
Thousands of Kids to Benefit We...
Thousands of Kids to Benefit We...
In the fall of 2013, America SCORES Bay Area became an official Soccer for Success partner. At the time – and up until just recently – the organization offered opportunities for boys and girls to participate in all-boys teams or on coed teams, but the ...
It’s no secret that the end of the calendar year marks a time to both reflect and set new goals. As we head into 2019, I find myself thinking back on all the progress we’ve made to impact children in Chicago as a part of a larger movement to bring soc...
These days, to compete typically describes the act of outdoing a competitor to achieve recognition, an award, or other gains. Brendan Grady, executive director of Soccer for Success at Chester Upland Youth Soccer, chooses to identify instead with the Latin root of the word, competere, which means “to strive together.”
Celebrations in the City This month, we unveiled our year two Safe Places to Play mini-pitches as a part of the...
October 15, 2018 marked the year two celebration and unveiling of the newest Safe Places to Play mini-pitches of the New York City Soccer Initiative. Over five years, initiative partners – adidas, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC, NYCFC, the U.S. Soccer...
One day, Soccer for Success coach-mentors Rick and Diego noticed a few boys sitting on a hill overlooking their practice session at the Mattie Rhodes Center. It was apparent they wanted to play, Rick recalls, so he approached them to ask if they wanted...
Justin was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, but by the age of three, he was living in a different country. “I was working and didn’t have anyone to look after him,” says Justin’s mother, Leyla, who was the only one who could care for him at the time. F...
Girls are less likely to participate in sports than boys, and as a result, are less likely to reap the many benefits that come with playing soccer. To address this disparity, the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s 2019 Program Grants theme, Reaching Her Potential, seeks to address the lack of representation of young women in soccer, along with the barriers and behaviors that have excluded girls in the past.
The George Washington UniversityMilken Institute School of Public HealthDepartment of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences A popular youth development program for youth living in underserved communities is the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s free, after-school prog...