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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Thank you! Mattel donated gifts of toys to 12,000 Playworks students in Los Angeles this year. It was an incredible opportunity for many of our families who struggle with the holiday…