Soccer Without Borders

The mission of Soccer Without Borders (SWB) is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing newcomer youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal success. The program’s holistic, evidence-based model combines soccer practices with academic and language support, civic engagement, and cultural exchange activities, while proactively reducing barriers to entry that typically leave refugee and immigrant youth excluded. SWB participants come from 40 countries and speak more than 20 languages at home. In Baltimore, SWB’s out-of-school time programming serves 500 immigrant youth annually. SWB currently serves students in Northeast (Frankford, Cedonia, Parkside) and Southeast Baltimore City (Highlandtown, Patterson Park). This grant provided core operating support.

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