Make A Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of service, activates millions of Americans to do outreach work in their local communities. The...
Despite a troubled political system and a struggling economy, do average citizens have the power to create positive change within, not only their lives, but also the lives of others?
Want to see a real game-changing play during March Madness? Pledge to donate your NCAA Championship winnings to kids in need! If your pool pred...
This is a big week for KaBOOM! The whole team of Boomers -- what we call ourselves -- is gathering for our annual retreat, otherwise known as Play Academy. For us, instilling a sense of play into the organization helps energize Boomers and keeps us focused on our mission.
Session after session in Davos is focused on the future of our world, the economy and some of our biggest political and social challenges.
WASHINGTON -- Nonprofit techies aren't waiting for the full roll out of the newest social network to start figuring out ways to use Google+ to do grea...
Darell Hammond (not to be confused with the similarly named "SNL" alum) is very serious about playing around. He's spent more than 15 years establishi...
Play is not an incidental activity: it is seminal in the lives of children and the health of communities. Darell Hammond is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed out to plant the seeds of play within reach of every child in America.
From the back of a deli in Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C., I hashed out an ambitious plan: To build a playground within walking distance of every child.
Today, as HuffPost and AOL unite to launch the Huffington Post Media Group, we're celebrating by making a statement about the importance of giving bac...
Kaboom is an enjoyably snide look at that generation that is coming to be known as Millennials, for which hooking up is as casual as eating lunch. They may have social consciences, but they don't let it get in the way of a good party.
For nearly 15 years, social entrepreneur Darell Hammond has found one American statistic inexcusable: well over half of children in this country don't...
On Saturday October 3rd, the public in New York City's Central Park will have a chance to enjoy The Ultimate Block Party -- a day of free family fun and the launch of a movement in support of playful learning.
New Orleans city and school leaders want to remove contaminants from playgrounds, where even the most benign-looking spots can harbor arsenic on swing sets and lead and arsenic in soil.
The story is short and great: Helping Out: His life is a playground (or 2,000 of them): Founder and chief executive of KaBoom, a nonprofit that build...
There is no doubt that "play" is under appreciated, even misunderstood. So it was significant to me that the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival boldly embraced play and added a whole track to its agenda called "the promise of play."
Instead of throwing bazillions of dollars at McKinsey or calling the National Guard, why not tap some of our nation's best non-profit practitioners to solve one of our ugliest messes?
KaBOOM! aspires to create a "great place to play within walking distance of every child." Founded by Darell Hammond in 1996, the DC-based organization...
A book certain to join the annals of definitive war literature penned in the GWOT (Global War on Terrorism) era.
Hey, the folks at KaBOOM! get playgrounds built and a lot more. Last year they got one done in San Francisco, and it really matters:One year ago to...
Hey, the folks at kaBOOM! are the real deal, getting lots of playgrounds built at places like low-income schools. New projects include a crowd-sourci...
In posts that read like short stories, Gallagher recounted the activities and antics of his pseudonymous soldiers and their droll Iraqi interpreter. B...
Hey, the folks at KaBOOM! are the real deal, building playgrounds for kids who otherwise wouldn't have 'em, and that means a lot. (I'm thinking of my ...
For director Mike Leigh, a truly inspired film is often followed by a smaller, less ambitious one, a sort of throat-clearing before the next big effort.
Do common cleaners have toxic ingredients? They might. They might not. But until we know for certain -- who here cares to continue to experiment with the health of their children?
