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US Soccer Can Do Well By Doing Good
Read more: US Soccer Can Do Well By Doing GoodThe United States soccer community is grieving after our failure to qualify for the World Cup, probably with good reason. Kids across the country will miss out during their formative years on cheering together for their country in the World Cup of the sport they love. Everyone who plays soccer or cheers for the US…
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Around the Country
Read more: Around the Country(Year-to-date Participants: 77) SSUSA Portland Receives Timbers Community Fund Grant On October 24th the Portland Timbers Community Fund (PTCF) advisory board awarded a grant to SSUSA-Portland, giving special recognition to youth program participants with a special on the field halftime presentation. Portland’s lead, Adam Lewis, states, “It was an incredible experience for our youth to…
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New Program in Sacramento
Read more: New Program in SacramentoNew Opportunities for Youth in Sacramento For generations, thousands of Sacramento’s poor have lived in semi-seclusion in the shadows of the cemetery, largely cut off from the city around it. Street Soccer USA Sacramento is proving to be a bright spot partnering with surrounding community members and businesses. The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency,…
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NYC Off-The-Field Curriculum
Read more: NYC Off-The-Field CurriculumSunset Park Homework Help Street Soccer USA – NYC recently launched a reading and homework help group for our U7 and U9 teams in Sunset Park. As part of service coordination model, we do a needs assessment of where we can effectively support and refer youth and families to resources in their communities or…
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Player of the Month
Read more: Player of the MonthNawaf Alnawfi, newest member of the Street Soccer USA Park Staff Nawaf has been a Street Soccer USA Program Participant for 16 months. In that time, he has successfully graduated from high school, began his four year college degree at SFSU, and most recently obtained a job through the SSUSA Job Skills Academy. The…
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Blue Card
Read more: Blue CardSSUSA Blue Card Concept Spreads Street Soccer USA has been a leader in developing program techniques that make soccer more accessible and set a culture of personal development. Whether it was creating the first SSUSA Park concept back in 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina or our social enterprise soccer leagues that generate revenue for our programs,…
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Bay Area Youth Coach
Read more: JOB OPPORTUNITY: Bay Area Youth CoachStreet Soccer USA – Youth Program, Coach Position: Serve as an accredited Street Soccer USA Coach in the Bay Area. Locations include San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, San Rafael, San Jose About Street Soccer USA: Street Soccer USA uses the power of soccer to help people of all ages and backgrounds discover their strengths and take positive…
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: LOS ANGELES DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Read more: JOB OPPORTUNITY: LOS ANGELES DEVELOPMENT MANAGERPosition: Street Soccer USA – Los Angeles Development Manager Street Soccer USA is seeking an exceptional individual who is looking for an opportunity to lead and build. Street Soccer USA has secured seed funding in Los Angeles for this first of its kind position in the region. The person hired will work directly with…
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SSUSA Cup @ L.A. LIVE
Read more: SSUSA Cup @ L.A. LIVEThe Street Soccer USA Cup at L.A. Live hosted with the L.A Galaxy Foundation has been postponed to a future date in early 2018. More details about the official date will be announced soon. Let us know any questions or to get involved in the Cup please email Event@streetsoccerusa.org
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Meet The National Team – Homeless World Cup 2017
Read more: Meet The National Team – Homeless World Cup 2017Below are four select feature player stories from Team USA 2017 Congrats to all players and staff: Men’s Team: Mejih A, Sergius A, Cliff B, Abdihakim J, Pedro G, Ulises J, Mark W Women’s Team: Zaynab A, Maria Angelica G, Zamzam J, Shauntel P, Brittny S Staff: Oliver Weiss, Peter Fink, Lisa Wrightsman, Tiffany Fraser Chucho…
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Life Skills in Action at HWC-2017
Read more: Life Skills in Action at HWC-2017HOMELESS WORLD CUP 2017 – OSLO, NORWAY From August 28 – September 5th, representatives from Street Soccer USA programs across the country, both men and women, took the field as Team USA at the Homeless World Cup in Oslo, Norway. This year our team featured representatives from Charlotte, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, St. Louis, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Washington, DC. Our…
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Keeping up with all the Action – HWC – 2017
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Around the Country – Bay Area
Read more: Around the Country – Bay AreaFrom New York to San Francisco, SSUSA jumps on board to provide underserved families with back to school gear! Just weeks prior to the Red Hook Backpack Giveaway in New York, SSUSA Bay Area participated in BMAGIC’s Back to School Celebration & Backpack Giveaway. 2000 backpacks and uniforms were distributed to families in…
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Around the Country – Philadelphia
Read more: Around the Country – PhiladelphiaAdult Summer league crowns Kensington Street Soccer Cup Champs, league planned for the fall. The inaugural Kensington Cup was held on August 19 on the Street Soccer Mini Pitch at 3757 Jasper Street. Hot temperatures could not keep the 10 men’s teams and 5 women’s teams from playing awesome streets soccer and crowning their Summer…
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Around the Country – New York
Read more: Around the Country – New YorkSSUSA NY Red Hook Backpack Giveaway is place of major announcement of funding for Street Soccer USA in New York. Special thanks to Mixteca, Academy of Medical and Public Health Services, Red Hook Initiative, Janet Andrews Foundation and The NY Cosmos who came out to make the Red Hook Backpack Giveaway an amazing success! Saturday,…
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Los Angeles Announcement
Read more: Los Angeles AnnouncementAugust 14th, 2017 In partnership with LA84 Foundation and Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson Street Soccer USA announced the Street Soccer – LA pilot program to reach homeless and at-risk youth in Los Angeles. The pilot program is the first step in a city wide initiative to address the 15,000 estimated students…
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SSUSA Bay Area Summer Wrap Up
Read more: SSUSA Bay Area Summer Wrap UpEBAYC Rally Day – On July 12th, as the EBAYC summer camps came a close, youth “Camp Leaders” from 5 EBAYC schools celebrated with chants, cheers, and a Street Soccer activity. The forty plus youth leaders rotated through a few Street Soccer activities, making new friends from different schools all while sharing an enjoyment of…
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Philip Jones: From SSUSA to MLS All-Star
Read more: Philip Jones: From SSUSA to MLS All-StarSSUSA is proud to congratulate our SSUSA Youth Program Coach & Advisory Board Member, Philip Jones on being the San Jose Earthquakes Nominee for the MLS Community MVP. As the team’s nominee, Philip attended the MLS All-Star Game in Chicago, IL on August 3rd, selecting his mother, SSUSA Bay Area’s biggest fan, to join as…
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SSUSA Celebrates 5th Annual NYC Cup at Times Square
Read more: SSUSA Celebrates 5th Annual NYC Cup at Times SquareSSUSA Celebrates 5th Annual NYC Cup at Times Square This Saturday, July 15th, from 9am-11pm, Street Soccer USA will take over Times Square for its 5th annual event in the heart of New York City. The Street Soccer USA NYC Cup at Times Square is the world’s premier Street Soccer event and a Sport For…
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Street Soccer USA Around the Country
Read more: Street Soccer USA Around the CountrySSUSA Around the Country Chicago: Boot Camp for Chicago: The week before the National Cup, the Chicago adult teams went to a “boot camp” at Indiana Dunes, Indiana. There, each player wrote down a goal they completed so far this year and a goal they hoped to accomplish moving forward. Then, players hiked six miles…