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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 1-in-5 American children live within walking distance of a park or playground, resulting in a Play Deficit among children. This play deficit is having disastrous consequences for kids physically as well as mentally and socially. Children desperately need a place to play every day in order to be active and healthy.

KaBOOM!, a national non-profit dedicated to saving play, created the Playful City USA program in 2007 to help local governments address the play deficit by ensuring their children have the time and space they need to play and to be active and healthy. Playful City USA is a national recognition program honoring cities and towns that make play a priority and use innovative new programs to get children playing outdoors more.

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