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Urban Soccer Collaborative

In 2007, the Foundation brought together a handful of leaders running successful soccer programs in urban communities. The goal was to better understand their needs as the Foundation focused its efforts on serving children in economically disadvantaged urban communities. The result was formation of the Urban Soccer Collaborative, which today has 50 member organizations – from small community based non-profits to large state associations – reaching 25,000 children in underserved communities nationwide.

The Foundation partners with the Collaborative on youth development initiatives with a core focus on using soccer as a tool for teaching life skills and how to live healthy and active lifestyles.

Through our partnership with the Collaborative we work with leaders of grassroots programs to develop standards and best practices for running effective urban programs. The Collaborative works to achieve this mission in three ways:

  • Development of a Cooperative Platform: Through its membership, the Collaborative uses workgroups who work on specific projects to get results where solo organizations may have previously been unsuccessful or unable to take advantage of resources and opportunities.
  • Organizational Development Programs/Resources: The Collaborative has developed specific programs to help members develop and grow their organizations including the Annual Symposium and Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.
  • Youth Development Programs/Resources: The Collaborative has developed specific programs to promote youth development among the participants of member organizations including an Annual Youth Soccer festival and Annual Youth Leadership Camp.

 

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