We are fortunate to live in Portland. The connection between residents and community runs deep in these parts. As we gear up for the new school year we thought we’d…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2011/08/25/keeping-portland-playful-a-year-in-review-2/>
2009-2010 Playworks opens the Portland office on June 30, 2009 Starts partnerships with 8 schools in the Portland metro area and adds a 9th school mid-year 7 AmeriCorps members serving…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2014/10/22/5-years-of-play-in-the-pacific-northwest-2/>
Oakland, CA—December 18, 2015— Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new…
https://www.playworks.org/news/playworks-welcomes-new-national-board-members/>
The health and welfare of Oregon’s children is in decline and this decline is strongly linked to the limited opportunities that modern children have for free play. Today, more…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/event/northwest-childrens-nature-play-week-2/>
The health and welfare of Oregon's children is in decline and this decline is strongly linked to the limited opportunities that modern children have for free play. Today, more than…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/event/northwest-childrens-nature-play-week/>
Check out the other services Playworks provides that are now available online! Learn more Game of the Week: Animals in Action This week, Playworks is featuring a game that encourages…
https://www.playworks.org/keep-playing-week-20/>
This year, Playworks, The Golden State Warriors, and Kaiser Permanente have a Bay Area-wide partnership to promote fitness and healthy eating. In order to make getting fit a lifelong habit, we…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2017/12/08/introducing-warriors-getfit-fridays/>
On Friday May 12th, Playworks presented Mitzi Ortega with the Rookie of the Year Award at its annual Get in the Game Gala in San Francisco. Mitzi, a first-year Playworks AmeriCorps…
https://www.playworks.org/arizona/2017/05/22/playworks-announces-arizona-coach-mitzi-ortega-2017-rookie-of-the-year/>
On September 23, the 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, Kaiser Permanente and learning and physical-health nonprofit Playworks visited Oakland’s Lincoln Elementary School for a Get Fit Time-Out to stress…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2015/09/24/playworks-gets-fit-with-the-golden-state-warriors-in-oakland/>