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Target Partnership

With Target’s help, we set out to install 100 mini-pitches nationwide over the course of three years.

A girl wearing a navy blue “U.S. Soccer Foundation” jersey holds a soccer ball in one hand and gestures with the other. She stands confidently in front of a bright red abstract background.

Initiative Impact

Throughout the three-year partnership, we made significant strides to improve access to the game.

  • 100mini-pitches created that strengthen communities
  • 98%of community members say their community feels safer

1 million kids. 1,000 places to play. We're making soccer everyone's game.

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Art & Soccer

What happens when you empower local artists to customize artwork on and around mini-pitches?

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Boys and girls playing soccer on a red and white soccer mini-pitch
  • “What we love about Safe Places to Play is how the program brings families and communities together across cultures and all areas of the country.”

    Rick Gomez

    Target

  • “Soccer has exploded in our community, and we are so excited for the kids in this area who get to practice on these beautiful mini-pitches.”

    Maria I. Nardi

    Miami-Dade Parks

  • “Dallas Park and Recreation is honored to be a part of a nationwide initiative that is positive affirmation in the lives of Dallas youth. Mini-pitches like the ones that have come to Dallas ensure that Dallas Park and Recreation makes getting outdoors and keeping active accessible and safe for residents and park visitors.”

    Oscar Carmona

    Dallas Park and Recreation Department

Before & After

  • Black and white site before creation of a mini-pitchBright red mini-pitch with a white Target logo at center, surrounded by colorful graffiti-style artwork on the walls. The pitch is fenced in and set against a backdrop of trees and a tall apartment building under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

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