Virginia Focus - Inclusive Playgrounds

Play is essential to kids’ healthy development but convenient and safe play spaces that fit into an existing daily routine can be difficult to find. KaBoom! is a non-profit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve by updating and creating playgrounds and safe spaces for youth; especially for those living in poverty. On this episode, we're talking to April Lampkin the Vice President of Kaboom! about their discuss their new Playspace Inequity Prioritization Index. It combines 21 different indicators to understand the landscape of play in a given community and which areas are most underserved.