Updates
January 19, 2016
WolvesFit Mini Training Camp 2016 with Playworks ›
In the month of January the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrate WolvesFit month, presented by Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. WolvesFit month encourages youth to get on the path to being fit at an…
January 19, 2016
Playworks Minnesota Honored by Timberwolves ›
Playworks Minnesota was recently honored by WolvesFit month, presented by Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. WolvesFit month encourages youth to get on the path to being fit at an early age. Minnesota…
September 15, 2015
Meet Coach Mary ›
Believe it or not, Coach Mary did not ride a school bus or enter an elementary school until college; she was homeschooled. She has lived in Minnesota all her life…
September 15, 2015
Playworks Honored as Top-Rated Nonprofit ›
Playworks is proud to be a recipient of the 2015 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “We are excited to be named a…
March 25, 2015
Meet Coach MJ ›
Coach MJ is a proud Minnesota native, born and bred in South Minneapolis. Before joining the Playworks family for the start of the 2013-14 school year, Coach MJ was working with the YMCA. For the past…
March 10, 2015
Minnesota PlayCorps Members and National Days of Service ›
Playworks Minnesota is proud to have ten AmeriCorps members serving with us for the 2014-15 school year. Our PlayCorps members, as we like to call them, have been bringing the…
October 16, 2014
Experience Playworks at Education Minnesota’s 2014 Professional Conference ›
On Thursday, October 16, Playworks will be presenting The Power of Play from 1:30 to 2:30PM in Ballroom F at Education Minnesota's 2014 Professional Conference at Saint Paul RiverCentre. This event is open to the…
August 27, 2014
Playworks Minnesota Featured in August’s Minnesota Monthly ›
Have you checked out the August issue of Minnesota Monthly? In it you will find an expansive feature on Playworks and the state of play in Minnesota. The article includes interviews with…
March 18, 2014
General Mills grant fuels more play in Minnesota ›
General Mills Foundation is making a significant investment in helping Playworks Minnesota create a healthy and productive classroom and recess environment for more youth in Minneapolis. The General Mills Foundation has awarded…