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What started as a single mini-pitch has grown into a nationwide movement transforming how communities play, connect, and thrive. A new study by NC State University finds that 6.5 million children now live within a half mile—roughly a 10-minute walk—of a mini-pitch.
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This Hispanic Heritage Month, we took a deep dive into the heart of the game and the powerful connections that soccer builds within Hispanic communities across the country.
![Graphic with soccer balls and colorful accents that reads: 'Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Through Soccer.' Includes the U.S. Soccer Foundation logo.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Copy-of-Hispanic-Heritage-Rubens-3936-x-2624-px-1000x667.png")
A new mini-pitch in the Dallas Community becomes the 750th pitch built in the country.
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Alex Morgan Foundation and Mission Valley YMCA Celebrate Opening of New Mini-Pitch
![Alex Morgan claps with her hands raised as rainbow confetti falls around her on a newly opened mini-pitch. She wears a white t-shirt and pink gym pants. Behind her, smiling girls in light blue t-shirts look on.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/239A9525-1000x667.jpg")
A new mini-pitch brings a different kind of star-power for youth in this Hollywood town.
![about 45 adult and children smile at the camera with hands in the air. the kids are wearing white shirts. a few adults in the crowd wear their Hollywood PD uniform.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/gen2-1000x750.jpg")
U.S. Soccer Foundation board member Courtney Reum & his family help open a new soccer mini-pitch for youth in the Chicago area.
![Courtney poses for a photo on the dark blue mini-pitch with his family members, coaches, and other community members. the text on the center circle of the pitch reads "robert reum memorial mini-pitch"](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/123_YMCA_IB_Soccer_CCPV_82124-1000x666.jpg")
Leaders from communities across the country become certified to lead in-person local trainings with Soccer for Success Afterschool coach-mentors who will utilize both Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Nutrition Education curricula with their youth.
![A group photo of about 70 individuals are lined up for a group photo on an indoor turf field. 15 of them are wearing black jerseys and are kneeling in one line in the front. the rest are the trainers who are standing in three rows and wearing light blue jerseys.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DSC_2163.jpg")
The FIFA World Cup 2026™ New York New Jersey Host Committee and U.S. Soccer Foundation hosted a community soccer event at MetLife Stadium for hundreds of youth--just hours after Messi played on the same field.
![a group of about 60 young kids wearing white U.S. Soccer Foundation jerseys smile at the camera with their hands raised in celebration. they are facing the camera from the field at metlife stadium during a bright, sunny day.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mateo-Ruiz-NYNJ-US-Soccer-Foundation-32.jpg")
Major League Soccer and RBC Wealth Management are teaming up with U.S. Soccer Foundation to launch Soccer for Success program in the Twin Cities.
![Attendees get instruction from SOL of the Cities co-founder Mario Wimberly during SOL of the Cities Success for Soccer Kickoff at Johnson Senior High School.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RBC-Twin-Cities-jamboree-photo-1000x667.jpg")
Hundreds of youth, family members, special guests, and Playmakers came from all over New York City for the Unity Cup to celebrate the end of the Just Ball season in a fun-filled soccer day.
![hundreds of kids in blue and yellow jerseys on a dark green turf outdoor soccer field smile up at the camera as they prepare to have fun celebrating the end of the soccer league season. this group is made up of just ball league participants.](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC_1238-2-1000x665.jpg")
