Traveling from all 22 Playworks cities across the country, executive directors and our national board of directors blew into the Windy City for their annual fall retreat. Chicago was excited…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2011/12/09/playworks-execs-board-take-over-chicago/>
As an AmeriCorps Playworks coach I am lucky to serve our kids on a daily basis. I teach kids games, positive social skills and cooperation. I see them every day…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/family-fitness-night-brings-school-community-together/>
Playworks launched a pilot of TagTeam in partnership with Boys and Girls Club of America in cities across the country, beginning in 2019. This pilot expansion has been supported by…
https://www.playworks.org/news/playworks-pilot-program-spotlight-tagteam/>
What is TagTeam? Playworks TagTeam is an evidence-informed service that was piloted as a national partnership between Playworks and the Boys and Girls Club of America in 2019 and launched…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2022/06/21/program-spotlight-tag-team/>
Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson visited PS 133, the William A. Butler School, and 224 3rd- and 4th-grade students to help kick off the New Balance SparkStart Fitness Challenge, a program that…
http://metsmerizedonline.com/2016/04/curtis-granderson-encourages-nyc-kids-to-stay-fit-and-active.html/>
The second semester of school is under way and it’s off to a great start! School staff have been working the entire first semester of school to create a welcoming…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2023/02/07/building-skill-through-play-encouraging-students-to-initiate-and-sustain-games/>
The second semester of school is under way and it’s off to a great start! School staff have been working the entire first semester of school to create a welcoming…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2023/02/07/building-skill-through-play-encouraging-students-to-initiate-and-sustain-games/>
Playworks Pacific Northwest is excited to celebrate two more years of support and a total of $400,000 from Kaiser Permanente Northwest’s Community Benefit Program and their initiative for Thriving Schools to further…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2013/09/25/kaiser-permanente-northwest-continues-to-support-play-2/>
Playworks Portland is pleased to announce it received a $10,000 challenge grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. The funds will be used to engage nearly 6,000 K-8 children in…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2012/01/10/the-spirit-mountain-community-fund-joins-playworks-to-expand-the-power-of-play-2/>