Join the Playworks Super Team (3555) for the Shamrock Run. The Shamrock Run Portland sells out early every year so don't delay.This event is now over.To join our team, click "team registration" on the registration site and enter our team number: 3555. Let us know you registered, and tweet us @PlayworksPacNW #run4recess.Choose any event and $5 of each adult registration will […]

Join Playworks at the CapitolYour elected leaders want to hear your voice! Join us to educate our legislators about the power of recess and the importance of play for children’s health, development, and learning.Research shows that when kids have opportunities for safe, healthy play at recess they increase physical activity, improve social and emotional skills, […]

Round up your team, slap on your game faces, and come out for a day of delicious food, Northwest beverages, and healthy, friendly play with your peers. Get in the game alongside companies like Kaiser Permanente, Maxwell PR, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Moss Adams, Tektronix, WE Communications, Tonkon Torp LLC, Pacific Power, Interworks LLC, Lease Crutcher […]

The 5th Annual Keep Portland Playful rolls into Providence Park in the fall of 2017. This fundraiser is a perfect representation of Playworks: incomparably fun and seriously impactful. It’s a celebratory event attended by key sports, business, and education leaders that feature hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and, of course, fun and games for everyone. You’ll also […]

Bring in the flyer, show it on your phone, or mention you're with Playworks and 20% of your order will go toward Playworks Pacific Northwest! This fundraiser spans the entire day from open to close. So come in for lunch and dinner and support safe, healthy play for students across Oregon and Washington. More details: […]

Free to job seekers looking for work in youth development. Summer, part-time, and full-time positions available. In partnership with To register or for more information, email Anastasia Gaertner at Anastasia.Gaertner@playworks.org

In partnership with the Bamford Foundation and Fawcett Elementary, Playworks is pleased to offer our PlayShop, a two hour experiential workshop designed to empower you to transform your recess. The PlayShop will equip you with: Tangible group management and conflict resolution tools that can be implemented immediately An inspired understanding of how recess, play and physical activity […]

Thank you to Portland's Party in the Streets for making Playworks Pacific Northwest sole beneficiary! It’s Portland’s largest Fun Run! Join thousands of runners for the 40th anniversary of the Starlight Run, a 5k (3.1-mile) run on the PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade route on Saturday evening in front of more than 250,000 spectators. In the last 39 years, more than […]