About Playworks Northern California

All kids deserve the social, emotional, and physical benefits of play. We help schools and youth programs create healthy play environments where every child can join in.

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Meet Playworks Northern California

Founded in 1996, Playworks expanded to Northern California in 2012. Playworks Northern California serves low-income schools across the San Francisco Bay Area through our year-round, on-site support services. We’re also reaching thousands more students across Northern California through professional development workshops for schools and youth organizations.

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Meet Our People


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August 11, 2022

Ashly Fagundes ›

Ashly became a Playworks Coach in 2016 shortly after graduating from San Jose State University with a B.S. in Health Science. Shortly after, through continued dedication to youth development and…

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August 1, 2022

Kalie Lamb ›

Kalie “Coach Lamb” joined the Playworks team in 2016 as an AmeriCorps Program Coordinator serving her first two years at both Kennedy and Lincoln Elementary in Santa Ana Unified School…

December 2, 2022

Laura Medina Quintanar ›

A NorCal region local, Laura was raised in San Francisco’s Mission District. She proudly attended City College of San Francisco before earning her BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley…

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