| LOCATION | 14 cities in the USA |
| FIELD OF WORK | education, health, youth leadership |
| TARGET GROUP | Boys and girls aged 8-14 from urban, low-income communities. |
| NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | 5,500 students each year; over 35,000 students since the organisation was established |
| USING FOOTBALL SINCE | 1994 |
| MEMBER SINCE | 2008 |
| WEBSITE | www.americascores.org |
America SCORES (AS) was founded in 1994 in Washington, D.C. under the name “D.C. Scores” as a football programme for girls in elementary schools. Now, AS is the national umbrella for affiliate programmes in 14 US metropolitan areas, working with 5500 public school students. Its aim is to empower young people in urban communities using football, writing, creative expression and service learning, with additional elements of health promotion and conflict resolution integrated into these programme components.
The 14 AS affiliate programmes employ, in total, approximately 900 full-time staff members to work daily with the young participants; they also engage thousands of volunteers nationwide.
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Blog
Jan 05, 2011 | Update from ASCAP Songwriter Residency @ America SCORES
These days, an America SCORES poet-athlete does more than just play soccer and write poetry. With the ASCAP Songwriter Residency Program in session, our poet-athletes excitedly take on the role of singer-songwriters as well!
The ASCAP Songwriter ...
Aug 24, 2010 | America SCORES featured in Wall Street Journal and Newsday!
In the July 27th Wall Street Journal article below, John Harkes explains the importance of
programs like America SCORES in
cultivating not only a passion for soccer, but for living healthy
lifestyles. This article was later featured in Newsday, a ...
Jul 04, 2010 | World Cup Update #8: Home again!
Greetings from New York! It’s hard to believe that I’m already home
and that the World Cup final is less than a week away. Like my trip,
this tournament has flown by!
After a 20+ hour flight from Johannesburg to New York, it was good to
be ...
