Street Soccer USA

Street Soccer USA is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of HELP USA that promotes the growth and development of a national network of grassroots soccer programs. As of 2010, SSUSA has 18 teams across the United States.[1]

Street Soccer USA is the United States base partner of the Homeless World Cup and the host of the Street Soccer USA Cup every year. The tournament began in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2006, and was moved to Washington D.C. in 2008 and has since been hosted in New York City - Times Square, San Francisco - Civic Center Plaza and Philadelphia Art Museum Steps. Street Soccer USA was started as part of the Urban Ministry Center in Charlotte, North Carolina

History

Lawrence Cann, a young social entrepreneur, founded Art Works Football Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2004. In just a few years, the program grew to a 16 city league of programs across the country and Street Soccer USA was born and later became its own 501(c)3 organization in 2010.

Additionally, Street Soccer USA is the official partner of the Homeless World Cup founded by Mel Young, and responsible for organizing the United States participation in the annual Homeless World Cup.

Since 2005, SSUSA has brought a team of homeless soccer players to the annually-hosted Homeless World Cup.


See also

References

  1. ↑ http://avidsoccer.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/15/epl-soccer-stars-demonstrate-that-ending-homelessness-is-a-team-sport-by-training-homeless-teens-in-la/comment-page-1/
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