scalejoy.org

building the infrastructure
for thriving

Modern life takes place within fully built-out systems of distraction and a loneliness epidemic.

rec·re·a·tion is a nonprofit organization and a social sculpture: an experiment to build scalable structures for individual flourishing. In short, to scale joy.

what
chicago · 2025

now running our first pilot

Weekly gatherings take one of three forms: play (sharing of personal pursuits), pause (reflection), and resolve (intention-setting).

Grounded in Aristotelian friendships of virtue and bell hooks' definition of love, our belief is that a sense of both purpose and belonging are critical to thriving.

pilot

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recreation foundation · 501(c)(3) nonprofit · ein: 33-1567485
1512 florence ave, evanston, il 60201 · est. 2024
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