Updates

March 24, 2020

Junior Coach Evie is an Enthusiastic Influence at the Mendell ›

Evie is a 5th grade Junior Coach at the Mendell Elementary School in Jamaica Plain. Coach Ava, JVC Coach at the Mendell, nominated Evie as Junior Coach of the month…

March 24, 2020

#PlayAtHome with Playworks ›

Playworks wants to help make sure kids still get to play every day. School closures are significantly changing day-to-day life for kids across the country and the world. Families are…

March 16, 2020

Helping Our Communities ›

Like you, we are very concerned as the spreading coronavirus impacts so many people, communities, and organizations across the country. Our priority is to take actions for everyone’s safety. We…

March 13, 2020

Stuck at home? You can still PLAY! ›

In the coming days and weeks, many of us will find ourselves spending more and more time in our homes. When kids are home from school and adults are home…

March 6, 2020

Playworks New England Celebrates AmeriCorps Week ›

This week Playworks New England joins thousands of Americans across the country to celebrate the valuable contributions of the AmeriCorps members who pledge to “get things done” for our nation…

February 27, 2020

Playworks Hosts Convention for Over 200 Young Leaders ›

Over February break, we hosted not one but TWO Junior Coach Leadership Conventions in Boston and New Bedford for our fourth and fifth-grade leaders. We had 225 Junior Coaches from…

February 24, 2020

Coach’s Blog: How Play Brings the Murphy Community Together ›

My name is Coach Breandan and I am a second-year Playworks Coach at the Richard J. Murphy School in Dorchester, MA. During my time as a coach, I’ve seen many…

February 12, 2020

Ms. Weston: Taylor School’s Lunch Monitor and Four-Square MVP ›

Ms. Weston is a lunch monitor at the Taylor Elementary School in Dorchester. She has been a member of the Taylor School community for six years.  Many of the kids…

February 11, 2020

Junior Coach Jasailey is a Kind and Positive Role Model ›

Jasailey is a 4th grade Junior Coach at the Hernandez Elementary School in Dorchester. Coach Kayleigh, the AmeriCorps Coach at the Hernandez, nominated Jasailey as Junior Coach of the Month…