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Soccer Without Borders
- May 20, 2019
Volunteer Spotlight: Natalie
Meet Natalie a senior goalkeeper at Pacific Lutheran University. Last summer she outreached to her college and local clubs to supply more than half of the equipment needed for our first Kent Immigrant and Refugee Community Soccer Camp that served 103 kids. We’re excited to have Natalie back supporting us with another equipment drive for the 2nd Annual Kent Immigrant and Refugee Community Soccer Camp this August. What motivated you to support SWB through a gear drive? As an
Soccer Without Borders
- Aug 11, 2018
Local non-profits and Councilmember Dave Upthegrove come together for Kent Immigrant and Refugee Com
With councilmember’s support, Soccer Without Borders and World Relief are teaming up to host the 1st Annual Kent Immigrant and Refugee Community Soccer Camp Kent, WA – From August 13-17th, Soccer Without Borders (SWB) and World Relief are hosting a soccer camp for nearly 100 newly arrived immigrant and refugee youth in Kent, WA. The week-long day camp was made possible with the support of King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove, who helped to mobilize a Get Active / Stay A
Soccer Without Borders
- Feb 23, 2017
T.E.A.M. Camp Participants Q&A
In January 2017, Soccer Without Borders hosted the 10th Annual T.E.A.M. Camp in Granada, Nicaragua. Seventeen volunteers from across the United States, representing a range of college and professional soccer programs, traveled to Nicaragua to coach at our week-long soccer camp to kick off the new year, and play two matches against the Nicaraguan Women’s National Team. The acronym T.E.A.M. is "Spanglish" standing for "trabajando en equipo aprendemos mas" or "working as a team
Soccer Without Borders
- Aug 26, 2015
What does youth leadership look like?
Day 5 at the annual Oakland Refugee Community Soccer Camp is a special day. Throughout the week, campers are divided by age/gender, and each day they learn a soccer skill and a life skill. On Day 5, the campers then work together across age groups and gender for the Olympics. On this day, older youth teach younger youth on their Olympic teams, reinforcing the skills they learned throughout the week. It is so inspiring to see the way older youth step up as leaders and take car
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
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