Playground Fundraising
Playground Safety
Playground
Standards
Non-profit Resource
Agencies
Resource Materials
Charitable & Fundraising Related Links
Kids Around the World
"Kids
Around the World" is a Christian
organization that believes that churches
around the world want to embrace the
children of their community with the
love of God. They want to help churches
reach their goals and therefore provide
training and material.
Phone: (815) 229-8731
Playground Funding Links
Many in the
SchoolGrants community are seeking
assistance for purchasing playground
equipment. Listed on this page are
different sources.
http://www.schoolgrants.org/Links/playground.htm
http://www.k12grants.org/site_map.htm
Playground Safety Related Links
Injury Prevention Web
The Injury
Prevention Web hosts the Web sites of
several agencies and organizations
working to prevent injuries. This site
contains a weekly literature updates of
recent journal articles and agency
reports, injury data for every U.S.
state, more than 1400 links to
government and non-profit injury
prevention sites worldwide.
http://www.injuryprevention.org/
Kids Health
KidsHealth
is the largest and most visited site on
the Web providing doctor-approved health
information about children from before
birth through adolescence.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/playground.html
National Center For Injury Prevention
and Control
The Center
for Injury Prevention and Control is a
major organizational component of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the
lead federal agency for protecting the
health and safety of people.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm
National Program For Playground Safety
In 1995,
the University of Northern Iowa
established the National Program for
Playground Safety (NPPS) with funding
from the Centers for Disease Control and
Injury Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Since that time, NPPS has become the
premier non-profit organization dealing
with playground safety information in
the United States.
http://www.uni.edu/playground/
National Recreation and Park Association
NRPA has
been the voice advocating the
significance of making parks, open
space, and recreational opportunities
available to all Americans.
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=25
National Safety Council
National
Safety Council continues to extend its
reach and influence across the nation
and throughout the world. With the
support of our Chapters, members and
volunteers, and through private and
public collaborations, we have made
significant progress in our efforts to
instill a culture of safety in
businesses, in our homes and
communities, and on our roads and
highways.
http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/plgrdgen.htm
Playground Safety Links
ttp://www.rmis.com/sites/safplayg.htm
Playground Standards Links
ASTM International Standards Worldwide
ASTM
International is one of the largest
voluntary standards development
organizations in the world-a trusted
source for technical standards for
materials, products, systems, and
services.
http://www.astm.org/
ISO International Organization for
Standardization
ISO
(International Organization for
Standardization) is the world's largest
developer of standards.
http://www.iso.org/
Non-profit
Resource Agencies
IPEMA
The International Play
Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)
provides a third-party certification
service for playground equipment and
surfacing. For more information, visit
http://www.ipema.org.
National Center on Accessibility
A
collaborative program of Indiana
University and the National Park
Service, the National Center on
Accessibility is the nation's premiere
resource promoting access for people
with disabilities in recreation.
http://www.ncaonline.org/about/
Boundless Playgrounds
Boundless
Playgrounds projects benefit children
with and without disabilities by
providing opportunities for all children
to play together side-by-side.
http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/index.html
Injury Free Coalition for Kids
The Injury
Free Coalition for Kids is among the
country's fastest growing and most
effective injury prevention programs.
Coalition members work to empower the
diverse populations who live there. They
do so by helping people to make their
communities safer and they do it in a
manner that is respectful of various
cultur es, beliefs, and lifestyles.
Injury Free Coalition for Kids grant
offers seed funding to pediatric trauma
centers. Click Resources.
http://www.injuryfree.org/resources.cfm?ResourceCategory=
Injury%20Free%20Coalition%20for%20Kids%20Call%20for%20Proposals
Resource
Materials
Playground Safety Publications
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/playpubs.html
Handbook for Public Playground Safety
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf
Other Web
links
CADdetails
Use of this
CADdetails website is absolutely
free for design professionals
and grants you access to thousands of
manufacturer-approved, i-drop enabled
CAD drawings, product photographs, CSI
specifications, PDF product brochures
and more. Includes details of Sof
Surfaces products.
http://www.caddetails.com/
LandscapeOnline.com (Landscape
Communications)
Landscape
on line features the latest news and
products for the landscape industry,
including subscriptions.
http://www.landscapeonline.com/
World Playground
Web site
will assist in locating Residential &
Commercial Playground/Park & Recreation
products, equipment & services World
Wide within this exciting industry.
