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One year ago, we launched the KABOOM! 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity, our five-year plan to accelerate our mission to achieve playspace equity across the United States. Playspace inequity is a problem with deep roots, but it is solvable and more urgent now than ever to address the physical, social, and emotional needs of children ...
Grants. Since 1996, KABOOM! has collaborated with partners to build, open or improve more than 16,700 playgrounds across the country. Our work is community-driven; which means that our projects seek to build trusting relationships, center community voices, and engage diverse stakeholders. We do this by working hand in hand with your kids and ...
KABOOM! is the national nonprofit that works to end playspace inequity for good. KABOOM! unites with communities to build kid-designed playspaces. Combined with our decades of experience in community engagement, our playspaces can spark joy and foster a sense of belonging for communities of color — communities that disproportionally have less ...
History. Darell Hammond and Dawn Hutchison founded the company KABOOM! in 1996. [1] They were inspired to start KABOOM! after reading a story in The Washington Post about two local children who suffocated while playing in an abandoned car because they had nowhere else to play. [2] Hammond had previously helped build several playgrounds for ...
The meaning of KABOOM is the sound of an explosion or crash —often used interjectionally. How to use kaboom in a sentence.
KABOOM!, Washington, District of Columbia. 77,841 likes · 43 talking about this. Spaces to play. Sparks for change.
