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Soccer Without Borders Seattle and Get Moving Team Up to Run Summer Soccer League

Soccer Without Borders

Jun 7, 2019

Soccer Without Borders Seattle and Get Moving Team Up to Run Summer Soccer League

With support from a Get Moving grant from the Seattle Parks Department, Soccer Without Borders is running a five-week summer soccer league for newcomer immigrant, refugee and asylee youth. The league is open to high-school aged boys and will be held on Wednesday nights in July and early August in South Seattle. There is no cost to participate. Soccer Without Borders’ mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing newcomer immigrant, refugee and asylee y

Rethinking Competition: How SWB In-House Leagues Promote Socio-Emotional Learning and Healthy Play

Soccer Without Borders

Apr 24, 2019

Rethinking Competition: How SWB In-House Leagues Promote Socio-Emotional Learning and Healthy Play

What was the world's biggest soccer competition of the past winter? The SWB Champions League! Featuring eight high school-aged SWB Oakland teams—in addition to a team of alumni—we ran our own in-house league this winter, combining quality soccer, healthy competition, and SWB values. With the SWB Champions League, we brought organized league play to our participants, but also included several aspects sometimes absent from youth soccer. Fair Play Points: At the end of each game

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

Game Day with Tackle Africa

Soccer Without Borders

Jun 6, 2018

Game Day with Tackle Africa

It’s 7:30am on a Saturday morning in the middle of May. The sun may have just risen above Lake Victoria to the East, but there are already nearly 75 young refugees from our u12, u16 and u23 boys teams, and our u14 and u16 girls teams, pacing around the SWB Youth Center, eagerly awaiting the day’s Tackle Africa Tournament! Tackle Africa, one of our regional partners, uses football to teach youth and adults critical information about HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (

Volunteer Spotlight: Hailey

Soccer Without Borders

May 7, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight: Hailey

Hailey is a 2017-2018 SOURCE Scholar with the SWB Baltimore Program through Johns Hopkins University where she is completing her Master's degree in Public Health. She volunteers at Vanguard Middle School helping out with coaching and tutoring. Where are you from? I’m from a small town in Western Massachusetts called South Hadley. It’s a very rural area and we don’t even have any fast food in my town. My dad has lived there his whole life, so we have a lot of family and friend

SWB Boston’s Middle School Boys’ Tradition to Promote Sportsmanship

Soccer Without Borders

May 7, 2018

SWB Boston’s Middle School Boys’ Tradition to Promote Sportsmanship

"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen" - John Wooden Soccer Without Borders strives to harness the potential of soccer to foster mutual respect, build community, and promote peace. Last year, Coach Bruno and the SWB Boston middle school boys' team began a special pre-game tradition that has been able accomplish this. Inspired by a ritual often performed before professional soccer matches, the tradition involves SWB captains giving a gif

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