Updates
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September 23, 2019
It’s Recess Checkup Week ›
It can be hard to understand the impact that your play space has on your school’s culture and your students’ experience, and while there are a lot of solutions worth…
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September 17, 2019
Playworks Coach Program named in DOJ’s ‘Promising Program’ ›
Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reviewed evidence of the Playworks Coach program and found that the program met the criteria for a Promising Program intended to improve school attendance. …
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March 22, 2019
Playworks Earned a 2019 Gold Seal of Transparency ›
Playworks just earned a 2019 Gold Seal by adding information to our Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar. Now our community members as well as 10+ million GuideStar users can find in-depth…
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January 2, 2019
Playworks Named 2018 Top-Rated Nonprofit ›
Playworks is proud to receive the 2018 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “Playworks is a great example of a nonprofit making a…
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April 16, 2018
Congratulations to Kelli Simpson, Our Staff Member of the Month! ›
We are proud to announce that our fabulous Staff Member of the Month is Kelli Simpson of Balsz Elementary! Kelli is always going above and beyond the call of duty…
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January 5, 2018
Congratulations to Coach Blanca, our Staff Member of the Month ›
Coach Blanca is the third-grade recess coach at Granada Primary, and she is a perfect fit! Since day one, she has expressed that she was super excited to have this…
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January 5, 2018
Ilse Ramirez of Granada Primary Chosen as Junior Coach of the Month ›
We would like to congratulate IIse Ramirez, winner of Playworks Arizona’s Coach of the Month! Ilse is a natural leader. We know that she will make a difference in the…
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January 5, 2018
Coach Fannin is Arizona’s Coach of the Month ›
We would like to congratulate Coach Fannin as Playworks Arizona’s Coach of the Month! Coach Fannin relocated to Arizona after serving as an AmeriCorps coach in Utah. He’s been a…
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November 13, 2017
Coach of the Month ›
We are proud to announce that Erin Mahoney is Playworks Arizona’s Coach of the Month! Erin has been an absolute rock star from the very beginning. Her peers and colleagues…