Bay Area: Bay Area is listed as a participating charity in the San Francisco Marathon! See their profile here.
Chicago: The inaugural winter season of Junior SCORES is finishing up with a game day. Starting this year with K-2 programs in two schools, the program has been very successful. Photos coming soon! Cleveland:Cleveland's Spring SCORES Cup is coming up on March 13, where teams from 9 businessesand law firms will compete under the dome at Cleveland State University's Krenzler Field. An exciting addition to this day of soccer, Cleveland's two winning poetswill perform their poems for the teams. DC: DC recently completed a comprehensiveoutcomes evaluation, which shows the impact of the program on students' school engagement and physical fitness.The report was compiled after DC partnered with Symphonic Strategies, an independent consulting firm, last spring to assess the program's effectiveness over a 12-week period. The full evaluation as well as the press release can be found under the Resource Center portion of DC's website.
Denver: As Denver prepares for its April 29th Inspired Art event, they have been keeping the blog updated with artist bios, interviews, and previews of the art. Enrollment for artists closes March 15th, and it looks like its going to be an exciting event! Tickets on sale here.
New England: New England introduces 2 new programs, the SCORES Mentorship Program and the SCORES Alumni Program. The mentorship program provides poet-athletes with a one-on-one mentoring relationship with a college student or professional in the Boston Community. The alumni program facilitates meetings between 28 SCORES alumni that are now in high school. They meet to talk about their futures, go on college tours, and receive college counseling and other advice. More details on their blog. New York: New York welcomes Arway Boker, their new Coach Across America member. During her first week, Arway helped lead a very successful winter camp. The New York team trained their soccer coaches last week and will train service-learning coaches today. The entire New York team is looking forward to a great spring season!
Seattle: This summer, the Seattle Sounders FC is hosting a SCORES Cup for Pacific Northwest corporations to raise money for Seattle. The three-part event gives corporate employees a taste of the professional soccer life, and includes a party with the Sounders, qualifiers, and the championship match on Xbox Pitch @ Qwest Field.Click here for more information.
America SCORES inspires urban youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students, and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world.
Our Vision
America SCORES envisions a world where all youth find their voice, achieve their goals, and unleash their full potential.
Our Unique Approach
America SCORES partners with urban schools to provide a high quality, team-based program that integrates soccer, poetry and service-learning. Our innovative approach improves students’ health, academic achievement and civic engagement.
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