Playgrounds For All Forever

Come play with us. With inspiration from Oakledge for All, Burlington's first Universally Accessible playground, the Parks Foundation of Burlington's vision is to:

Build playgrounds throughout the city that are inclusive and accessible to all.
Re-envision the role playgrounds have in building a more equitable community.
Create stronger neighborhoods and more opportunities for play, and deepen connections across our community.
Leverage public funds with private support to accelerate city-wide investments in neighborhood playgrounds.

Multi-year campaign in partnership with the Burlington Department of Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront

With the help of the city and the Parks Commission, over $100,000 of public money has been committed each year for the next five years to improve Burlington's playgrounds and make them more accessible.

Short-term Goal: $1,000,000

Raise approximately $600,000 to help fund four neighborhood playgrounds (about $150,000 each).
Raise approximately $400,000 to help fund a regional playground at Leddy Park – a project similar in scope to Oakledge for All.

Overall Goal

Establish a permanent fund with an additional $500,000 (for a total of approximately $1.5 million raised) to update more playgrounds and ensure that no playground becomes outdated or inaccessible again.