Meet our rockstar coach, Melanie! Melanie, or Coach Mel, to her students, is spending her year of service at Chappell Elementary School, a longtime partner of Playworks Illinois. Coach Mel is…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2018/03/29/meet-americorps-coach-mel/
I have a Junior Coach who loves kickball. Absolutely adores it. He spends every recess—twice a day—fielding, kicking, and running the bases. If Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours theory is true,…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2015/11/09/kindergarten-kickball/
Playworks Chicago recently teamed up with Building a Healthier Chicago for the "Fitness Is Always In Fashion!" event at the State Street Macy's. Attendees enjoyed healthy food from three of…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/2011/09/09/being-fit-is-fashionable/
For the sixth year, Community First Foundation and FirstBank are partnering to present Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to…
https://www.playworks.org/colorado/event/colorado-gives-day-is-here/
Impact Playworks’ evidence-based services make a difference in our community. Get Involved Menu About Staff Advisory Board Current Schools & Youth-Serving Orgs Contact Us News Events Impact & Evaluations Impact…
Two simple costumes that are great for play.
It’s not every day that you get a chance to play games with the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, but we play with everyone! On February 10th, 2011 we had…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2011/03/16/multnomah-county-commissioners-got-game-2/
The Red Sox Foundation visited the Patrick J. Kennedy School on December 1 during the final Play Ball event of its Reviving Baseball and Softball in Inner Cities seasonal youth…
https://eastietimes.com/2022/12/14/red-sox-foundation-visits-the-p-j-kennedy-school/
