 The program costs each school $23,500, and additional support is provided by AmeriCorps and community sponsors.The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation states, “Expansion of this program to schools in poor urban neighborhoods across the nation is intended to transcend the social factors - poverty, increased rates of obesity, poor nutrition, neglect, and violence - and provide a pathway to positive health and well-being outcomes for America's low-income children.”

At some schools, Playworks offers the Junior Coach program, where children can be the coach's assistant.Two examples are