Using recycled materials instead of plastics, planting trees, installing community gardening spaces, placing solar panels on shelter roofs, and a variety of other practices can help transform a playspace from heat source to a heat oasis Check out this blog about how we are advocating for sustainable playspaces for all kids. https://bit.ly/4kuBovu
KABOOM!
Non-profit Organizations
Bethesda, Maryland 10,469 followers
We are a national nonprofit that works to end playspace inequity. For good.
About us
KABOOM! works with communities to build incredible, kid-designed playspaces that help give kids in every zip code the opportunity to thrive. Kids who don't have access to play miss out on childhood and are denied critical opportunities to build physical, social and emotional health. For more than two decades, we've teamed up with bold, inspiring partners and community members, starting with the kids themselves, to understand each neighborhood's unique aspirations. Then we build incredible places to play, inspired by their design, courage and leadership. Over the last 23 years, we've built or improved 17,000+ playspaces, engaged more than 1.5 million community members and brought joy to over 11 million kids. As we look to the future, we'll continue our efforts to build collective action and community opportunity, spark hope and enable kids to reach their full potential. And we promise that we won't stop until we put an end to playspace inequity. For good.
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https://kaboom.org
External link for KABOOM!
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1996
Locations
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7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 400
Bethesda, Maryland 20814, US
Employees at KABOOM!
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Carrie Suhr Leovy
Senior Strategist, Partnership Development
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Isaac Castillo
Senior Advisor - Learning and Evaluation
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Ladan Manteghi
Champion of social good with business results. Builder. Leader. Connector.
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Tamara Grider Harris
Vice President of Marketing and Communications, KABOOM!
Updates
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July is Park and Recreation Month and KABOOM! is grateful for the park and recreation departments who are partners in our 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity. M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George's County, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, and Baltimore City Recreation & Parks are working to create places of belonging where every kid can experience the joys of childhood. Learn more about our 25 in 5 Initiative at kaboom.org.
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We are excited that our CEO Lysa Ratliff will be attending the 9th American Forestry Congress in Washington, DC! It will be three incredible days of collaboration, innovation, and action to support Healthy Forests and Thriving Communities. We are excited to see all our partners and collaborate on bringing safe outdoor playspaces for all kids!
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Now, more than ever, climate challenges such as rising temperatures are robbing kids of something as simple as play. Check out our work towards a world where all kids have safe access to the outdoors. https://bit.ly/4lEUK2d
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June is National League of Cities Small Cities Month! For our #monthlyvolunteerspotlight we would like to highlight some special volunteers from one of our favorite small cities! The National Guard volunteers in Uvalde, TX—20 heroes who supported 7 out of our 8 builds since 2023 and volunteered over 1,300 hours in the community. You and all of our amazing volunteers are constant sources of inspiration for us! If you would like to share your #playgroundbuilder volunteer story for a chance to be featured in an upcoming spotlight, send us a dm!
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All kids deserve a place where they can play and belong. On KABOOM! playspaces, all kids are welcome 🙂 #HappyPrideMonth!
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On this #flashbackfriday we're going back a few weeks ago when we built our 25th playground with our partners Baltimore City Public Schools at Johnston Square Elementary School! We couldn't be more honored to once again partner with the Maryland State Legislature and Senator Cory McCray to bring another amazing playspace to life for the kids in Baltimore! 📷 by @baltcityschools: We're at the Kaboom! playground build at Johnston Square. The playground didn’t exist this morning! Thanks to the volunteers, staff, and community who helped make this happen.
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We're thrilled to partner with AbbVie and North Chicago Community Partners (NCCP) during their Week of Possibilities to help bring an amazing new playspace to Evelyn Alexander Elementary School! This new space will also have an acorn literacy circle and early childhood STEM materials for outdoor learning #PlayspaceEquity #AbbVieGivesBack
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