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2013 Playful City USA Communities
This year, 217 communities have earned recognition as a 2013 Playful City USA community! Twelve of those were Arizona cities and towns. The program received a record number
of applications this year and could not be more excited to celebrate with the exceptional cities that were selected. These Playful City USA communities are making a
commitment to play and physical activity by developing unique local action plans to increase the quantity and quality of play in their community.
These cities are leaders in creating policies, programming, and infrastructure that increases opportunities for kids to play. 90% of cities reported having a Parks or Play
Commission dedicated to helping strengthen play in their city. 78% of cities reported recess policies that ensure children of the community get time to play in school. 56%
of cities run an Adopt-A-Park program and over half of cities have other policies dedicated to increasing access to play.
A primary goal of Playful City USA is to encourage cities and towns to share ideas, concepts and programs in an effort to increase play opportunities for children. City
initiatives include:
The 217 Playful City USA communities are now eligible for $20,000 playground construction grants and $15,000 and $30,000 dedicated towards creating joint use agreements via
Let's Play, a community partnership led by Dr Pepper Snapple Group to get kids and families active nationwide. Grant recipients will be announced in the fall.
For more information on the KaBOOM! Playful City USA program, including Let's Play grants and applications for 2014, visit
www.playfulcityusa.org.
2013 Arizona Playful City USA Communities
Buckeye
Casa Grande
Chandler
Coolidge
Fountain Hills
Gilbert
Maricopa
Mesa
Oro Valley
Tempe
Tucson
Yuma
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League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-258-5786
Fax: 602-253-3874
http://www.azleague.org
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