Updates

coach and student running
coach and student running

September 1, 2016

Playworks joins Let’s Move! Active Schools ›

Part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, the national collaborative encourages physical activity in schools

Jill Vialet
Jill Vialet

August 31, 2016

September 1, 2016 Named Jill Vialet Day in the City of Oakland ›

Oakland, CA—September 1, 2016—Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf named September 1, 2016 Jill Vialet Day in honor of Playworks’ founder and in celebration of Playworks’ 20th anniversary. David Silver, Director of…

August 8, 2016

Nine Ways You Can Support Playworks ›

Get involved and support play.

kids playing jumprope
kids playing jumprope

The Charlotte Weekly

June 17, 2016

Keep Kids Active this Summer ›

Schools out! Kids cheer! Parents groan. Playworks, a nonprofit devoted to improving children’s health and well-being through activity, wants to help ensure kids stay active this summer. Throughout the school…

June 17, 2016

California Educator Cover Story: Reclaiming Recess ›

Play during schooltime improved students' behavior and academic performance

Playworks kickball
Playworks kickball

June 13, 2016

Playworks Named a Finalist for the 6th Annual Classy Awards ›

Boston, MA—June 14, 2016—Classy, the world’s first social impact platform with the goal of helping organizations solve social problems more effectively and efficiently, today announced Playworks as a finalist for…

AmeriCorps logo
AmeriCorps logo

May 9, 2016

Playworks Announces Local AmeriCorps Member as National 2016 Rookie of the Year Award Winner ›

Carson, CA—May 10, 2016—Playworks announced today that DeMar George, Playworks AmeriCorps Coach of Playworks Southern California at Kennedy Elementary School in Santa Ana, CA, has been selected as the recipient…

player with child
player with child

April 14, 2016

New Balance SparkStart Fitness Challenge with Playworks and MLB Athletes ›

NY SpartStart Launch 4-12-16 from Coleture Group on Vimeo. New Balance Partners with  MLB Athletes and Playworks to Launch Six-Week SparkStart Fitness Challenge Featuring NB Baseball athletes and facilitated in conjunction with Playworks, a…

Tyson high-fiving junior coaches
Tyson high-fiving junior coaches

March 8, 2016

Playworks Announces Kaiser Permanente’s Bernard J. Tyson as 2016 Inspiring Leadership Award Winner ›

  Bernard J. Tyson accepts Playworks’ 2016 Inspirational Leadership Award from Playworks Junior Coaches at the 2016 Playworks Get in the Game Soirée. Oakland, CA—March 9, 2016—Playworks announced today that Bernard…