About Playworks Pacific Northwest

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 Pacific Northwest


Founded in 1996, Playworks expanded to Pacific Northwest in 2009. Playworks Pacific Northwest serves low-income schools across the Portland metro area through our year-round, on-site support services. We’re also reaching thousands more students across Pacific Northwest through professional development workshops for schools and youth organizations.

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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.

Meet Our People


September 9, 2022

Tami Daoud ›

Tami joined Playworks in 2012 as a program coordinator for two years at Brookwood Elementary School in Hillsboro, OR. That lit the fire in her to continue her journey with…

September 9, 2022

Cali Hodge ›

Born and raised in Portland, Cali first started with Playworks in 2018 as an AmeriCorps Coach at Longfellow Elementary in San Francisco. After returning to the Pacific Northwest, Cali continued…

March 12, 2024

Marie DeShetler ›

Meet Marie, a Bay Area native and proud alumna of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Sociology and Feminist Studies. For over a decade, she’s been…

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