Harper's Playground
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Mission Statement
Harper’s Playground inspires and empowers global communities to build radically inclusive playgrounds. Through storytelling, consulting, and unique design principles, we create playful nature-scapes where people of all ages and abilities find belonging and social connection through play.
About This Cause
Harper’s Playground inspires vital communities by creating inviting playgrounds for people of all abilities. We are building a more inclusive world, one playground at a time. We design and create radically inclusive, sustainably built, nature-infused playgrounds where people of all abilities play together and thrive. Our playgrounds revitalize public parks to include people who are cut off from outdoor exploration and play due to design flaws in typical playgrounds that exclude people who experience physical or mental disabilities. In 11 years, HP has established the Portland metro area as a national model for inclusive design, mentored community leaders to help them create inclusive playgrounds in their own communities, and consulted across the world. Outdoor, nature-based, social play, which is uniquely critical to childhood development, is glaringly limited in communities across the country. Children from underserved and under-represented populations are at a particular disadvantage. While neighborhood playgrounds should offer a landscape of opportunity, near ubiquitous design flaws mean that these spaces do considerable harm. This is particularly devastating for families experiencing economic disparity with limited resources for supplemental play activities, which disproportionately includes communities of color and those experiencing disability. Harper’s Playground exists to respond to these challenges by creating a design solution at the intersection of play, inclusion and nature. The ethos of Harper’s Playground centers on radical inclusion. We create playscapes where ALL are invited and welcomed to participate in and benefit from the full power of vibrant, natural, outdoor play.