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  • Award Entered:
    Sport For Social Inclusion Award
  • Parent Organisation:
    HELP USA
  • Project Host Nation:
    United States
  • Overview of Project:
    SSUSA believes ending homelessness is a team sport. Through a systematic approach we 1. Build community and trust through sports with participants and volunteers, transforming the context within which they live from one of isolation, abuse, and marginalization, to one of community, purpose, and achievement. 2. Require participants to set 3, 6, and 12-month life goals. 3. Empower participants by marrying clinical services to sport programming and providing access to educational/employment opportunities through our Jobs Academy. Programs train thrice weekly, go out in the community to compete in local leagues with volunteers, and unite annually at our 18-city SSUSA Cup. By undergoing the SSUSA process, players improve social skills, self-esteem, physical/mental health, and eliminate barriers to employment, making them more likely to achieve housing/job-placement than their peers. Jobs Academies deliver resume writing, financial literacy, and workplace readiness in addition to a pool of resources (mentorship, employment partners, pro bono legal services, counselling/services for trauma, drug abuse, other barriers). Team leaders in 18 cities exchange best practices and co-develop new solutions for programming and sustainability on a conference call every 6 weeks. Select program ambassadors, male and female, represent SSUSA in various amateur tournaments, including the Homeless World Cup, each year.

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Coach Vinay murgod: 20 Sep 2010 - 15:59 BST

Hi street soccer we believe that fate decides the birth but we decide the destiny this what you are also doing in a beautiful way congratulations. An award is a recognition of your efforts and encourages you to do better in for the have nots.

Paul Teeple: 11 Jun 2010 - 22:33 BST

Congratuations. Hope we can partner with you via A Ganar.

Peter Fink: 04 Jun 2010 - 22:25 BST

Street Soccer USA is an unbelievable organization that uses a unique tool of soccer to change lives.

Jose Acuna: 04 Jun 2010 - 19:33 BST

Contratulations

Jose Acuna: 04 Jun 2010 - 19:31 BST

Congratulations Street Soccer USA,We believe your organization deserves to win. It is thanks to your program and initiatives that cities like Minneapolis and many others have a very innovative way to approach ending homelessness. This builds upon participants strenghts and helps to maximize their full potential. Many of these members have limited opportunities as other agencies have close their doors to them. Thanks to your help and continued support, we were able to create our own program two years ago. Today we have thirty five members who continue to achieve their goals in and off the field. As one member stated ´´I just need an opportunity to shine´´

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