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# Play At The Core, LLC

Developing Programs To Help Youth Thrive

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## Posts

- [Innovative Partnership: Play At The Core Collaborates with Social Justice Network](https://playatthecore.com/2023/10/innovative-partnership-play-at-the-core-collaborates-with-social-justice-network/) - We are thrilled to unveil a pioneering alliance between Play At The Core (PATC) and the Social Justice Network (SJN).
- [Growing Our Role in Social Work Education!](https://playatthecore.com/2023/09/growing-our-role-in-social-work-education/) - Image generated with DALL•E This fall, Play At The Core’s CEO and Founder, Jared Carroll, is expanding his teaching role at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. He's set to instruct the course, "Exercising Leadership in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors." But this isn't just another course; it's a laboratory of pedagogical innovation. Unique Opportunity
- [PATC’s New Connection to Community Resource Exchange!](https://playatthecore.com/2023/08/patcs-new-connection-to-community-resource-exchange/) - Our CEO and Founder, Jared Carroll, has taken on a new role as a Senior Consultant at Community Resource Exchange (CRE).
- [Sporting Success: How Play At The Core and Doc Wayne Youth Services are Creating Champions in Mental Health](https://playatthecore.com/2023/04/sporting-success-how-play-at-the-core-and-doc-wayne-youth-services-are-creating-champions-in-mental-health/) - Building on five years of partnership, Play At The Core and Doc Wayne Youth Services are excited to be teaming up again in 2023! During the height of the pandemic, Doc Wayne launched The Champions Network -- a training portal created for clinicians and youth development professionals to harness the power of sport to improve mental health for all.
- [Collaborating for Change: Play At The Core's Founder Jared Carroll Joins Teachstone's CLASS Advisory Council](https://playatthecore.com/2023/03/play-at-the-cores-founder-jared-carroll-joins-teachstones-class-advisory-council/) - We are thrilled to announce that Play At The Core's Founder and CEO, Jared Carroll, has been invited to join Teachstone's CLASS Advisory Council.
- [The CORE Institute for Healing in the Helping Professions](https://playatthecore.com/2022/06/the-core-institute-for-healing-in-the-helping-professions/) - To partner with organizations as they become the authors of a new healing-centered paradigm for their work, we're thrilled to announce the CORE Institute.
- [Revolutionizing Human Services Leadership: Inside Play At The Core and NYU's Adaptive Leadership Laboratory on Staten Island](https://playatthecore.com/2023/05/human-services-leadership-adaptive-leadership-lab-on-staten-island/) - The Lab has been a unique opportunity for human services leadership professionals to come together and address issues that are often ignored, while also learning new leadership skills and strategies.
- [The Results Are In!](https://playatthecore.com/2022/07/the-results-are-in/) - Virtual Programming Efficacy In our January Newsletter, we called on past partners, team members, and community members to share their feedback on how Play At The Core’s work has changed over the last two years. The responses shined a light on how we worked with our partners in developing programming, the quality of our delivery
- [PATC Founder and CEO, Jared Carroll, to join Adjunct Faculty at NYU Silver](https://playatthecore.com/2021/12/jared-carroll-to-join-adjunct-faculty-at-nyu-silver/) - Video and Image by Keira Burton from Pexels This coming spring semester, Play At The Core’s very own Jared Carroll has accepted a role as an adjunct lecturer at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. Jared will teach the master-level course Management and Organizational Practice for 21st Century Social Work at the Washington Square Campus beginning in
- [Finding Purpose in the New Year](https://playatthecore.com/2021/12/finding-purpose-in-the-new-year/) - As 2021 draws to a close, Jared shares more about the course we are setting as a team and a personal story about why inspiring change through play is our WHY.
- [Play At The Core to Lead Workshop at the 2021 Annual PASE Conference](https://playatthecore.com/2021/07/play-at-the-core-to-lead-workshop-at-the-2021-annual-pase-conference/) - New York, New York: Play At The Core has been selected to lead a workshop at the 2021 Annual PASE Conference on July 29, 2021. The team proposed a workshop focused on the potential impact of applying best practices in youth development programs to the organizational systems and work environments of youth-serving professionals. Workshop participants
- [What Does Support Look Like Right Now? Learnings from “Community Huddles”](https://playatthecore.com/2020/04/communityhuddle2/) - During our second "Community Huddle", youth development professionals from around the world gathered to discuss the challenges they are facing as a result of COVID-19. These are the powerful learnings.
- [Shouts from the Huddle: Expanding How We Build Relationships](https://playatthecore.com/2020/05/how-we-build-relationships/) - During Play At The Core's last "Community Huddle", Youth Development professionals from around the world gathered to discuss how to build relationships with youth despite the distance between them. Read on for the learnings!
- [Doc Wayne Youth Services Telehealth Clinician Support](https://playatthecore.com/2021/07/doc-wayne-youth-services-telehealth-clinician-support/) - To support Doc Wayne clinicians in providing telehealth services of the highest quality, we proposed the development of a research-based, best practices guide, and a Doc Wayne Play-Based Telehealth Manual with a variety of different activity-based session guides to support their clinicians in maximizing the intentionality and effectiveness of their telehealth sessions with young clients.
- [One Year Later](https://playatthecore.com/2021/06/one-year-later/) - As we mark the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and I reflect on Play At The Core’s work, I feel grateful for the change efforts we have been able to make and also more motivated than ever to promote healing and equity in the field of child and youth development.
- [A Final Reflection from Olivia Saleh](https://playatthecore.com/2021/05/a-final-reflection-from-olivia-saleh/) - Our wonderful social work intern from NYU, Olivia Saleh, wrote the following final reflection about her experience and journey with Play At The Core. It was an honor and a joy to have her be a part of our team and we cannot wait to see her carve out her social work path and continue
- [In Observance of Pride 2020](https://playatthecore.com/2020/06/celebrating-pride-2020/) - As NYC Pride turns 50 this year, we at Play At The Core join millions of Americans in observing what this celebration means.
- [A Letter To Our Play At The Core Community](https://playatthecore.com/2020/06/a-letter-to-our-play-at-the-core-community/) - Dear Play At The Core Community Members, Play At The Core stands in solidarity with Black people as they grieve and express outrage at the killing of George Floyd, and the unending violence born out of systemic racism against communities of color in our country. As the leader of this organization, and particularly as a
- [Adapting Youth Programming in the COVID-19 Era](https://playatthecore.com/2020/05/adapting-youth-programming/) - As many states around the country announce their plans for re-opening, our attention turns towards the future of programming. Learn how Play At The Core (PATC) is well-positioned to support these transitions.
- [A message of support from Play At The Core during COVID-19](https://playatthecore.com/2020/03/a-message-of-support/) - A note from our founders and the Play At The Core team. If you're interested in learning more about our work, visit us at playatthecore.com. For information about partnering or joining our team, please drop us a line! contact us
- [Making Time for Play with Play At The Core’s “Playbreak”](https://playatthecore.com/2020/05/making-time-for-play/) - During these unprecedented times, making time for play has the potential to build new skills, offer support, and build connections all while having fun. Play At The Core will kick off a new series of virtual “Playbreaks,” designed for adults and children alike, every Friday at 3pm. Join us this week for a “Family Feud”
- [“Lighting a Path to Equity through Play”  at InterAct Summit 2020](https://playatthecore.com/2020/04/interactsummit2020/) - Play At The Core will be leading a presentation in this year’s InterAct CLASS Summit, taking place April 20-21. The summit is an annual gathering of educational leaders.
- [“Community Huddles” and the Youth Development Response to Coronavirus](https://playatthecore.com/2020/04/community-huddles/) - Play At the Core (PATC) is stepping up to provide a supportive space for youth development leaders, practitioners, and caregivers.
- [We're Building!](https://playatthecore.com/2018/03/were-building/) - Over the coming months, we're updating our web presence to include more resources and ways to interact. Thanks for your patience!
- [3 Big Questions for Youth Professionals Working with Challenging Behaviors](https://playatthecore.com/2019/09/3-big-questions-for-youth-professionals-working-with-challenging-behaviors/) - For a youth professional working with a child who is expressing challenging behaviors, investing in your relationship isn't just best practice for trauma-informed programming, it can keep you grounded in your purpose.
- [Job Opening: SENIOR PROGRAM CONSULTANT](https://playatthecore.com/2020/01/job-opening-senior-program-consultant/) - Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Senior Program Consultant is responsible for ensuring the highest quality of Play At The Core support services. Senior Program consultant in New York City area WORK LOCATION Throughout the five boroughs, with most partners located in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn POSITION SUMMARY In the fall of 2012,
- [Job Opening: Associate Program Consultant](https://playatthecore.com/2020/01/job-opening-associate-program-consultant/) - Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Associate Program Consultant is responsible for ensuring the highest quality of Play At The Core support services. Associate Program consultant in New York City area WORK LOCATION Throughout the five boroughs, with most partners located in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn POSITION SUMMARY In the fall of 2012,

