Rev Run, Justine Simmons Help Build Playground For Bronx Kids

They're at the helm of hip-hop's first family and together they work to raise six healthy and happy kids. With their latest project, Rev Run and Justine Simmons are encouraging your children to get out and play!

Rev Run and his family are the stars of MTV's Run's House, which kicked off its sixth season on Monday. On the show, the kids have grown up and developed independent lives of their own: Vanessa and Angela are living in Los Angeles and working on their shoe/clothing line Pastry; Jo Jo released an album last season; Diggy is maintaining his own blog and Russy is trying his hand a different hobbies.

Rev Run and Justine are building a playground in the Bronx today, Thursday, June 18. They’ve teamed up with KaBOOM! and Kool-Aid for the project, which is part of “KaBOOM! Play Days.”

The new Bronx playground built is part of an initiative that promotes the importance of children getting out to play and reminds parents to encourage their kids to do so. The playground build is also one of more than 220 KaBOOM! will lead across the country this year in an effort to provide a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. The Bronx playground will eventually serve more than 7,500 children.

You can be part of the event and meet Reverend Run and Justine Simmons today at 1:30pm at the playground build at The Odyssey House, 1328 Clinton Avenue, Bronx, NY.

For more information on KaBOOM! Play Days, visit kaboom.org. Run's House airs Monday at 1pm on MTV.