Community Wellness. Community Care. Capacity Building.

Building the capacity for communities to thrive.

Not sure where to begin?

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I Need Services

Bring a Program to My Community

I Represent an Organization

I Want to Get Involved

Four Ways We Strengthen Communities

Collective Care

Whole-person care coordination through contracted healthcare partnerships: Enhanced Care Management, Community Supports, and behavioral health stabilization.

Capacity Building

Technical assistance, workforce development, and organizational readiness for schools, healthcare organizations, and public agencies.

Community Engagement

Partnerships, volunteerism, and advocacy that build the relational infrastructure communities need to sustain wellness.

Publications and Learning Resources

Books, toolkits, and digital resources that equip communities with lasting wellness capacity.

Our Mission

Mission Statement

The Therapeutic Play Foundation strengthens communities through Collective Care, play-based wellness, workforce development, and capacity building, so that every person has the conditions they need to thrive.

Vision

A future where every community has the capacity, the relationships, the skills, and the resources, to sustain its own well-being.

Donation

A gift made by an individual or an organization to a nonprofit organization or foundation.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Nakeya T. Fields (LCSW, Founder & Chief Executive Officer)

Founder of the Brain Well-Being Model® and author of Play Now. Thrive Later®.

Where would you like to start?

For individuals and families

CalAIM Collective Care

Care coordination, Community Health Workers, and practical support for eligible Medi-Cal members.

For schools and organizations

ARTGard™

Therapeutic art, gardening, and Community Play Dates® in the places people already gather.

Our model of care

Care that shows up where you already are.

The Therapeutic Play Foundation is more than a nonprofit. We are a community wellness ecosystem where play, clinical care, and everyday essentials like diapers and food come together, in the neighborhoods that need them.