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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
January 10, 2018
Laura James, chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Playworks New York/New Jersey, a nonprofit firm that works with schools to promote the emotional health of students by revamping recess and…
January 2, 2018
New York City—Today, Playworks rung the first Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell of 2018, kicking off the New Year with a focus on healthy living. From January 2nd to January…
December 21, 2017
Playworks recently hosted the first of many alumni socials: Playing With Friends. Alumni attendees reconnected, played games, won raffle prizes, and ate some great food. …
December 19, 2017
A review conducted by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The Wallace Foundation found that Playworks stands out among programs that meet ESSA Tier I Evidence Requirements for programs that support…
December 14, 2017
Playworks would like to thank ButtercuP Diner for their partnership in Pies (and more) for Playworks! High-Five for supporting our mission of bringing safe and healthy play to kids every…
Philadelphia Free Press
Jill Vialet
December 13, 2017
Playtime is undervalued. Conflicts that arise on the playground during recess often bring behavioral problems into the classroom and impact teaching, student attention, and learning. In urban areas, in particular,…
December 11, 2017
A message from our Founder & CEO, Jill Vialet Why we should preserve the Johnson Amendment We believe that it is important to preserve the nonpartisanship of the philanthropic sector.…
December 1, 2017
My Cause, My Cleats is an National Football League campaign in which players and team staff from around the league wear cleats designed to highlight the causes they support. Look…
CBS Boston
November 30, 2017
Playworks coaches are at the school every day. They are trained to be a caring, consistent adult, organizing games or helping children resolve conflicts that might pop up during recess.…
