Street Soccer USA for Sustainable Cities & Communities
This project's parent organization is Street Soccer USA
It operates in United States
It uses Football (Soccer)
Entered the Sport for Sustainable Cities and Communities Award
More about Street Soccer USA for Sustainable Cities & Communities
SSUSA's unique curriculum connects soccer skills to life skills, giving players the tools they need to unlock the promise in themselves. By hosting community-based tournaments and showing up each day for practices and games, SSUSA creates a space for players to cultivate trusting relationships, connect to local social services, and build the skills and confidence needed to succeed. And because every community is unique, we tailor our approach to fit the communi-ty’s own vision of success and positively impact their self-assessed greatest needs.
SSUSA’s also develops Street Soccer Parks, which become points of community pride and hubs of activity. SSUSA has built 17 street soccer parks across the country, which are open to the community for use even when SSUSA programming is not taking place. These fields have transformed unused and often dilapidated spaces into safe places for the community to gather and for individuals to engage in life-changing programming.