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Playing it Forward: DMV Organizations Promoting Play and Kids

A school can’t accommodate a child’s wheelchair. He’s missed weeks of class.

Ten years later: Where is Relisha Rudd?

Kaiser-Trinity Washington University Partnership teaches self-care and care for the marginalized.

Ten years ago, D.C. police sent the first Amber Alert in a case that will never be forgotten in Washington. Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd disappeared and has never been found. In our latest News4 Rewind, we spoke to reporters and advocates about Rudd’s case and the mystery that remains unsolved.

Everybody knew then (and they know now) that kids like Relisha need us. A decade after 8-year-old Relisha Rudd disappeared from D.C.’s largest homeless shelter, we still haven’t made children a priority.

At age 8, Relisha vanished. A decade later, she haunts a changed city. Relisha Rudd was last seen in March 2014 after a janitor at the D.C. homeless shelter where she lived took her. Her disappearance altered practices and people.

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson, a longtime Playtime Project supporter, has been named a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine.

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Apathy — not bad policy or low funds — is what usually derails homeless students. Officials fixed Kamari Felton’s financial aid after his story published.

Former Playtime participant, Kamari Felton's bags were packed for college. Then his financial aid disappeared.

A look back at Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals' visit to Playtime Project.

Table tennis or ping pong! No matter what you call it, you can have fun playing it this weekend for a good cause! Claire Anderson visited Union Market in NE DC for our FOX 5 Field Trip to check out the fun!