Communities Honored for Putting Needs of Kids and Families First
National non-profit KaBOOM! (@kaboom) today awards 258 communities with a 2017 Playful City USA recognition. Playful City USA honors cities and towns across the country…
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The CarMax Foundation and KaBOOM! Celebrate Month of the Military Child with Nationwide Effort to Bring More Play to Kids
Longtime national partners KaBOOM! (@kaboom) and The CarMax Foundation (@carmax) are building a community playground and providing ten life-size creative play sets to organizations that…
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NYCHA Announces New Partnership with KaBOOM! for Series of Resident-Led Playground Design Workshops and Community-Based Playground Building Days
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced a new partnership with national non-profit KaBOOM!, experts in mobilizing communities to create wondrous, inviting and…
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KaBOOM! Announces 'Play Everywhere Challenge' Winners; $1M Competition Helps Kids Access Innovative Play Spaces
A broken sidewalk reimagined as an illuminated exercise track in Detroit. A network of playable planters, benches and bike racks erected in downtown Philadelphia. An…
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KaBOOM! and Target Announce Initiative to Increase Active Play for Kids Nationwide
Today, KaBOOM! announced it has been awarded a grant from Target Corporation to create 175 unique play spaces for kids across the U.S., and through…
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Department of Veterans Affairs Partners with KaBOOM! to Support Veteran Families
Sometimes play is the best medicine. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing a partnership with the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! to make play…
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KaBOOM! and The CarMax Foundation Bring Play to Baltimore Youth with Play More B’More Program
Today, KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve filled with play, kicks off the second year of its Play More…
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KaBOOM! announces more than 250 Playful City USA Communities
Today, KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve through play, awards 257 communities with the recognition as a 2016 Playful…
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KaBOOM! Launches $1 Million Play Everywhere Challenge to Encourage Cities to Make Play Happen for All Kids
This week, KaBOOM! launched the Play Everywhere Challenge, a $1 million national competition that will award outside-the-box ideas to make play easy, available, and fun…
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KaBOOM! and The CarMax Foundation Announce $5 Million Partnership to Bring Play to 300,000 Kids by 2018
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, announces today the launch of a new, $5 million partnership with KaBOOM!. The CarMax…