Partner with Playworks
Play Partners
Given the expansive nature of our vision, Playworks will need to engage other like-minded organizations to contribute toward our goals over the coming years. Our play partners align with our mission and values and are ready to jump in to help achieve safe and healthy play. Learn more about our play partners.
Local Engagement Opportunities
Engage your team. Playworks wants to help you turn your employees into community game-changers. We facilitate custom volunteer engagements ranging from Play Days in local schools to playspace transformations. Our expert and energetic staff will train, support, and empower your employees to make an impact in our community while also having a great time together.
Play Days
Get back on the playground and be a role model for low-income elementary school children!
Play Days provide employees the opportunity to engage directly with local kids in Playworks partner schools, energizing education by modeling and facilitating healthy, active, inclusive play.
Play Days include a fast, fun, hands-on immersion in Playworks techniques and games, followed by volunteer time with children (supported by Playworks staff) during one or more school recesses, and a closing debrief for volunteers.
Kids are thrilled to have adults playing with them and they learn valuable social skills from adult role models.
- Number of participants: 10 to 25 adults per partner-school playground
- When: Morning to early afternoon recess (2 to 3 hours total)
- Prerequisite: All volunteers pre-register with Playworks; returning volunteers may be subject to a background check
- Lead Time: 4 weeks
- Kids Present? Yes!
Interested in booking a Play Day? Contact us by completing this short form.
Play Space Transformations
Playspace transformations allow employees to create dramatic visual and practical changes in our region’s schools through activities such as playground overhaul and beautification and play space refurbishments.
Revive a play space and beautify recess!
We provide the equipment and the fun. Your employees provide the energy and hands to brighten low-income school playgrounds by re-beautifying play areas.
The best part is seeing photos of the children’s faces when they return to school and see a transformed play space.
- Participants: 15 to 75 adult volunteers per playground
- When: Dependent on school schedules; usually when school is not in session.
- Lead Time: 6 weeks
- Cost: Dependent on group size and location
- Kids Present? No
Interested in learning more? Contact us by completing this short form.
Corporate Kickball
Your corporate group can field a winning team, or individual employees can be winners as tournament-day volunteers.
By participating in Corporate Kickball, your company can:
- Increase Employee Engagement: Corporate Kickball offers a team-building opportunity outside the office that is inclusive, collaborative and fun!
- Raise Visibility: Title sponsors are recognized with logo placement on the Playworks website, annual report, newsletter, and other collateral.
- Support the Local Community: Money raised from Corporate Kickball sponsorships goes back to our community to support our efforts to bring safe and inclusive play to more kids. The majority of your sponsorship fee is tax deductible.
Interested in learning more? Contact us by completing this short form.
Corporate Recess
Bring Playworks experts to your office to lead engaging team-building activities on-site; for groups of any size.
Corporate Recess is a way for companies to improve engagement and wellness within their organization by using the power of play. Through a selection of different targeted workshops we infuse playfulness and fun into the corporate environment in order to help our partners increase creativity, productivity, teamwork, and workplace health.
Playfulness, fun, and games at work can improve office climate and productivity. This leads to happier employees with stronger connections to their organizations.
We also offer Virtual Corporate Recess! This virtual, active, team-building workshop fosters rapport building, teamwork, and trust, all through the power of play. To learn more, email info@playworks.org and tell us about your organization and goals.