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25-631: The mission of the U.S. Soccer Foundation is to enhance, assist and grow the sport of soccer in the United States, with a special emphasis on underserved communities. The foundation is a leader in sports-based youth development and is using soccer as a vehicle for social change among youth in urban areas. It provides nationally recognized programs that are proven to deliver positive health and social outcomes. The foundation's innovative, accessible and affordable initiatives offer safe, urban environments in which both boys and girls thrive. Since its inception,

50-592: A key focus on opportunities for youth in New York City, Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, and the Twin Cities. Beedy, J.P. (1997). Positive Learning Using Sports: Developing Youth Sports Programs That Teach Positive Values . New Hampton, NH: Project Adventure Inc. Beedy, Jeffrey (2016). Positive Learning Using Sports: The New Science of Sport-based Education . Global Children Publishers. Farmington, Maine SquashBusters SquashBusters

75-492: A particular sport… to facilitate learning and life skill development in youth”. SBYD is based on the idea that sport programs should be intentionally designed to ensure youth have a positive, not negative, experience. SBYD programs are defined as sports programs with the following features: Others have applied best practices in youth development to the sport context and defined the factors most likely to facilitate psychosocial development as when youth are: Organizations using

100-435: A permanent location to establish SquashBusters. In the early 2000s, SquashBusters officially partnered with Northeastern University to build a permanent facility. Then-Northeastern President Richard M. Freeland had played squash through college and was supportive of SquashBusters' mission and vision. Freeland and Zaff agreed that Northeastern would provide the land free of charge if Squashbusters raised $ 6 million to cover

125-593: A second language. In 2018, SquashBusters expanded to a third location in Providence, Rhode Island . Squash instruction is led by Rodney Galvao, a graduate of SquashBusters Boston and former member of the Bates College squash team. The program operates out of the newly built Gorgi Family Squash and Education Center at the Moses Brown School . In 2005, Zaff joined forces with directors of urban squash programs in

150-525: A vehicle to promote youth development, health and wellness, and positive social change. This includes combating childhood obesity , preventing youth delinquency, and providing youth with safe and accessible places to play — a critical need particularly in underserved communities. Sports-based youth development Sports-based youth development or SBYD is a theory and practice model for direct youth service. Grounded in youth development , sports psychology , and youth sports practice, SBYD aims to use

175-499: Is a New England–based organization that provides middle and high school students with academic tutoring and squash instruction. The program, which has existed since 1996, has served over 800 students. SquashBusters is a founding member of the National Urban Squash and Education Alliance, a nationwide association of urban squash programs. Street Soccer USA is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of HELP USA that promotes

200-463: Is a non-profit organization in South Africa that uses basketball to help children from underserved areas become proactive leaders in their individual lives and in their communities. It has been in existence for over 15 years. Hoops 4 Hope in conjunction with its sister organization Soccer 4 Hope has given 10,000 children the opportunity to participate in sports. Up2Us, doing business as Up2Us Sports,

225-446: Is a sport-based youth development non-profit organization founded in 2010 dedicated to supporting young people through sport. Through their national coach program, Up2Us identifies, trains and supports coaches, many of whom serve as AmeriCorps members, to work with young people in underserved communities around the country. Their training teaches strategies for coaches to work with young people who have dealt with trauma. SquashBusters

250-549: Is an American youth development organization that provides middle and high school students with academic tutoring and squash instruction. SquashBusters has served over 800 New England –based students since its founding in 1996. The organization, established by former squash professional Greg Zaff, is the oldest urban squash program in America. SquashBusters is a founding member of the National Urban Squash and Education Association, which currently includes 20 urban squash programs across

275-488: Is designed to provide young people from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball and softball. The program was created by John Young in 1989 in Los Angeles, and now serves more than 200 communities. Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA (Laureus USA) is a grant-making, nonprofit organization that supports the growth and deepens the impact of programs that use sport for social change. Their mission

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300-475: Is provided by volunteers, staff coaches, and former professionals, including world champions Thierry Lincou and Amanda Sobhy . SquashBusters students play in matches against local high school squash teams, tournaments with other urban squash programs, and regional and national junior-level championships. Since 2018, 31 SquashBusters alumni have gone on to play collegiate squash for universities such as Colby College and Harvard University . The ultimate aim of

