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According to Coach Amber, an AmeriCorps member and Playworks program coordinator at the Lee Academy Pilot School in Dorchester, "every day is a story."

Take a couple weeks ago: Amber was teaching her students to play switch, one of our core games, during class game time. That's when Mrs. Brown, the second grade teacher (who also served in AmeriCorps!) asked her students what kind of angles make up the Switch court. Instantly, one student yelled out, "wait, that's a right angle!"

Playworks served with Habitat For Humanity on the National Day of Service to help repaint houses and build a fence around an East Oakland low-income housing community. Check out some of the photos for that captured a day of giving back while having fun at the same time! If you're interested in volunteering with us, fill out our volunteer interest on www.playworks.org/volunteer. 

Get in the game - Celtics style!

And the winner is...

All of us in Metro Boston are incredibly excited to be kicking off our 2010-11 school year. We are now delivering programming in 27 low-income schools across Boston, Cambridge, and Revere. We also welcomed two veteran coaches to our office team in July; third year Playmaker CJ Strauss is our new Program Associate, and Glenn Goodrich is bringing his four years experience in Playworks coaching to his new role as a Program Manager. Both Glenn and CJ have already brought a refreshing programmatic lens to our office operations, and we're psyched to have them on the office team.

It was right around lunch time as Playworks' office staff, armed with ball bags, floor tape, and cones, began to set up recess. Only, we weren't on a playground. We were in an office building.

We were right. Monday nights are just better with recess games, outdoor happy hours, and Playworks.

About 50 people came out to eat delicious pizza, play 4-Square, and support Playworks Metro Boston. Everyone was having such a great time that even some people who came to the restaurant just to eat ended up joining in on the fun!

Recess Happy Hour doubled as a "housewarming."  We had just moved into our new digs at the Brewery Complex in Jamaica Plain, where Bella Luna, the restaurant and lounge the event took place in, is also located.

We weren't in an office building. It just looked like it.

Playworks Metro Boston held a corporate volunteer training for Health Management Resources (HMR), a national healthcare company specializing in weight loss and weight management. HMR, along with its Founder and President Larry Stifler's Stifler Family Foundation, has been our sponsoring partner for The Social Innovation Forum. 

Welcome to the event page for  Playworks New Orleans' second annual kickball tournament fundraiser!

On Friday, June 18th, from 4:30-7:30pm, you have the chance to support our important programming by playing kickball with your friends. The kickoff is at St. Patrick Park, located at Baudin and S. St. Patrick.

We welcome all participants, whether you register as a team or a "free agent." Teams can have 10-15 players, but if you're short a few people, we’re happy to fill out your roster with free agents.