Updates
March 23, 2017
‘Who’s Ready to Play with the Lakers?’ 2017 Fit for Life Health Fair ›
It was a beautiful day for our Junior Coaches and players from Playworks’ developmental sports leagues to meet Los Angeles Lakers Tyler Ennis, David Nwaba, Metta World Peace, Thomas Robinson,…
March 4, 2017
Celebrating AmeriCorps Week 2017 ›
During AmeriCorps Week, we like to acknowledge and thank our members who are doing incredible things in our communities. Monica “Coach M” Martinez is one of our coaches making a…
February 28, 2017
Playworks Junior Lakers Take the Court at the Staples Center ›
On February 28th, the Junior Lakers from Eastman, 107th, Garfield, and Gardenhill Elementary had the opportunity to practice on the Los Angeles Lakers basketball court at the Staples Center. They…
February 22, 2017
Olympic-Sized Junior Coach Retreat for Santa Ana ›
On February 22, 2017, over 160 Junior Coaches in 11 Santa Ana Unified Playworks partner schools came together at the Long Beach City College for their Leadership Retreat. The…
February 16, 2017
Jared Blank Joins Team Playworks for the 2017 LA Marathon ›
Los Angeles, CA—On March 19, 2017— Team Playworks will be an official charity for the 2017 LA Marathon, running to transform the health and wellbeing of every kid through recess and…
February 16, 2017
Meet Encore Fellow: Melani Smith ›
Melani Smith, Playworks’ Encore Gen2Gen Fellow, has pledged to serve 1,000 hours with the Southern California team over the course of this year. Currently, Melani is studying the role that…
January 27, 2017
Homerun at Crenshaw High with the LA Dodgers ›
As part of the week-long “Dodgers Love L.A.” community tour, the Los Angeles Dodgers stopped at Crenshaw High School to engage with the softball, baseball, and cheer teams as well…
January 17, 2017
Dorsey High School Clean Up to Celebrate MLK Day ›
For about 22 years, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day has been deemed a day of service in which individuals take a “day on, not a day off.” In order to keep…
December 8, 2016
From Junior Coach to Presidential Pen Pal ›
Each day, the White House receives thousands of letters and emails from Americans around the country, and the President responds to only a handful. Playworks was thrilled that former Junior…