America SCORES New York
Founded in 2001, America SCORES New York serves as a driving force in promoting fair play, self-expression, commitment, and teamwork for youth in under-resourced communities in New York City. Through a combination of soccer, poetry and service learning, their unique after-school program shines a spotlight on these poet-athletes, helping them develop the skills necessary to lead successful lives off the field and outside the classroom.
- Year
- 2023
- Purpose
- To support the Literacy in Action program, which provides academic enrichment, social-emotional skill development, civic engagement workshops, and access to organized sports for young people ages 8-13.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Year
- 2022
- Purpose
- To support the Spring 2023 teacher stipends for four soccer coaches and four writing coaches for a West Harlem middle school participating in One Hen Academy.
- Amount
- $7,000
- Year
- 2021
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will help students in the One Hen Academy by providing the fundamentals of money management, the basics of starting a business, and the importance of helping others via our digital curriculum - which is aligned with Math Common Core Standards for students in the 6-8th grades.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Year
- 2020
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will continue to support their One Hen Academy program for middle school youths in West Harlem, which takes place each spring semester. The curriculum guides students through the fundamentals of money management, basics of starting a business, and the importance of helping others.
- Amount
- $4,000
- Year
- 2019
- Purpose
- CCS grant to America SCORES New York supported their One Hen Program for the Spring 2019 program. The program serves 650 youths, ages 5-18, 97% of whom are from minority populations, in a program of soccer, creative expression, and service-learning. Note that America SCORES has not concluded the program for which it received CCS funding, and thus promises to discuss results of that grant at a later point.
- Amount
- $4,000