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OUR STORY
Soccer Unity Project is driven to provide equitable, inclusive and unifying soccer programs and events in the City of Boston. Since 2008, the organization has provided free programming to youth and community events on fields centered in Roxbury & South End. In 2022 after a two-year strategic planning process the organization was rebranded to Soccer Unity Project joining together South End Soccer, Boston Unity Cup, and additional programming in order to deepen the impact of soccer.
WHO WE SERVE
Youth Players
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1,500+
annual players
80%
BIPOC players
35%
female participation
"Soccer Unity Project has taught our kids how to work as a team, created bonds with friends, and created a sense of pride for our community."
Adult Players
750+
annual players
34
countries & regions represented
Coaches & Interns
30+
High School Trained Coaches involved in our workforce development program
40+
Paid coaches through our competitive travel program
Volunteers
100+
Parents, guardians and community members volunteer annually
12
Varsity and club soccer teams including Boston College, Emerson, Emmanuel, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern and Simmons
OUR VISION
Our soccer pitch is an inclusive space for individuals to come as they are, sharing in the love of the game and collective power of play.
We see soccer as a powerful tool that can be used to bring together our global city and shift our history of inequity, polarization, disconnection and bias across race, ethnicity, age, income, and industry. We work to change the culture of youth soccer from a pay-to-play model with a history of systematic racism and gender inequality to one that welcomes and develops urban youth regardless of background or experience.