announce Play Everywhere Design Challenge to Bring Play to Everyday Spaces
Application now open for $1 million to bring creative playspaces to communities in Western New York and Southeast Michigan
- July 9, 2020KABOOM! Welcomes Three New Members to the Board of Directors
- June 23, 2020KABOOM! Issues Guidance for Safe and Equitable Playground Reopening
Supported by newly released national data stating that at least 23 million kids under 18 are impacted by closures
- May 28, 2020KABOOM! and The CarMax Foundation Named 2020 Halo Award Winners
The CarMax Foundation Supports Play With KABOOM! Campaign Takes Silver Award in Group Volunteerism Category
- February 18, 2020The CarMax Foundation and KABOOM! Explore How Play Helps Kids Develop 21st Century Skills
Study finds that play with Rigamajig® promotes behaviors that help prepare kids for STEM careers
- December 2, 2019KaBOOM! and William Penn Foundation Announce New Play Everywhere Philly Competition to Spark Learning Through Play
Applications now open for community groups to receive a total of $1 million to create unique playful learning installations in everyday locations across Philadelphia
- December 2, 2019KaBOOM! Welcomes Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins as New Vice President of Programs
- November 8, 2019The CarMax Foundation and KaBOOM! Announce Future Innovators Program
Partners develop new program to research and provide STEM play experiences to cultivate 21st century skills
- July 10, 2019KaBOOM! and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Announce New Play Everywhere Challenge Winners to Create Unique Playspaces for Kids
As a part of the Built to Play initiative, $1 million in grants are awarded across Western New York and Southeast Michigan for creative ideas that incorporate play into everyday life in unexpected places
- May 13, 2019Baltimore’s Brooklyn Neighborhood Leads Community Change with Partners in an Effort to Create More Equitable Play Opportunities for Local Kids
New playground at Maree G. Farring Elementary Middle School brings a great place to play to the kids who need it most, the first of several projects designed to help ensure every school in Baltimore has a place for kids to play
- April 22, 2019Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and KaBOOM! Partner Again with Leading Organizations to Help Build More Equitable Places to Play in Detroit’s Palmer Park
Following last year's successful playground build in Stein Park, local city and community leaders unite again to ensure even more kids have a great, new space to play
- February 28, 2019Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Launches ‘Dough-nate for a Doughnut’ Campaign to Support New Signature Partners SeriousFun Children’s Network and KaBOOM!
- January 14, 2019KaBOOM! and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Renew Partnership to Bring Play to More Communities in Need
Building upon the initial Built to Play Initiative, another $1 million is now available across Western New York and Southeast Michigan for creative ideas that incorporate play into everyday life in unexpected places
- December 5, 2018KaBOOM! and The CarMax Foundation Announce $4.4 Million Partnership Renewal to Bring Innovative Play to 170,000 More Kids by 2021
Partners will develop new program to research and develop innovative play experiences for the future
- November 26, 2018KaBOOM! Welcomes New Vice President of Talent, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion