Foresters, KABOOM! Build 180th Playground as Youth Screen Time Hits 7.5 Hours
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Waxahachie, Texas – October 06, 2026 -- More than 200 volunteers from Foresters Financial, PHP Agency and KABOOM! completed the 180th playground built under their 20-year partnership in a single day at the Waxahachie Family YMCA, as a new industry report finds children spend up to 7.5 hours daily on screens outside school.
KABOOM!'s 2026 report links shrinking outdoor access to youth mental health strain
The build coincided with the release of KABOOM!'s 2026 State of Our Kids Report: Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis, which found unstructured play and physical activity declining as screen use rises, with quality outdoor spaces unevenly distributed across communities. 'The State of Our Kids Report shows why places like this still matter,' said Lysa Ratliff, CEO of KABOOM!.