Overview

VISION: A King County where all youth – and particularly youth from historically underserved groups – experience the transformative benefits of play, sports, outdoor recreation and physical activity. MISSION: King County Play Equity Coalition is a network of organizations dedicated to challenging and changing systems to shift power and center physical activity as a key part of health and youth development. VALUES: - Communities of Color-centered. We shift power to communities of color to elevate the brilliance and expertise already there. - Empowering play at all levels. We recognize the protective value of play and fun. - Collaboration across sectors. We focus on systems-level solutions that require collaboration across public and private sectors. - Disruption of traditional systems. We recognize and work to disrupt systematic racism and oppression that are upheld and perpetuated by the status quo.