Updates

October 18, 2013

Dodgers, United Healthcare, and Playworks partner in “Days of Service and Play” ›

Dodgers alumni and staff and nearly 200 volunteers from UnitedHealthcare to participate in service activities at eight "Dodgers Community of Schools" campuses Read full story Source: UnitedHealthcare  Watch the video

October 9, 2013

Meet Junior Coach Juliana Cruz ›

Meet Juliana Cruz, one of Southern California’s all-star Junior Coaches. Her Program Coordinator, Coach Jaron, can remember the day he first met the shy and soft-spoken third grader at Aldama…

April 29, 2013

Playworks’ Impact on Carlos ›

When I started at Aspire Huntington Park Charter last year, Carlos (a 4th grader) was very shy and reserved.  He was a sweet kid who was afraid to show his…

April 9, 2013

Help us win $100K! ›

Please vote for Playworks Southern California to win $100,000 from the Goldhirsh Foundation through their LA2050 contest. Your vote will help ensure that more than 14,000 children throughout the Southern…

April 2, 2013

Playworks Goes to Washington ›

As Congress was ending its recess and getting back to work in late February, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation brought Playworks and its message of a different kind of recess…

March 25, 2013

Southern California Corporate Kickball Tournament 2013 ›

Looking for a great way to get your company and employees involved and giving back to the community? We invite you to participate in our 4th Annual Playworks Corporate Kickball…

March 18, 2013

Bringing Play to the Kids of Sunshine Foundation ›

AmeriCorps coaches organized a Play Day for Sunshine Kids, a non-profit organization committed in providing various activities for children battling cancer. The day began with the Sunshine Kids and their…

February 11, 2013

Service Project Honors Martin Luther King Jr. ›

Martin Luther King Day marked the start of our service projects for the second half of the 2012-13 school year.  In this half of the year, we turned the organization…

January 16, 2013

Basketball Extravaganza Time ›

Playworks held a Basketball Extravaganza at 112th St. Elementary to kick off the Girl's Basketball Leagues. More than 20 schools came together on a Saturday to participate in a day…