About PLAY HELPS™

PLAY HELPS™ was created in 2006 in partnership with the Children’s Museum of Manhattan and the Association of Children’s Museums; it was launched in New Orleans. Designed to nurture stability, self-confidence, and excitement, the program offers children a safe environment for open-ended play activities, including block building, painting, sculpture, storytelling, puppetry and music.

PLAY HELPS™ has been enriched by generous in-kind donations from the toy industry as well as children’s publishers Random House and First Book. Local partners in New Orleans include the Louisiana Children’s Museum and the Andrew Jackson Elementary School.

TIF is currently looking into ways to expand PLAY HELPS™ to other areas in the United States that have been affected by natural and man-made disasters.

Watch the PLAY HELPS Video