The new RWJ Barnabas Health Field of Dreams in Toms River officially opened this weekend, the first recreational playground in the state made for children with physical and social disabilities. The playground has fully wheelchair-accessible fields and courts, a nine-hole miniature golf course and a quiet corner for children with sensory differences. The idea was born out of tragedy after Christian and Mary Kane’s son Gavin suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car crash when he was just 19 months old. It took five years of planning, millions of dollars and multiple pandemic-related delays to make the 3 1/2 acre playground a reality.
You can watch more on the story behind the Field of Dreams and Christian Kane’s efforts in our new digital documentary series “21,” that explores if “where you live affects how you live” here in the Garden State.
