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Executive Director Judy Tipton was recognized as a Notable Leader in Philanthropy by Crain’s Detroit Business. She drives strategic initiatives, program development and partnership cultivation to improve outcomes for children through…

Ilitch Companies volunteers partnered with Playworks Michigan in early June to lead a Recess Play Day. Volunteers facilitated games and activities for the students.

The MolinaCares grant will support a full-time Playworks Michigan coach that will develop programming for recess, classroom learning, youth leadership programs, and after-school sport leagues.

Playworks Michigan and the Detroit Lions Foundation hosted their annual “Football Jamboree” at Ford Field on March 24.

 The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Michigan, presented a $25,000 grant to Playworks Michigan, a nonprofit that leverages the power of play to help children build…

Hundreds of elementary students from across the state were in Detroit Sunday for a Playworks girls basketball jamboree. Elementary school students from Detroit, Metro Detroit and all the way from…

The Detroit Lions Foundation and Playworks teamed up to host hundreds of area students at the Lions training facility for a game of fun. The  “Jamboree” that brings together students…

Playworks Michigan named Vincent Kirkwood as the new executive director. Through coordinated playground programs and trainings with schools and youth organizations, Playworks aims to help children learn empathy, conflict resolution,…

Manistee Area Public Schools has implemented a new program in order to help students learn to better interact with one another on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic necessitating cohorting…