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Volunteer for a Playworks Community Game Event!
ORGANIZATION: Playworks
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Playworks is a national non-profit serving 22 different regions across the United States. Our mission is to introduce respectful, inclusive, and healthy play to elementary school playgrounds, with the goal of empowering students to make new friends, settle conflicts on their own, and use their energy productively so they can transition back to class focused and ready to learn. Playworks provides each of our partner schools with a full-time coach, who is responsible for implementing our program throughout the school year. In the Spring, our AmeriCorps Coaches plan a Community Engagement Initiative designed to address a need in their school community, such as increasing parent engagement, promoting physical fitness, or painting lines on the playground.
Our AmeriCorps Coach serving Brentwood Academy in East Palo Alto has planned a 2 hour event after school where students and their families are encouraged to learn and play Playworks games together with the help of Junior Coaches, 4th and 5th grade students participating in our Junior Coach Leadership Program. Coach Ngoc needs volunteers to help her with set up and clean up, participant and volunteer sign up, food stations, and providing Junior Coaches with support at their game stations.
This event is designed to be a fun and positive experience for community members in East Palo Alto, and is the perfect volunteer opportunity for playful and enthusiastic individuals.
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About Playworks
Location:
380 Washington Street, Oakland, CA 94607, US
Mission Statement
To improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Description
Playworks is the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s physical and emotional health. At Playworks we believe in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. We are changing school climate by leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day.
We create a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. We partner with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships.
Playworks currently serves more than 1,200 schools in 23 regions across the United States and reaches more than 700,000 students directly and through professional training services
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2086 Clarke AveEast Palo Alto, CA 94303
DATE POSTED
April 9, 2019
SKILLS
- Sports Coaching
- Youth Services
- Physical Education
- Community Outreach
- Spanish
- Outdoor Recreation
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15
- This event is a little under 2 hours long, however volunteers may be expected to help with set up and clean up. Expect a 2.5 hour commitment.
- Interested volunteers will be asked to register as a volunteer with Playworks using an online form, which will automatically initiate a background check.