Simple Foundation Soccer Academy

The Simple Foundation's Soccer Academy serves as a catalyst to capture the attention, and incentivizes at risk (underserved, refugee/immigrant, and lower-income/inner-city youth) to engage in a variety of strategies to improve health outcomes through implementing Soccer for Success, an evidence-based group-mentoring program designed to foster character development. Trained coach-mentors engage children for 90-minute sessions, while creatively teaching nutrition education and critical life skills through soccer instruction. The goal of the proposed grant program: help youth cultivate and develop life skills (confidence, respect, sportsmanship, teamwork, self-worth), promote health and well being, prevent truancy, provide mentoring/tutoring and college prep, and provide a positive after school outlet.