Street Soccer USA Portland, along with partner organization Parrott Creek Child and Family Services, was honored with the 2019 Impact Award by the Multnomah Athletic Foundation in Portland. The Impact Award recognizes the positive impact of a nonprofit organization through its support of youth, athletic participation and community collaboration. SSUSA Portland and Parrott Creek were honored for their work together to launch a successful soccer program tailored to 13-18-year old boys residing at Parrott Creek Ranch.
Parrott Creek Child & Family Services is an established social services organization that helps adjudicated youth stabilize their lives through residential programs. The soccer programs offered the young men the opportunity to enjoy playing a team sport while also learning important life skills that can be applied off the field. SSUSA Coach Sal Contreras led the practices and taught the Street Skills Curriculum to the boys at Parrott Creek. The program was extremely popular, demonstrated by 100% attendance at the non-mandatory practices in each eight-week session.
“What Street Soccer USA offers is different than traditional sports coaching. This is not just about the game or the score – this is about using soccer to teach boys how to do something well in a careful and considered way,” says Neil Davies, Parrott Creek’s Director of Programs.
To learn more about this successful partnership, please visit Multnomah Athletic Foundation.