Dear John,
Tomorrow's leaders are emerging on playgrounds today.
Remember Coach D, Dana Harris? He was a Playworks AmeriCorps Coach teaching young leaders on playgrounds 11 years ago. Now he is a Senior Program Manager leading other coaches working on playgrounds with kids, and his impact is having a ripple effect.
Your donation can have a ripple effect too. For every dollar you give, it will be matched up to
$150,000 by the Playworks National Board of Directors!
“I want you to show up, to meet the kids where they’re at and paint the picture in their head that who they are is validating and positive. There is something within their skill set to contribute positively to what they’re trying to do,” Dana tells the Coaches he works with today. And these Coaches are developing a new generation of leaders.
But it takes more than just coaches on the playground to make transformational change possible.