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February 23, 2017

Celebrating AmeriCorps Member Coach Joe ›

This week, we are celebrating our amazing AmeriCorps members during AmeriCorps Appreciation Week! All of our AmeriCorps members are getting things done on playgrounds across the Bay Area and they…

November 28, 2016

TJ Carrie and Playworks creates “Recess Hero” Playbook for Parker Elementary ›

Oakland Raiders cornerback TJ Carrie launched his charitable foundation with students on the playground of Parker Elementary in Oakland on November 28, 2016, partnering with Playworks and the Silicon Valley Community…

November 8, 2016

Warriors James Michael McAdoo Joins the Get Fit Movement ›

Golden State Warriors forward James Michael McAdoo joined our Playworks partner Lake Elementary and 425 students through an instructional and interactive clinic focusing on activities around physical fitness, healthy living,…

October 18, 2016

Warriors’ Open Practice Unites Bay Area Community ›

Last Wednesday, two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry accepted the Free Throw Percentage Champion Award from Playworks Junior Coach Kevin Escobar, a student at Highland Elementary in Richmond, CA. Playworks had the opportunity…

September 20, 2016

Raiders Participate in Playworks Recess ›

The Raiders participate in recess activities led by Playworks Coaches through out the school year. The Raiders have been giving back to our community and have been spreading safe and…

June 23, 2016

New Balance SparkStart Fitness Challenge ›

Playworks has teamed up with New Balance to offer the SparkStart Fitness Challenge across the nation. Students at Cesar Chavez participated in fitness challenges twice a week over the course…

May 17, 2016

Get in the Game 2016 ›

Get in the Game 2016 in San Francisco a Rousing Success The San Francisco Metreon’s City View was rocking on the evening of May 13 as Playworks’ eighth annual Get in…

April 13, 2016

Warriors Hoops For Kids Program to Donate $530,000 for Underserved Youth in the Bay Area ›

The Warriors Community Foundation, in partnership with the Koret Foundation, Taube Family Foundation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, continued the Hoops for Kids program this season, a program through which the…

January 26, 2016

Stephen Curry joins Kaiser Permanente and Playworks at Manzanita Community School ›

As part of NBA FIT Live Healthy Week, the Golden State Warriors, Kaiser Permanente, and Playworks held a Get Fit Time Out at Manzanita Community School in Oakland for 240…