February 9, 2012
U.S. Soccer Foundation Awards $2.4 Million in Grants to Support Soccer Programs and Field Building Initiatives Nationwide
Washington, D.C. ? The U.S. Soccer Foundation, the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the United States announced on February 3, 2012 that it awarded sixty grants totaling $2.4 million to non-profit organizations serving at-risk youth in twenty states.
Through the U.S. Soccer Foundation?s 2012 Annual Grants program, the Foundation strives to continue its mission of enhancing and growing the sport of soccer as well as improving the well-being of children in underserved areas.? Grant awards support the programming and equipment needs of non-profit organizations that provide children with the opportunity to play soccer and live a healthy lifestyle.
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In addition to providing grants to support soccer programs, the U.S. Soccer Foundation awarded eighteen Synthetic Field Building grants to develop new FieldTurf soccer fields around the country. Supported by adidas, FieldTurf and MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer?s community outreach initiative, the Synthetic Field Building program provides safe places for children to play in at-risk communities.
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?The U.S. Soccer Foundation is honored to support initiatives that give children in underserved urban communities access to soccer programs that encourage positive physical and social development,? said Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation. ?All children should have the opportunity to be involved with programs that promote active, healthy lifestyles and that provide an alternative to the many negative influences children face today.?
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Support for the U.S. Soccer Foundation?s Annual Grants program is provided by the Foundation?s Corporate Partners? Council, a cohort of soccer industry leaders including Eurosport, FieldTurf, Hunter Industries, Musco Sports Lighting, PEVO Sports and Sport Court.
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Since its inception in 1994, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded more than $55 million in grant awards to non-profit organizations in all 50 states.
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The 2012 Program Grant Recipients
Algonquin Sports for Kids (Buffalo, NY)
America SCORES Chicago (Chicago, IL)
America SCORES New England (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Arcade Creek Recreation and Park District (Sacramento, CA)
Arvin Union School District (Arvin, CA)
Aurora Public School District ? Adams Arapahoe (Aurora, CA)
Beyond Soccer, Inc. (Lawrence, MA)
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows (Reno, NV)
Challenged Athletes Dream Complex (Victoria, TX)
Challengers Boys & Girls Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Chattanooga Sports Ministries (Chattanooga, TN)
City and County of Denver ? Parks and Recreation (Denver, CO)
City of Bell Gardens (Bell Gardens, CA)
City of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT)
City of Sanger (Sanger, CA)
City of Yuma Parks and Recreation (Yuma, AZ)
Clark Park Coalition (Detroit, MI)
Crew Soccer Foundation (Columbus, OH)
Downtown Soccer Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Hancock Soccer Association, Inc. (Findlay, OH)
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Helping Hand Rescue Mission (Philadelphia, PA)
Hollenbeck Police Activities League (Los Angeles, CA)
Kensington Soccer Club (Philadelphia, PA)
Kids in Sports (Los Angeles, CA)
KIPP DC (Washington, DC)
McFarland Parks and Recreation District (McFarland, CA)
Mother Caroline Academy and Education Center (Dorchester, MA)
Project GOAL Inc. (Providence, RI)
SEED School of Washington, D.C. (Washington, DC)
Soccer in the Streets (Atlanta, GA)
Soccer Sisters United, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
South Bronx United, Inc. (Bronx, NY)
Starfinder Foundation (Philadelphia, PA)
The JT Dorsey Foundation (Harrisburg, PA)
The Salvation Army ? Red Shield Youth & Community Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Urban Initiatives, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Urban Ministry Center (Charlotte, NC)
Washington Jesuit Academy (Washington, DC)
William Trippley Youth Development (Wallingford, PA)
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The 2012 Synthetic Field Building Grant Recipients
Centennial Soccer Club and Columbia River United FA (Gresham, OR)
Charlotte Soccer Academy (Charlotte, NC)
Cincinnati United (Cincinnati, OH)
City of Bell Gardens (Bell Gardens, CA)
Encinitas Soccer League (Encinitas, CA)
Friends of Grant Athletics (Portland, OR)
Hawthorne Park District (Cicero, IL)
KIPP DC (Washington, DC)
Lehigh Valley United, F.C. (Whitehall, PA)
National Sports Center (Blaine, MN)
New Britain Parks and Recreation Department (New Britain, CT)
Newburgh Armory Unity Center, Inc. (Newburgh, NY)
Oakland Unified School District (Oakland, CA)
Rich May Foundation (Atherton, CA)
RYSL (Rochester, MN)
Take the Field (Chicago, IL)
United Neighborhood Organization (Chicago, IL)
Urban Ventures (Minneapolis, MN)
Westside Metros Soccer Club (Beaverton, OR)
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About the U.S. Soccer Foundation
The U.S. Soccer Foundation is the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the United States.? Established in 1994, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has invested more than $55 million in all 50 states.? The U.S. Soccer Foundation supports programs and field building projects that provide underserved youth, in urban communities, with opportunities that promote positive behavior, healthy lifestyles, self-confidence and positive alternatives to drugs, crime and other at-risk behaviors.
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Source: http://footprintfields.com/uncategorized/official-2012-footprint-fields-press-release/
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