Current Grantee
South Bronx United
South Bronx United combines soccer with educational enrichment, college prep, health and wellness and leadership development to engage 1000 youth aged 4-19. South Bronx, one of the poorest congressional districts in the U.S., is home to a fast growing immigrant community that is passionate for soccer. Whether they come for the drop-in soccer clinics on the weekend or the intensive after school teams and tutoring, participants find a wide array of support and recreation at SBU!
South Bronx United Factsheet
FACT ONE:
95% of SBU students are immigrants or first-generation Americans.
FACT TWO:
100% of SBU's 2018-19 high school graduates were accepted into college.