2017 Annual Report
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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 1 2017 CONTENTS LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND THE CHAIRMAN 1 SOCCER FOR SUCCESS 2 Letter from the SOCCER FOR SUCCESS NATIONAL TRAINING 6 SAFE PLACES TO PLAY 10 President & CEO PASSBACK 14 PROGRAM GRANTS 18 URBAN SOCCER SYMPOSIUM 20 and the Chairman WORKING WITH POLITICAL LEADERS 22 CAPITAL SOCCER CLASSIC 23 DONORS 24 FINANCIALS 30 At the U.S. Soccer Foundation, in sports. Participants returned to their communities reenergized and with the tools and best practices to BOARD OF DIRECTORS 32 we are committed to helping make a positive impact through sport. Former National young people embrace active and Team members and soccer legends also showed their skills at the Capital Soccer Classic, where they played healthy lifestyles, using soccer a small-sided match against Members of Congress. to cultivate critical life skills that pave the path to a As our work continued to reach new communities better future. This year, we continued to grow, enrolling across the country, we launched new local Leadership more than 40,000 children in Soccer for Success, and Councils in Boston and Philadelphia. These new training 2,000 Soccer for Success coach-mentors. Not Councils join existing groups in the Bay Area, Los only did we reach more kids, but we reached more Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. In an effort communities, as Soccer for Success ran in more than to engage our individual donors, we also launched 180 cities nationwide. a peer-to-peer platform that allows supporters to In addition to extending our reach, we also unveiled fundraise on behalf of the Foundation. a refreshed logo in order to update our look after more All of the growth and impact we made wouldn’t have than 20 years. The first event featuring our updated been possible without your support and the support logo was the Urban Soccer Symposium. Former U.S. of our partners. Thanks to you, we inspired families National Team stars joined us at the event, including and improved communities across the country. Shannon Boxx, Jay DeMerit, Jill Ellis, Joy Fawcett, Working together, we can leverage the sport of and Carin Jennings-Gabarra. They inspired more than soccer to create social change for more youth, in more 280 attendees with heartfelt discussions about subjects communities. We’re thankful that you’re on our team. such as overcoming adversity and the rise of women Regards, Ed Foster-Simeon Charles “Cully” Stimson President & CEO Chairman 1 2017 LESSONS IN SUCCESS Soccer for Success is our after-school soccer program, proven to help youth establish healthy habits and develop critical life skills with trained coach-mentors. Through evidence-based programming, families are developing healthier lifestyles, resulting in better life choices. When the fall Soccer for Success stereotypes about fitness for young girls can make the difference between team sports participation season began, Samantha did not and a total lack of physical fitness opportunities,” join the team. said Maria. From everything she had heard, her school only Samantha is one of the more than 100,000 children had a boys team. More so, she believed that soccer who have benefitted from Soccer for Success since was only for boys. the program’s inception. Through the program, But when her school’s coach-mentor, Maria, children learn nutrition education, receive noticed that not many girls had signed up for the mentorship, and gain valuable life skills, such as season, she asked the few that were on the team to confidence, teamwork and perseverance. In fact, bring a classmate to practice. Samantha’s friend evaluations of the program show that 88% of Maya invited her, and while she was reluctant, participants work better on a team and 86% stay Samantha agreed to go. away from anti-social behavior. Furthermore, 83% After the first practice, Samantha was hooked. of participants at greater risk of developing health From practicing with her classmates to learning issues improved their health outcomes. from her coach-mentor, Samantha fell in love with Now, with the confidence and knowledge that Soccer for Success. soccer is for everyone, Samantha is already looking For Maria, the greatest takeaway from this forward to her next Soccer for Success season. She experience was the ability to change beliefs about has even started recruiting other friends to join the sports that many girls, including Samantha, had team, sharing with them what she has learned from before the season. “Breaking down unhealthy Soccer for Success. 