Updates
Service Year Alliance
January 12, 2018
Best-in-Class Training: Playworks Honored by Service Year Alliance ›
Playworks is thrilled to be honored by Service Year Alliance as one of 28 winners of the 2017 Best Practices Competition. Winners are recognized for the creation of outstanding resources…
January 2, 2018
Playworks Rings First Nasdaq Bell of 2018 to Kick off 7th Annual Nasdaq Fit Week ›
New York City—Today, Playworks rung the first Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell of 2018, kicking off the New Year with a focus on healthy living. From January 2nd to January…
December 21, 2017
Playing with Friends NorCal – Highlights from the Alumni Social ›
Playworks recently hosted the first of many alumni socials: Playing With Friends. Alumni attendees reconnected, played games, won raffle prizes, and ate some great food. …
December 19, 2017
RAND Review: Playworks Stands Out Among SEL Interventions ›
A new review conducted by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The Wallace Foundation found that Playworks stands out among social and emotional learning (SEL) programs for evidence of impact. The…
December 19, 2017
Playworks is Top 10 Education Finalist in Global 100&Change Competition ›
The MacArthur Foundation challenge drew over 1,904 applicants worldwide. See how play can change the world.
December 14, 2017
Pies (and more) for Playworks, Success! ›
Playworks would like to thank ButtercuP Diner for their partnership in Pies (and more) for Playworks! High-Five for supporting our mission of bringing safe and healthy play to kids every…
December 11, 2017
Why We Should Preserve the Johnson Amendment ›
A message from our Founder & CEO, Jill Vialet Why we should preserve the Johnson Amendment We believe that it is important to preserve the nonpartisanship of the philanthropic sector.…
December 1, 2017
My Cause, My Cleats ›
My Cause, My Cleats is an National Football League campaign in which players and team staff from around the league wear cleats designed to highlight the causes they support. Look…
November 28, 2017
Real Players Don’t Bully 2017 ›
October is National Bullying Prevention Month At Playworks Michigan, we promote inclusion and respect in everything that we do. This year alone, we are helping over 17,000 students feel included…