Here you’ll find press releases and announcements from organizations around the world using soccer for social change. You can submit your press releases and announcements here.
- Timbers, Thorns FC “Stand Together Week” begins June 16 The Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns FC will present their third-annual Stand Together Week from June 16-22.
- Lose Your Shoes at Portland Barefoot Soccer Portland Barefoot Soccer is hosting their 5th Annual 3v3 Tournament and World Soccer Festival to celebrate the Beautiful Game of Soccer
- Innovative Soccer and Education Programs Reach Darfuri Refugee Camps Los Angeles-based Nonprofit Makes 18th Trip to the Region
- Pass It Forward Partners with Groupon Grassroots for a Game Changing Initiative “Change the Game” to provide quality soccer balls for children in need worldwide
- Conference: Racism, Discrimination and Diversity in Football Conference to take place as part of Fare Action Weeks events
- Urban Initiatives World Cup in Logan Square Urban Initiatives highlights cross-cultural understanding through soccer
- Beyond Soccer Kicks-Off this Sunday, 9/08 in Philadelphia Follow #beyondsoccer on Twitter to take part in the conversation
- Portland Timbers award $75,500 in community fund grants Among eight grant recipients, Playworks receives $35,000 grant to help launch new program at Portland’s Jason Lee School
- Kicking and Screening Lineup for Austin, Texas The festival takes place September 7th and 8th
- Timbers’ Stand Together Week kicks off Sunday Fans invited to join Timbers players, staff in annual citywide volunteering initiative
- Thierry Henry partners with Goldman Sachs Gives to help Grassroot Soccer Goldman Sachs Gives will contribute $5,000/$2,500 per every Thierry Henry goal/assist.
- 18 NWSL players join Athlete Ally Meleana Shim from Portland Thorns FC: “Every aspiring athlete who is questioning his or her sexuality should have positive role models who are proud of who they are.”
- 2013 Street Soccer USA National Cup 19 Teams Across Country Come to New York to Kick Out Homelessness
- The 2013 Homeless World Cup starts next month in Poznan, Poland 64 nations will take part in this year’s 11th edition
- Timbers team up with local partners for 2nd Annual Stand Together Week Citywide, volunteer initiative to benefit dozens of nonprofit community projects on August 4-10
- Africa On The Ball launch their first “Communiteam” fundraising project The organization will be raising funds to purchase a bus for the underprivileged community in Lusaka
- U.S. Soccer Foundation named charitable partner of NWSL NWSL to support their mission to enhance, assist and grow the sport of soccer
- Major League Soccer and MLS Players Union Announce You Can Play Partnership Partnership demonstrates MLS’ commitment to diversity & inclusion
- Film lineup for Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival in NY This year’s community partner is FC Harlem
- Urban Initiatives Work to Play Cup: June 8th Over 700 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders will gather for a day of soccer, fun & friendship.
- Timbers named MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month Portland first club to receive this honor
- Press Release from Pass It Forward Pass It Forward is a new socially conscious soccer ball company
- Portland Timbers launch Earth Day service project Timbers join MLS WORKS & Continental Tire at Hosford Middle School on April 22
- TIMBERS TEAM UP WITH MAKE-A-WISH OREGON Cheer on 8-year-old wish kid Atticus as his soccer team, The Green Machine, takes on the Portland Timbers
- News: ‘Football Rebels’ series set to air on Al Jazeera “Football rebels” tells the story of five footballers who used their fame and influence to shape the political and social fabric of their country.
- Girls and Football SA launches online shop in honor of International Day of the Girl Today in honor of the first International Day of the Girl, Girls & Football SA is launching their very own online shop.
- Street Soccer USA’s “Rule the Field” program creates jobs for the homeless ‘Rule the Field’ is a 4-week course being provided free of charge to nearly 20 dedicated homeless soccer players and SSUSA staff through the generous support of the Eastern New York Referee Association and Help USA.
- Timbers team up with local partners for “Stand Together Week” October 8-14 The Portland Timbers are teaming up with local partners for “Stand Together Week” October 8-14.
- Portland Timbers announce the awarding of $43,400 in community fund grants The Portland Timbers today announced the awarding of $43,400 in grants to eight family and youth-focused, nonprofit organizations throughout the Portland area through the Portland Timbers Community Fund (PTCF). The eight fall grant recipients were selected by the Portland Timbers Community Fund Advisory Board.
- News: GOALS Haiti named best new project at Beyond Sport Summit GOALS Haiti was honored in London last week by Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who presented the organization with the Best New Project award at the international Beyond Sport Federation summit and awards ceremony.