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.
Our Mission
Playworks’ mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Our Vision
Playworks’ vision is that one day every child in America will have access to safe, fun, healthy play every day.
Our Core Values
Meet Our People
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…
September 15, 2023
Jason Little ›
Jason strives to make the ordinary into the extraordinary and it is his vocation to positively impact youth with meaningful experiences. His journey to Playworks has included a prior career…