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In my first year as Board Chair of South Bronx United (SBU), it is my pleasure to relay that by all key indicators, SBU achieved a banner year. After completing the 10th year of programming, graduating the most seniors ever, and providing all college-bound students a scholarship, SBU went on to host its most successful annual benefit ever, and was awarded the prestigious Laureus Sport for Good award in Berlin, one of only 20 winners in history.
In the midst of a global pandemic, working in the Borough hardest hit by Covid-19, SBU continues to provide college access, online tutoring, academic advocacy, counseling, health and fitness resources, immigration assistance, soccer training videos, critical information on government programs, and material needs (e.g. laptops, food delivery credit, emergency college scholarships) to the youth and families in our community. At the same time, staff, leadership and volunteers are preparing for a return to programming that will bring back some normalcy to young people’s lives and combat a widening educational, socioeconomic, and health gap.
All told, more than 1,300 young people, from pre-K through college, will have participated in SBU programs this year on the soccer field, in the classroom, and in the community. Even with the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, the SBU Academy maintained its 100% high school graduation rate and 94% college matriculation rate.
ABOUT SBU
SBU is a nonprofit youth development organization with a mission of using soccer as a tool for social change. Founded in 2009 to address a lack in youth athletic programs in the South Bronx, the organization's programs have grown to combine soccer with academic enrichment, college prep, mentoring, leadership development, health and wellness programs, immigration legal services, and other family and youth supports. In 2020, SBU faces new challenges but remains steadfast in its mission to provide opportunity and support for its young people.
In my first year as Board Chair of South Bronx United (SBU), it is my pleasure to relay that by all key indicators, SBU achieved a banner year. After completing the 10th year of programming, graduating the most seniors ever, and providing all college-bound students a scholarship, SBU went on to host its most successful annual benefit ever, and was awarded the prestigious Laureus Sport for Good award in Berlin, one of only 20 winners in history.
In the midst of a global pandemic, working in the Borough hardest hit by Covid-19, SBU continues to provide college access, online tutoring, academic advocacy, counseling, health and fitness resources, immigration assistance, soccer training videos, critical information on government programs, and material needs (e.g. laptops, food delivery credit, emergency college scholarships) to the youth and families in our community. At the same time, staff, leadership and volunteers are preparing for a return to programming that will bring back some normalcy to young people’s lives and combat a widening educational, socioeconomic, and health gap.
All told, more than 1,300 young people, from pre-K through college, will have participated in SBU programs this year on the soccer field, in the classroom, and in the community. Even with the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, the SBU Academy maintained its 100% high school graduation rate and 94% college matriculation rate.
ABOUT SBU
SBU is a nonprofit youth development organization with a mission of using soccer as a tool for social change. Founded in 2009 to address a lack in youth athletic programs in the South Bronx, the organization's programs have grown to combine soccer with academic enrichment, college prep, mentoring, leadership development, health and wellness programs, immigration legal services, and other family and youth supports. In 2020, SBU faces new challenges but remains steadfast in its mission to provide opportunity and support for its young people.
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