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With year-round activities happening across our hubs in Nicaragua, Uganda, and the United States, there is no shortage of inspiring stories to share. Stay up to date with all of the latest news around Soccer Without Borders through our blog, newsletters, and social media.

Soccer without Borders

Jun 29, 2018

2018 Juggle Challenge Winners Announced

Check out all of the winning videos from the 2018 Juggle Challenge hosted by SWB Colorado! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners! 1. Greatest Team Juggle - Jessy Giordano's team 2. Most Impressive - Usai, SWB Greeley 3. Most Creative - Three Soccer Sisters 4. Most Shared Video on a Single Social Media Platform - Coach Kat and Abel, SWB Baltimore #Greeley #Baltimore #ambassadors #colorado #awards

Soccer without Borders

Jun 6, 2018

Soccer Without Borders Announces New Directors in Maryland and Colorado

MARYLAND Soccer Without Borders is excited to announce the hiring of Emily Sherman as the incoming Director of SWB Baltimore. Emily will oversee year-round programming in Baltimore City and Prince George's County that serves more than 400 refugee and immigrant youth through soccer, education, and community-based activities. Emily has been deeply committed to public service in Baltimore throughout her career, working at Baltimore City Schools and with former City Councilman Ji

Soccer without Borders

Jun 5, 2018

Join the Juggle Challenge!

We know the Soccer Without Borders Community has some amazing juggling talent. It's time to show it off. Enter SWB Colorado's Juggle Challenge! You don't have to be in Colorado to enter, just follow the instructions below to submit your entry. Did someone say prizes? #Greeley #ambassadors #WorldRefugeeDay

Featured SWB/Positive Tracks Ambassador: Nick Zak-Lee

Soccer without Borders

Sep 8, 2017

Featured SWB/Positive Tracks Ambassador: Nick Zak-Lee

Soccer Without Borders Positive Tracks Ambassador, Nick Zak-Lee, is a two-time Sweat for Change race runner. Nick's fundraising efforts help support the Soccer Without Borders Oakland program. Below Nick reflects on his experiences as a SWB Ambassador: I first became aware of Soccer Without Borders after playing against their teams at both the club and varsity level in Oakland. However, it was not until a few years later that I had my first experience working alongside everyo

Soccer without Borders

Jun 19, 2017

Who Are The Three Soccer Sisters?

Meet Bridget, Charlotte, and Lucy: three SWB Ambassadors in fifth, fourth, and second grade who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to raise funds and spread the word about Soccer Without Borders. With help from their Dad, these girls have managed to organize three different campaigns and fundraise $2,500 over the past four months to directly support girls at SWB Nicaragua and Uganda. As a part of our Positive Tracks Ambassador Program, these efforts qualify for our m

Soccer without Borders

Apr 25, 2017

Inspiration from the Next Generation

Young people across America, and beyond its borders, are running, playing, dancing, climbing, jumping, and sweating their way to more inclusive and active communities through Positive Tracks, who helps kids sweat for good on behalf of Soccer Without Borders (SWB) programs. Positive Tracks (positivetracks.org) is a national, sports-based youth development organization that helps young people get active and give back. Positive Tracks combines philanthropy and athletics to enrol

A Shoutout for a Shootout...Penalty Kicks For Change!

Soccer without Borders

Apr 13, 2017

A Shoutout for a Shootout...Penalty Kicks For Change!

Soccer Without Borders programs are free for all participants, meaning that we rely on donations, grants, and events to provide year-round, holistic youth development programs. When it comes to fundraising, there are few things more inspiring than when young people mobilize their friends to support our mission. Recently, we received a donation from the St. Mark's Cathedral School in Shreveport, Louisiana after they held a penalty kick shootout in honor of SWB, organized by Ma

Soccer without Borders

Jan 31, 2017

USWNT's Sam Mewis: Why I Support Soccer Without Borders

"A few months ago, I had the honor of attending a Soccer Without Borders event in Oakland, California. It was the celebration of SWB’s 10 Years of Positive Change. Soccer Without Borders is an organization that provides the opportunity for immigrant and refugee children to play soccer here in the US. Most of these children have moved away from their homes and speak English as a second language, if at all. SWB provides them a place to belong, learn, and most importantly, play.

