STREET SOCCER USA INC
115 EAST 13TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10003 streetsoccerusa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: STREET SOCCER USA, INC. IS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING, ADVOCATING AND UTILIZING THE SPORT OF SOCCER AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AS VEHICLES TO ERADICATE HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

CHANGING THE CULTURE OF HOMELESS SERVICES TO A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

AS IT DID FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS, COVID 19 CHANGED THE WAY WE OPERATE IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS DURING THE 2019-20 FISCAL YEAR. THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE WERE AMONGST THOSE HARDEST HIT BY THE PANDEMIC. THANKS TO OUR STAFF, COACHES, PARTNERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WE WERE ABLE TO USE ONE OF OUR CORE STREET SOCCER CURRICULUM SKILLS, ADJUST YOUR PLAY, AND DELIVER ON OUR MISSION IN NEW AND RESPONSIVE WAYS.IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, STREET SOCCER USA HOSTED ITS MAJOR STREET SOCCER CUP TOURNAMENTS IN SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO, AND TIMES SQUARE. OUR ADULT AND YOUTH PROGRAM GOT OFF TO A RECORD START IN TERMS OF BOTH PARTICIPANTS AND ENGAGEMENT AND WE PLANNED MAJOR FIELD BUILDING PROJECTS IN PHILADELPHIA AND SACRAMENTO.AFTER COVID19 HIT AND PROGRAMS WERE SHUT DOWN, WE PIVOTED QUICKLY AND LAUNCHED STREET SOCCER TV IMMEDIATELY TO OFFER ONLINE ENGAGEMENT TO OUR PARTICIPANTS WHILE THEY WERE STUCK AT HOME. WE ALSO CALLED ALL PARTICIPANTS, SURVEYING THEM FOR CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT STRESS LEVELS, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, FOOD SECURITY, ETC. AND USED THE INFO WE GATHERED TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO DESIGN OUR NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING.WE WOULD EVENTUALLY OFFER 40 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF SSUSA.TV THROUGH EMAIL CAMPAIGNS AND FACEBOOK LIVE SEGMENTS WHICH INCLUDED WORKOUT SESSIONS, SOCCER TECHNICAL DRILLS, YOGA, HIIT, INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF, AND SOCCER TRIVIA. WE'VE HAD SPECIAL GUESTS JOIN IN, FOR EXAMPLE, PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS & GOALKEEPER BRAD STUVER OF NYCFC, JIMMY CONRAD AND SJ QUAKES PLAYER TOMMY THOMPSON.AS TIME WORE ON AND WE PREPARED FOR REOPENING IN SOME LOCATIONS WE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A "KICKING COVID-19 ADAPTED CURRICULUM" FOR IN-PERSON SESSIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL.OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BENCHMARKS WERE ACHIEVED DESPITE THE PANDEMIC INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: ADULT PROGRAM GRADUATE AND CURRENT COACH, HANI HAYBE, WON THE FOURTH ANNUAL OUTSTANDING REFUGEE AWARD BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH A BETTER LIFE FOUNDATION WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER GROCERIES TO FAMILIES IN SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO, AND NEW YORK. CHEF MARK BRAND & OTHERS HOSTED A VIRTUAL COOKING SESSION WITH SOME OF OUR KIDS FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN NYC, WHICH INCLUDED ONE ON ONE'S AND GROUP SESSIONS.OUR PARTNER, UNIQLO, CELEBRATED THEIR DONATION OF 9,000 "AIRSM" MASKS TO ENABLE SAFE PLAY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH FROM THEIR USA CEO TO OUR JUVENTUS COMMUNITY CLUB IN FLATBUSH, NY WHERE OVER 100 YOUTH AND FAMILIES CAME OUT AND BOARD MEMBER, KHAHLIA ALI, SPOKE ABOUT HER FATHER'S LEGACY OF SPORTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.STREET SOCCER LA FEATURED WITH LAFC X FARMER JOHN'S AS PART OF FARMER JOHN'S "LA FAMILIA" COMMUNITY PROGRAM. STREET SOCCER LA LAUNCHED ITS BOARD.

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