On Saturday, December 2, over 120 girls played at Playworks Pacific Northwest’s Basketball Jamboree—a tournament-style all-day basketball event that gives girls who have never played basketball the opportunity to participate. Blaze from the Portland Trail Blazers stopped by to get in on the action! View more photos here
February 3, 2020
Prior to implementing Playworks at Challenger Elementary, school staff explained they had hit rock bottom. Students were running the school, large incidents were happening daily, and they had tried nearly everything to remedy these issues. After putting Playworks systems into place this year, the school environment saw a very positive shift. School staff saw a…
January 30, 2020
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects over 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet community needs in education, the environment, public safety, health, and homeland security. AmeriCorps’ members serve with more than 2,000 non-profits, public agencies, and community organizations. Simply put, AmeriCorps members are dedicated to…
January 8, 2020
Playworks Washington is thrilled to announce our participation in Social Venture Partner Seattle’s Fast Pitch 2020! Playworks will join a cohort of 20 Seattle based organizations working to drive social change across a variety of service areas. Participants chosen will participate across three tracks: established nonprofit, startup nonprofit, and for-profit social enterprise. Jill Riemer, Playworks…