Updates

September 12, 2013

Making our Schools Beautiful ›

With enthusiasm and support from volunteers and community members, Playworks  hosted  two school beautification projects with our partner schools, Jason Lee School and Cesar Chavez School. Playworks and Waggener Edstrom…

July 10, 2013

Keep Portland Playful at Jeld-Wen Field ›

Come celebrate our 5th year in the Pacific NW with a playful fundraiser! Join us Friday, October 4, 2013 at 6:00 pm at Jeld-Wen Field for an evening to support Playworks.…

June 25, 2013

Play at the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon ›

We are pleased to invite you to join Team Playworks at the 2013 Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon on Labor Day weekend in Yamhill County!  Listed below are three options…

May 17, 2013

Playworks program helps combat recess bullying ›

KOIN Local 6 reporter Amy Frazier shows how school staff are using play and games to help prevent bullying at recess…

March 28, 2013

hubbub health as Lead Sponsor of Portland Playworks’ Corporate Kickball 2013 ›

Portland, OR, April 3, 2013 – Playworks Portland announced today that hubbub health – a technology-driven wellness solution that uses social connections and the love of the game to inspire…

March 12, 2013

Playworks Goes to Capitol Hill ›

Playworks Portland Executive Director Jonathan Blasher and Playworks Coach Sam Balto recently served as part of a group who went to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about Playworks in our…

March 12, 2013

Coach C and Playworks Make a Difference ›

Richard was a fifth grade student at Scott school when I met him. He would withdraw from social activities in the classroom and rarely interacted with this peer groups. He…

February 22, 2013

A Corporate Kickball Experience ›

What adult would turn down the invite to get out of the office and run around on a playground in the sun all day? Jennifer Freedman doesn’t hide her enthusiasm…

January 29, 2013

Dr. Rudy Crew Comes Out to Play with Friends at Grout ›

Playworks recently invited Dr. Rudy Crew, Oregon’s Chief Education Office, to visit our program at Grout Elementary. He was joined by Superintendent Carole Smith, Portland Public Schools Superintendent and other…