Philadelphia’s schoolyards represent the second largest collection of publicly owned land in the city. They are a patchwork of weeds, crumbling concrete walks, rusted playground equipment and lonely basketball hoops astride a sea of cracked asphalt. Their visual cues signal decay and disinvestment and reflect harshly on the character of the communities they serve.

Thanks to The BigSandbox, North Philly is coming together to turn blighted land into beautiful playgrounds. Support these efforts!

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With your support TBS will work to empower community businesses and organizations to reimagine schoolyards as a place to gather and a point of pride. In all efforts, we amplify the voice of the community to create, and move projects forward.