Since 2013
The record
Every Build Day leaves something behind: a playground, a court, a garden, a room a school couldn't have built alone. This is the year-by-year account.
- $2.4M+
- Reinvested in Worcester
- 25+
- Playgrounds built
- 45,000+
- Kids impacted
- 1,500+
- Volunteers each year
- 30+
- Local businesses involved
- 7+
- Colleges represented
Cumulative figures, updated after each Build Day
After Build Day
Projects that keep working
Build Day is one day. The projects have to last for decades. The Sustainable Impact Initiative is how W4W stands behind every site after the volunteers go home.
Project Resilience Fund
A dedicated fund that supports past project sites facing unexpected challenges, so builds continue serving their communities for years.
Sustainability assessments
Periodic evaluations of completed sites identify what needs attention and guide where W4W reinvests.
Community surveys
Regular feedback from the neighborhoods our projects serve measures real-world outcomes and shapes future builds.
Site reporting
Former project sites can report maintenance needs or challenges directly to W4W's sustainability team at any time.
Build Day 2026
The most recent build
Sixteen sites in a single day: two playgrounds, two STEAM classrooms, a food pantry, and painted games.
- 16
- Sites across Worcester
- 1,500
- Volunteers
Through the years
Build Days since 2013
A selection from the record. Some early years predate the files we still hold.
- 2026
Sixteen sites in a single day: two playgrounds, two STEAM classrooms, a food pantry, and painted games.
16 sites · 1,500 volunteers
- 2022
The biggest playground yet
20 sites · 1,200 volunteers · $150,000 invested
- 2021
The return, with protocols
11 sites · 200+ volunteers · 5 colleges
- 2020
Build Day cancelled. W4W pivoted
$23,240.59 raised
- 2019
Three playgrounds, an art studio, a natural playground, buddy benches, and a food pantry
22 sites · 1,200+ volunteers · $120,000 invested · 9 colleges
- 2018
Two new playgrounds, a STEAM lab, and 175 blacktop games
23 sites · 1,200+ volunteers · $250,000+ invested
- 2017
150 blacktop games painted across the city
22 sites · 1,000+ volunteers · $240,000+ invested
- 2015
Three playgrounds, a baseball field, and five basketball hoops under new leadership
$100,000 invested
- 2013
The first Build Day
12 sites · 540 volunteers