One thing we know from so many of our favorite games is the importance of time to regroup, assess, and plan for the journey ahead. In that spirit, Game to Grow will be pausing our groups and training programs as they currently exist, with a strong intention to restart Game to Grow programs in a […]
Hello, Game to Growniverse! We are Tor, a trans and gay facilitator, and Ellie, a nonbinary, queer facilitator and counselor. We work together to facilitate Game to Grow’s first LGBT+ group and Gender+ groups! These groups have been very special to run and see grow, especially in the face of so much transphobic legislation happening […]
If you’re a fellow gamer and coffee-lover (we’re looking at you, Seattleites!), check out Meeple Coffee. $1 from every product you purchase goes to support Game to Grow and other game/community-focused charities. Thanks, Meeple Coffee, for selecting Game to Grow as one of your charities of choice. Visit meeplecoffee.com today to place an order to […]
In a previous post, we shared that Game to Grow’s founders and a handful of our players were featured in a documentary on TIME.com! We’re happy to now be able to announce that the entire documentary is now on YouTube as well! It’s embedded below, so you can watch right from here! If you were […]
The May/June 2023 issue of Seattle’s Child Magazine has an article about Game to Grow! The article covers Game to Grow and foundry10’s recently published whitepaper and research collaboration. Click the image below to read: “What helps put a child back on the friend-making, social skill-building track? Seattle-based nonprofit Game to Grow has one […]
Six years ago, Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble of Dragon Talk: An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast, spoke with Adam Davis and Adam Johns about Wheelhouse Workshop. (You may have also seen a full chapter about Wheelhouse Workshop, the precursor to Game to Grow, in Tito and Mazzanoble’s podcast-turned-book, Welcome to Dragon Talk.) Now, Adam […]
Back in 2019, when Game to Grow was a much smaller organization and before we had our current global reach, we were approached by Insignis Pictures about a documentary they were producing looking at the importance of tabletop role-playing games. They wanted to feature our therapeutic use of tabletop role-playing games. They sent a film […]
We did not make the cross-country trip from our home base in Seattle to PAX East in Boston this year, and we heard that some of you were looking for us and were worried about us! We appreciate your concern! You may have been worried that Game to Grow not making the trek was a […]
★★★★★ “Amazing introduction to TA-RPG therapy!!” – 5-star Amazon review Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games provides a comprehensive approach to implementing therapeutically applied role-playing game (TA-RPG) groups for mental health practitioners. When facilitated by a trained professional, TA-RPGs are a powerful tool for insight, growth, and change for individuals and communities. The Game to Grow Method of Therapeutically Applied […]
Meet Game to Grow’s newest Group Facilitator! Hillary Clayton, MS Ed, earned her Master’s Degree in Education from Johns Hopkins and has been working with youth professionally for ten years as a classroom teacher, tutor, and after school program coordinator. She runs the gaming club at her school and has been a lifelong fan of video […]