2 3 2017 2017 SOCCER FOR SUCCESS “ Breaking down unhealthy stereotypes about fitness for young girls can make the difference between team sports participation and a total lack of physical fitness opportunities.” Maria, Coach-Mentor Soccer for Success Program Partners AC Portland City of Philadelphia Parks Oakland County Sheriff Police Portland, OR and Recreation Athletic League After-School All-Stars Newark Philadelphia, PA Pontiac, MI Newark, NJ Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club Orlando City Soccer Foundation After-School All-Stars South Florida Denver, CO Winter Park, FL Miami, FL Columbus Recreation & Parks Prince William Soccer 40k+ America SCORES Bay Area Department Woodbridge, VA San Francisco, CA Columbus, OH R.E.A.C.H. Out Hawaii More than 40,000 children Better Tomorrows DC SCORES Honolulu, HI Marlton, NJ Washington, DC ReIMAGINE Mack Road Foundation participated in Soccer for Boston Scores Detroit Police Athletic League Sacramento, CA Boston, MA Detroit, MI San Mateo County Sheriff's Success this year. Boys & Girls Clubs of America El Monte Community Building Initiative Activities League Atlanta, GA El Monte, CA Redwood City, CA Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Family League of Baltimore Scientific Research (SR1) Kansas City Baltimore, MD Ridgeland, MS Kansas City, MO FirstLine Schools The Simple Foundation Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County New Orleans, LA Omaha, NE Trenton, NJ FLIPANY The Skills Center, Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Fort Lauderdale, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Houston Parks and Recreation Troy Boys & Girls Club Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence Houston, TX Troy, NY Providence, RI Illinois Youth Soccer Washington Youth Soccer Foundation Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley Arlington Heights, IL Tukwila, WA Mesa, AZ Independent Health Foundation Widener University Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula Buffalo, NY Chester, PA East Palo Alto, CA JT Dorsey Foundation YMCA of Burlington and Camden Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County Harrisburg, PA Counties Raleigh, NC LA’s BEST Mt. Laurel, NJ Brotherhood Crusade Los Angeles, CA YMCA of South Florida Los Angeles, CA Liberty City Optimist Club Miami, FL Center for Collaborative Solutions Miramar, FL YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Sacramento, CA Lower Bucks Family YMCA Minneapolis, MN Chicago KICS Community Academy Fairless Hills, PA Young Leadership Council Chicago, IL Mattie Rhodes Center New Orleans, LA City of Fresno PARCS Kansas City, MO Youth Speak Collective Fresno, CA Mercy Street San Fernando, CA City of North Miami Dallas, TX YWCA of Syracuse North Miami, FL NYC Department of Youth and Syracuse, NY Community Development New York, NY 4 5 2017 2017 SOCCER FOR SUCCESS NATIONAL TRAINING TRAINING THE TRAINERS Braving the heat of family reunion,” said Jennifer, the former Assistant Athletic Director of Boys and a Washington, D.C. Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City. “You summer, coach-mentors have something that connects you. It’s an unexplainable week of getting together with from around the country all these adults who enjoy impacting kids’ gathered in July lives, but also who can be kids themselves.” Jennifer has seen lessons she learned for the annual Soccer for Success National at National Training develop into actions Training. Over the course of three-and-a- taken by Soccer for Success participants half days, attendees completed 30 hours of off the field as well. For example, one of training on and off the field. They learned Jennifer’s players wasn’t doing very well in best practices for youth development, the school. His teammates became aware of this latest Soccer for Success curriculum, and and created a study group to support him. the most effective way to teach it to their “This is based off the teamwork they learned local program participants. in the Soccer for Success program,” Jennifer “National Training is one of those said. “Kids learn how to empower each trainings that’s great for the beginner and other, and that’s not just on the soccer field.” the veteran coach,” explained Jennifer Learning how to teach kids teamwork Pegues, who has been a Soccer for Success is only one of many lessons learned at National Facilitator for two years and a National Training. Throughout this coach-mentor in the program since 2014. high-quality, comprehensive training, “It’s about us all coming together for one participants learn soccer fundamentals and single purpose, which is impacting this how to prepare coach-mentors and students generation and the generation to come. for the season. They also learn best We do that by helping each other. We’re practices for being both an outstanding helping each other be the best trainers and coach and mentor, and other in-depth motivators that we can be.” lessons that prepare coach-mentors to be In small groups, attendees get a chance to the best community leaders they can be. try out new teaching tactics and strategize With over 1,000 coach-mentors across the about different mentor-mentee scenarios. country, we can’t wait for them to continue They also enjoy the fellowship of others improving communities, one kid at a time. committed to the same cause. “It’s like a 6 7 2017 2017 SOCCER FOR SUCCESS NATIONAL TRAINING “ We’re helping each other be the best trainers and motivators that we can be.” Jennifer Pegues, Coach-Mentor 8 9 2017 2017 SAFE PLACES TO PLAY CREATING SPACE TO PLAY Through Safe Places to Play, we transform underutilized areas, such as abandoned courts, empty schoolyards and vacant lots, into soccer fields.