Musco Also Announces Grant Program for Communities to Bring Soccer to Their Areas Five-year investment supports Foundation’s goal to engage 1M kids in soccer programs

First two mini-pitches installed in Hawthorne and San Diego, California   Washington, DC – Today, Black Women’s Player Collective (BWPC) announced that it has joined

300,000 Children Engaged 380 Mini-Pitches Installed in Underserved Communities   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three years after launching It’s Everyone’s Game to dramatically increase access to

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Black Players for Change, Musco Lighting, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation announced that community mini-pitches will be installed in honor of the founding 12 Executive Board Members of Black Players for Change (BPC) over the course of the next year.

(Washington, D.C., FEB. 4, 2020) – The U.S. Soccer Foundation today announced that The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation will support its United for Girls initiative through a $5 million, three-year partnership. United for Girls–an initiative aimed at increasing opportunities for girls and young women to benefit from soccer–will engage 100,000 girls in the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s programs by 2023.

Today, Houston Dynamo owners Jake Silverstein and Ben Guill announced a commitment to create 15 soccer mini-fields, known as mini-pitches, across the Greater Houston area over the next five years.

Washington, D.C. – Girls and boys across the country, including thousands in underserved communities, will gain new access to Safe Places to Play over the next seven years thanks to a new and enhanced Mini-Pitch System™ designed for youth soccer.

Columbus, OH – The Columbus Crew SC Foundation, Columbus City Schools, Columbus Recreation and Parks, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation together unveiled a new mini-pitch at Eakin Elementary School in Columbus yesterday. The new, state-of-the-art mini-pitch is complete with built-in goals as well as lights, allowing community members to enjoy the game past daylight hours.

The U.S. Soccer Foundation today announced a new initiative, United for Girls, aimed at increasing opportunities for young girls and women from underserved communities to play soccer and reap its many benefits.

One year in and the U.S. Soccer Foundation is well on its way to meeting its goal of engaging 1 million children in its Soccer for Success program and building 1,000 mini-pitches, or small playing fields, by 2026.