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Sixty-five Playworks students from Starr King Elementary and Edison Charter Academy received brand new bikes during yet another successful Bike Build Event.  The build was part of a kick-off celebration…

I talk to a lot of parents. It is, I feel, a necessary aspect of my role as a Program Coordinator. Part of it has to do with the fact…

In collaboration with the Oakland Raiders and the NFL’s Play 60 campaign, Playworks has been selected as a community partner in the fight against childhood obesity. Playworks bolstered Play 60’s…

Playworks served with Habitat For Humanity on the National Day of Service to help repaint houses and build a fence around an East Oakland low-income housing community. Check out some…

Teaming up with Cisco, Playworks Silicon Valley hosted its 2nd Cisco Playmakers Day of Service. More than 30 volunteers came out to participate in this one-day event. The certified ‘Playmakers’ learned the…

After serving San Francisco schools for eight years, the SF office launches its first Board of Directors.  Meet our inaugural Board below: Ruth Beauchamp Ruth is a self proclaimed “evangelist…

Similar to a kindergartener on the first day of school, Playworks new class of coaches walked into the first day of Playworks’ pre-srvice training with backpacks full, sharpened pencils, and high…

In partnership with Advent Software, Coverity and Salesfore.com,  Playworks is painting the recess playground at all our partner schools this year.  Side by side with our corporate volunteers, we are changing the…

What a day for kickball! With sunny skies, temperatures reaching almost 80 degrees, a grassy field filled with Playworks coaches and students there were smiles all around. On a warm September Saturday, Playworks…