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- [Home](https://playatthecore.com/) - We use play to build relationships, communicate ideas, and explore challenges -- helping professionals (and the children they work with) to thrive.
- [The C.O.R.E. Institute for Healing the Helping Professions](https://playatthecore.com/the-core-institute/) - Introducing the C.O.R.E. Institute for Healing the Helping Professions The CORE Institute is an experiential learning hub that is the result of a collaboration between Play At The Core and Dr. G’s Lab. The goal of the initiative is to build a learning community that uses the practice strengths of helping professionals to co-create a
- [About Us](https://playatthecore.com/about-us/) - Play At The Core has partnered with more than 50 different youth development organizations and 500 practitioners and program leaders, impacting over 10,000 children.
- [News](https://playatthecore.com/news/) - Read up on what Play At The Core has been doing and how you can support youth development.
- [Contact Us](https://playatthecore.com/contact-us/) - Drop us a line at Play At The Core and find out what we can help with!
- [Our Services](https://playatthecore.com/our-services/) - Play At The Core is Youth Development Partner based in New York offering Youth Development Program Consulting and Coaching virtually.
- [Making Classrooms VIRTUALLY Incredible](https://playatthecore.com/virtually-incredible-workshops-for-teachers/) - Join us for this re-energizing workshop, as we experience together more ways to create DYNAMIC, ENGAGING, and FUN virtual spaces for classrooms.
- [Making Youth Programs VIRTUALLY Incredible](https://playatthecore.com/virtually-incredible-workshops-for-youth-professionals/) - Join us for this re-energizing workshop, as we experience together more ways to create DYNAMIC, ENGAGING, and FUN virtual spaces for youth.
- [Jared Carroll, LMSW, SIFI](https://playatthecore.com/about-us/jared-carroll/) - Jared Carroll, LMSW, SIFI Executive Director, Founder “Jared’s talent lies in his passionate orientation to public service and social justice. He approaches each project with a deep sense of intentionality and clear focus. He builds consensus and helps people work together for the greater good. People who work with Jared feel valued and want to
- [Our Impact](https://playatthecore.com/our-impact/) - We strive to help build stronger organizations, support inspired practitioners, and help children to thrive.
- [Privacy Policy](https://playatthecore.com/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.playatthecore.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following: What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared; What choices are available

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