Help Kids Heal

Early Childhood Trauma Can Lead to

Obesity

Heart Disease

Lung Cancer

Suicide

Depression

Anxiety

Diabetes

Early Death

Health Risk Behaviors

Disability

Our Cause

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Traumatic events such as poverty, violence, and illness have a negative, lasting effect on the health and well-being of kids.

Our Impact

Optimism Over Adversity

Positive relationships with responsible adult caregivers mitigates the impact of ACEs.

Our Work

Playmakers

A Playmaker spreads the power of optimism by creating healing, life-changing relationships with kids who desperately need it.

WITH YOUR HELP...

…more than 1 million kids a year receive the quality of care they deserve.

Start a Fundraising Campaign Today

From fun runs to casual Fridays, host an event to benefit Playmakers.

Get Together For a Good Cause

Get together with optimists and our Chief Playmaker Steve Gross at one of our Signature Playmaker Events.

Make a Positive Impact

Make a monthly, annual, or one-time gift to keep Playmakers in the field helping kids in need.

For some kids Life is Good, for many others, it is not.

Childhood trauma is the single greatest public health threat facing our nation’s children.

We believe that every child is only one Playmaker away from becoming a happy, healthy adult.

Playmakers Help Kids Heal.

We Create Playmakers

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