Updates

March 5, 2018

AmeriCorps Appreciation Week ›

Hello, everyone! Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting our current AmeriCorps members. Each week you will have the chance to meet two of our amazing coaches from…

January 29, 2018

Martin Luther King Junior Day Service Project ›

On Monday, January 17, members of the Playworks Minnesota team participated in a service day project in partnership with Fraser Group. Fraser Group is Minnesota’s largest provider of autism services.…

December 21, 2017

Minnesota Vikings Family Adoption Fun Fest ›

On December 5, Playworks Minnesota was invited to attend the Minnesota Vikings Adoption Fun Fest. The event, which brings together adopted children and their families for an evening of play,…

December 21, 2017

Thank you Jill and Josh King for your generous support of Playworks! ›

Thank you, Jill and Josh King, at Twelve Consulting for your amazing support of Playworks! You help to create safe and healthy play at recess for 24,500 Twin Cities students this…

December 21, 2017

Happy Holidays from Playworks Minnesota! ›

How lucky are we to truly live our organization’s values? At Playworks, no meeting or celebration is complete without play, in this case, a healthy tourney of around-the-world ping pong.…

April 18, 2017

Playworks Minnesota Honored at Character Recognition Awards ›

St. Paul, MN—May 25, 2017— Playworks Minnesota received a 2017 Minnesota Ethical Leadership Award on May 25 at the Character Recognition Awards Ceremony. We were one of three community programs, five…

February 24, 2017

What Does Service Mean to Our AmeriCorps Coaches? ›

AmeriCorps engages more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. Playworks started our partnership with AmeriCorps…

February 9, 2017

Twelve Consulting Joins Playworks for Recess ›

2017 Twelve CG Day of Inspiration from Twelve Consulting Group on Vimeo. On January 24, Twelve Consulting joined Playworks Minnesota at Lucy Laney Elementary for a Play Day as part…

February 9, 2017

The First Ever Opera Recess! ›

On December 7 at Forest Elementary School in Robbinsdale, Playworks and the Minnesota Opera combined forces to bring together the fun and play of recess with the drama and grace…