Stories
Stories and news of how KABOOM! transforms communities across the country
Volunteering experience leads to healing and renewed relationships
Old friends worked side-by-side, and at the end of the day, they joined the full team of volunteers to celebrate the completion of the brand new playground they'd helped build together.
Play More B'More: Putting Kids First in Baltimore
Play More B'More creates playspaces that make it easier for kids to get the play they need in Baltimore. Through multi-sector partnerships, we are increasing access to play in some of Baltimore's most challenged neighborhoods.
Baltimore revitalized their communities by putting kids first
Operation Playground: Looking back at the Gulf Coast, 10 years later
When Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, KABOOM! launched Operation Playground. Through the program and in the following years, KABOOM! channeled more than $27.1 million and mobilized 43,791 volunteers into the Gulf Coast to build playgrounds and restore childhoods.
Find out how we built over 190 playgrounds, serving 293,929 kids in the Gulf Coast
President Obama and the First Lady volunteer with KABOOM! on the National Day of Service
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama joined KABOOM! and other service organizations to commemorate the 2014 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Taking action in Moore, OK
In the aftermath of an EF5 tornado in Oklahoma, KABOOM! built 5 playgrounds and awarded two Imagination Playground™ sets.
Watch as the community brings joy back to the students of Briarwood Elementary
Beginnings of KABOOM!
KABOOM! was founded to make it possible for all kids – no matter their zip code or skin color – to have the same opportunity to play.