Our Mission
Let All The Children Play (LATCP) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives and dignity of all children by developing accessible playgrounds and inclusive recreation programs allowing children with disabilities the opportunity to experience play, side-by-side, with their able-bodied peers.
Let All The Children Play recognizes the right of everyone to be included through sports and play projects and programs that improve recreational opportunities for all children and young adults within the community.
Let All The Children Play understands the vital benefits of play and looks to level the playing fields for children of all abilities. Without accessible play, children are denied access to a social circle of peers along with being denied the physical and cognitive benefits that play provides.
Our History
Oct. 2005 Opening of Park Haverim accessible playground in Ra'anana, Israel
Mar. 2006 LATCP exempt status as a 501 (c) (3)
Nov. 2007 Approval from Nassau County for $820,000 funding for LATCP accessible playground at Eisenhower Park from the 2006 Environmental Bond Fund
July 2008 Signed permit agreement between LATCP & the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreations & Museums
Oct. 2008 Grant approval for a $250,000 matching CCAP grant sponsored by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg
May 2009 Grant approval from NYS EPF Grant in amount of $200,000
Aug. 2010 LATCP & Hofstra University host Inclusive Summer Sports Clinics
Oct. 2010 Official Groundbreaking at Eisenhower Park
Dec. 2010 Eisenhower Park accessible playground approved by Nassau County Legislature
June 2011 Construction starts at Eisenhower Park Playground
June 2011 Inclusive Sports Clinic presented by LATCP & TOBAY
May 2012 Opening of LATCP & Kulanu Basketball Tournament Weekend
Oct. 2012 Inclusive LATCP & Kulanu Basketball Tournament Weekend
Feb. 2014 LATCP & Hofstra University host Inclusive Sports Clinics
Summer 2014 Summer series of Inclusive Sports Programs
Sep. 2014 Nassau County Inclusion Day
