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October 18, 2013
Dodgers, United Healthcare, and Playworks partner in “Days of Service and Play” ›
Dodgers alumni and staff and nearly 200 volunteers from UnitedHealthcare to participate in service activities at eight "Dodgers Community of Schools" campuses Read full story Source: UnitedHealthcare Watch the video
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October 9, 2013
Meet Junior Coach Juliana Cruz ›
Meet Juliana Cruz, one of Southern California’s all-star Junior Coaches. Her Program Coordinator, Coach Jaron, can remember the day he first met the shy and soft-spoken third grader at Aldama…
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April 29, 2013
Playworks’ Impact on Carlos ›
When I started at Aspire Huntington Park Charter last year, Carlos (a 4th grader) was very shy and reserved. He was a sweet kid who was afraid to show his…
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April 9, 2013
Help us win $100K! ›
Please vote for Playworks Southern California to win $100,000 from the Goldhirsh Foundation through their LA2050 contest. Your vote will help ensure that more than 14,000 children throughout the Southern…
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April 2, 2013
Playworks Goes to Washington ›
As Congress was ending its recess and getting back to work in late February, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation brought Playworks and its message of a different kind of recess…
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March 25, 2013
Southern California Corporate Kickball Tournament 2013 ›
Looking for a great way to get your company and employees involved and giving back to the community? We invite you to participate in our 4th Annual Playworks Corporate Kickball…
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March 18, 2013
Bringing Play to the Kids of Sunshine Foundation ›
AmeriCorps coaches organized a Play Day for Sunshine Kids, a non-profit organization committed in providing various activities for children battling cancer. The day began with the Sunshine Kids and their…
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February 11, 2013
Service Project Honors Martin Luther King Jr. ›
Martin Luther King Day marked the start of our service projects for the second half of the 2012-13 school year. In this half of the year, we turned the organization…
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January 16, 2013
Basketball Extravaganza Time ›
Playworks held a Basketball Extravaganza at 112th St. Elementary to kick off the Girl's Basketball Leagues. More than 20 schools came together on a Saturday to participate in a day…