Lawson Foundation Grant Hopes To Make Playgrounds Riskier, Less Safe

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Submitted by Admin on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 17:30

Taken from the Huffpost Alberta

If one Canadian foundation gets its way, outdoor playgrounds will be a riskier and more unstructured place for kids.

On Thursday, the Lawson Foundation announced its Outdoor Play Strategy which includes $2.7 million in grants, to be spent on developing outdoor play programs across Canada.

"Children's play is in decline,” Marcel Lauzière, CEO and president of the The Lawson Foundation, said in a press release. “Kids actually need unstructured outdoor play — play that includes taking risks — because we know that this is important for their healthy development."