Overview

We believe in the pos­i­tive rela­tions between nutri­tion, self-esteem, happiness, social and cul­tural inte­gra­tion, and the economy.

Urban Geor­gians lack suf­fi­cient places to play and learn healthy nutri­tion. Obe­sity is a rec­og­nized nation­wide epi­demic, and its cause is clearly linked to a lack of phys­i­cal activ­ity and poor eat­ing habits.  Atlanta Con­tact­Point aims to attack this epi­demic head on – start­ing with good, old-fashioned play and incor­po­rat­ing the impor­tance of nutri­tion, social respon­si­bil­ity, and envi­ron­men­tal stewardship.

Did you know?

• Atlanta ranks 63rd nation­ally in park acreage as a per­cent of total
• Roughly 17 per­cent (or 12.5 mil­lion) of chil­dren and ado­les­cents aged 2—19 years are obese and another 13 per­cent are overweight
• For years, schools have been elim­i­nat­ing recess to spend more time on math and reading
• The impli­ca­tions of play depri­va­tion are sub­stan­tial, because play is essen­tial to the social, emo­tional, cog­ni­tive, and phys­i­cal well-being of chil­dren begin­ning in early childhood

Let’s Play

Play allows chil­dren and your adults to develop cre­ativ­ity and imag­i­na­tion while devel­op­ing phys­i­cal, cog­ni­tive, and emo­tional strengths. It increases their capac­ity to store new infor­ma­tion, as their cog­ni­tive capac­ity is enhanced when they are offered a dras­tic change in activ­ity, and it offers an oppor­tu­nity for par­ents to view the world from their child’s per­spec­tive as they engage fully with their chil­dren dur­ing playtime.