http://www.world-playground.com/
Publications
Landscape Architect and Specifiers News
(LASN)
Landscape
Architect and Specifiers News (LASN) is
published monthly by Landscape
Communications, Inc. Features the latest
news and products for the landscape
industry, including an annual directory.
http://www.landscapeonline.com/contact/contact_mag.php?pub=lasn
The Landscape Architect Trades
The Trades
Publishing Company publishes this highly
targeted trade industry product buying
guide and others.
http://www.landscapearchitecttrades.com/
Parks & Rec Business
Magazine
Parks & Rec Business is published
monthly, and features the latest news
and products, plus lively features and
profiles. Parks & Rec Business is
dedicated to bringing the 15,000 parks
and recreation professionals across the
North America who read the magazine the
latest and best information to help them
run their departments efficiently and
profitably.
http://www.northstarpubs.com/
Parks & Recreation
Magazine
The monthly publication of the National
Recreation and Park Association, Parks &
Recreation provides an in-depth look at
the latest trends and industry
standards.
The United States Access Board
The Access Board is an independent
Federal agency devoted to accessibility
for people with disabilities.
http://www.access-board.gov
American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
The American Society for Testing and Materials is a non-profit
scientific organization that works to standardize the materials that are used in
everything from playgrounds and train tracks to fiber-optic cables. Their
standards ensure a minimum level of quality, safety and consistency. For more
information, contact ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428,
call 1-610-832-9585, or visit http://www.astm.org.
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore
Boundless Playgrounds The
first national nonprofit dedicated to
helping communities create extraordinary
playgrounds where all children, with and
without disabilities, can develop
essential skills for life as they learn
together through play. For every child,
a place to play: Every child! Every
ability! Everywhere!
www.boundlessplaygrounds.org
Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC)
The US Consumer Products
Safety Commission (CPSC) is an
independent agency of the federal
government which informs the public of
unreasonable risks associated with
consumer products. It publishes
guidelines that can be used in
designing, constructing, operating and
maintaining public playgrounds. For more
information, contact the US Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Washington,
DC 20207, call 1-800-638-2772 or visit
www.cpsc.gov/
Highland Products Group Internet,outdoor
furniture,Bleachers,outdoor
heaters,garbage recepticles,croud
control,
www.theparkcatalog.com
Houseboat Expo National
Houseboat Expo
www.houseboatexpo.com
International Play
Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) An
organization dedicated to representing
and promoting an open market for
manufacturers of playground equipment
and surfacing. Goals: To represent and
serve all manufacturers of the
playground equipment industry. To
provide members with timely, in-depth
information on key economic and
governmental issues affecting the
industry. To promote relationships with
other related organizations to enhance
the strength of the marketplace. IPEMA
is a non-profit, membership, trade
association.
www.ipema.org
KaBOOM! Our
vision is a great place to play within
walking distance of every child in
America. Our mission is to create great
playspaces through the participation and
leadership of communities.
www.kaboom.org
National Playground
Contractors Association International (NPCAI) A
worldwide partnership formed to
contribute to the advancement of the
playground building industry by
promoting playground installation as a
legitimate contracting profession within
the playground industry.
www.playground-contractors.org
National Playground
Safety Institute (NPSI) In
1989 three NRPA members –– Fran Wallach,
Ken Kutska, and Monty Christiansen ––
met with then NRPA Executive Director
Dean Tice to discuss the feasibility of
creating a playground safety-training
program to compliment the playground
safety standards and guideline efforts
of the American Society of Testing and
Materials (ASTM) and the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC). It
offers the Certified Playground Safety
Inspector's course at institutes
throughout the U.S. CPSI's are certified
to inspect playgrounds for safety
issues; making sure that each playground
that they inspect, is up to the current
National Standards. The National
Standards are developed by the ASTM and
CPSC.
www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=3698
Rhonda Borman, LCSW An
expert contributor to Today's Playground
Behavior Briefs department and is also
an author and speaker on related topics.
www.rhondaborman.com
Siskin Children's
Institute Dedicated
to improving the quality of life for
children with special needs and their
families. It's a mission that began a
half-century ago with Mose and Garrison
Siskin, two Chattanooga businessmen who
devoted their lives to serving the
community and reaching out to people
with disabilities. Today their love of
children and legacy of giving lives on
at Siskin Children's Institute.
www.siskin.org
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