Featured SWB/Positive Tracks Ambassador: Gabby Maggiacomo

Soccer without Borders

Dec 7, 2016

Featured SWB/Positive Tracks Ambassador: Gabby Maggiacomo

Soccer Without Borders Positive Tracks Ambassador, Gabby Maggiacomo, is a junior at La Salle Academy in Rhode Island. Gabby developed a passion for soccer from playing competitive soccer for the past several years. Always seeking new opportunities and challenges, Gabby “jumped” at the opportunity to become a Soccer Without Borders Ambassador after a friend told her about the organization. Below Gabby reflects on her first experience as a SWB Ambassador: This past July I organ

Inspiration and Perspiration with Positive Tracks

Soccer without Borders

Mar 7, 2016

Inspiration and Perspiration with Positive Tracks

There is a lot of advice out there on how to engage this next generation of outspoken, tech-savvy, socially-conscious young people. For me as a child of the early 80’s, I have prided myself in having learned to do things “the hard way,” fervently ignoring the fact that my birth year hangs right on the cusp of that millennial generation mark. As my life became increasingly enveloped by smart tech, at first, I felt denial: “But I own an atlas!” Then, shame: “I swear I have ne

Soccer without Borders

Oct 19, 2015

Maryland Teams Turn Rivalry Into Impact

Just three miles apart, every year Walt Whitman High School and Bethesda Chevy Chase face off in the "Battle of Bethesda" between the two schools' soccer teams. This year, the girls' soccer JV and Varsity teams channeled their passion for this rivalry into a greater goal: playing for change with Soccer Without Borders and Positive Tracks. Leading up to game day, the teams held bake sales, designed posters, and spread the word. Everything about the process was the living repre

Community building: SWB and Dartmouth team up for game and clinic

Soccer without Borders

Sep 17, 2015

Community building: SWB and Dartmouth team up for game and clinic

In today's busy world, it is a rare gift when families and communities come together as neighbors. As a Dartmouth Women's Soccer alumnae, I was honored to be welcomed back to the Upper Valley community on Sunday, and to have had Dartmouth's support in bringing people together under the banner of Soccer Without Borders. After an exciting match between Dartmouth and Vermont, over 80 youth participants from 8 different towns in New Hampshire and Vermont participated in a post-ga

Soccer without Borders

Apr 13, 2015

Skidmore Soccer Spreads the Joy

Skidmore College hosted their 8th annual Soccer Without Borders youth camp over Spring break! "Soccer Without Borders, with its motto “playing for a change,” is an international program that raises funds for the academic and physical education of young people living in difficult circumstances. The mission, as stated on the organization’s website, is “to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing under-served youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, in

Getting Active and Giving Back with Positive Tracks

Soccer without Borders

Jan 28, 2015

Getting Active and Giving Back with Positive Tracks

The best kinds of partnerships are those that support one another to reach new heights, deepening impact and expanding reach. With that in mind, we are thrilled to continue our partnership with Positive Tracks to keep growing the Ambassador Program. Positive Tracks is a national, youth-centric nonprofit that helps Generation Next get active and give back using the power of sport. The Positive Tracks program plugs into charitable athletic events to double dollars and amplify a

Soccer without Borders

Oct 23, 2014

Playing for Change with the Bruins

National champion Sam Mewis knows what it means to play it forward. "Soccer has played such a huge role in my life; giving the opportunity for other girls to have an experience similar to mine is inspiring." In the spring of this year, the UCLA women’s soccer captain looked ahead to the fall season and pondered ways to leverage her team’s first national championship as a way to give back. Learning about the Soccer Without Borders Ambassador Program presented by Positive Track

SWB Team Sweats for Change in the San Francisco Marathon

Soccer without Borders

Aug 1, 2014

SWB Team Sweats for Change in the San Francisco Marathon

The average center midfielder runs the majority of a half marathon in a 90 minute soccer game. After months of training and raising funds on behalf of SWB, on the morning of July 27th, a team of amazing athletes took to the hills of San Francisco, running the SF Half and Full Marathon. The four youngest team members made their miles doubly count by signing up to be Positive Tracks Ambassadors for SWB. The leader of the pack, Katy, raised more than $500 for SWB, which will be

Soccer without Borders

May 1, 2014

Skidmore Soccer Coaches for Change!

With the help of Women’s Head Soccer Coach Lacy Largeteau, Andrew Blake ’14 and Jenna Spooner ’14 led the organization of this years annual Soccer Without Borders camp at Skidmore College. Over a span of five days, forty of Jenna and Andrew’s teammates worked with 70 active kids from the surrounding community. Through suggested donations, Skidmore raised a whopping $3,945 dollars and also collected a lot of soccer gear. Way to go Thoroughbreds!!! Check out the local new cover

Trinity and Amherst Women’s Soccer Play for Change

Soccer without Borders

Nov 15, 2013

Trinity and Amherst Women’s Soccer Play for Change

What do former Lord Jeff players Allie Horwitz and Jill Kochanek and former Bantam player-turned-Assistant-Coach Leigh Howard have in common? In addition to being amazing soccer players and coaches, they all spent significant time as SWB coaches in Nicaragua. Inspired by the trio, the Amherst and Trinity women’s soccer teams rallied together to play for change in honor of SWB. They donned SWB t-shirts during pre-game warmups, sold merchandize throughout the game, and shared t

Stories from the Field

Stories from
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