325-585: Is to change the lives of youth and strengthen communities through the power of sport. Since 2012, they have impacted the lives of over one million youth by investing $ 30 million in sports-based youth development organizations around the country. In 2022, they invested in grants to over 80 organizations, impacting over 80,000 children and youth. Laureus USA focuses on supporting organizations that work in six social focus areas: health & well-being, education, women & girls, employability, inclusive society, and peaceful society. The organization works nationally, with

350-649: The Boston Public Schools average. In 2012, Dora Lubin, a former employee at CitySquash, an urban squash program in the Bronx, opened a SquashBusters affiliate in Lawrence, Massachusetts . SquashBusters Lawrence operates in borrowed facilities from Brooks School and Phillips Academy , private preparatory high schools in Northern Massachusetts. The program serves 87 students, over half of whom speak English as

375-584: The Boston YMCA and the Harvard Club of Boston . Programming ran for three days a week, with an hour and a half of homework help and an hour and a half of squash practice. Based on the impact of the program, Zaff wanted to expand SquashBusters to continue serving students through high school. However, there were not enough available courts in Boston to sustain middle and high school programming. Zaff began to search for

400-502: The Bronx and Philadelphia to establish the National Urban Squash and Education Association. Now called the Squash and Education Alliance (SEA), the organization aims to support and connect urban squash programs in twenty-two cities across America and five locations globally. As a founding member, SquashBusters is highly active in the SEA community. SquashBusters students participate in SEA events like

425-567: The SBYD model can have different specific goals such as improved health, education, and delinquency prevention. Programs are often implemented in the after-school setting but can also be implemented in schools. SBYD programs do not need to completely devalue the competitive aspect of sport, but winning is not the central focus of the program. Often SBYD program target populations that typically have fewer opportunities for sport participation such as females and youth from low-income communities. Hoops 4 Hope

450-603: The SquashBusters program is for every student to enroll in, and eventually graduate from, college. As early as middle school, students visit college information sessions. When participants enter high school, SquashBusters offers standardized test preparation, essay workshops, and one-on-one mentorship throughout the college application process. Additionally, they provide financial aid counseling and scholarship opportunities for collegiate alumni. Ninety percent of SquashBusters graduates enroll in college, nearly thirty percent higher than

475-518: The beautiful game - from assisting programs with operational costs to creating Safe Places to Play . Click here to learn more about the Foundation's grants process. The U.S. Soccer Foundation is located in Washington, D.C. and leads advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and with Executive Branch agencies for the entire soccer community. The U.S. Soccer Foundation's advocacy efforts focus on using sport as

500-637: The cost of building the facility. Following a successful round of fundraising, the Badgers & Rosen SquashBusters Facility officially opened in 2003. SquashBusters must raise an additional $ 2 million each year to cover operational costs, for which they host a number of annual charity squash tournaments, including the MFS SquashBusters Derby. Founded on the sports-based youth development program model, SquashBusters provides students with three to five hours of squash practice per week. Squash instruction

525-526: The country. Greg Zaff, formerly the second-ranked squash player in the world, devised the concept of SquashBusters while enrolled at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government . As a student in a social entrepreneurship class, he wrote "Bringing Squash Down from the Ivory Tower," a paper focused on broadening the appeal of the sport through the creation of an urban squash program. A few years later, in

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550-732: The foundation has awarded over $ 57 million in financial support to soccer organizations and field-building initiatives nationwide. Through the Passback program, the foundation has collected and redistributed close to 900,000 pieces of soccer equipment for children in need worldwide. In addition, the foundation currently providing children in 20 cities across the country with physical activity, nutrition education and mentorship through our Soccer for Success program. The U.S. Soccer Foundation awards grants on an annual basis to support both soccer programs and field-building initiatives in underserved areas nationwide. Grants are provided to support all aspects of

575-515: The growth and development of a national network of grassroots soccer programs to achieve social change. SSUSA aims to get homeless men, women, and youth off the streets through innovative, sports-based solutions to eradicate homelessness and poverty in the United States. As of 2010, SSUSA has 18 teams across the United States. Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) is a youth baseball program operated by Major League Baseball . This youth initiative

600-536: The mid-1990s, he quit his job at the Government of Massachusetts to focus on developing what would ultimately become SquashBusters. Zaff liaised with local politicians and institutions to secure support -- Harvard University agreed to lend the program court space, and then-Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld joined the board of directors. The program officially began in 1996, when Zaff picked up 24 students from Boston middle schools and took them to local squash courts at

625-561: The sport experience to contribute to positive youth development. Sports-based youth development is similar to sport for social development . The term "sports-based youth development program" was coined in 2006 at a summit sponsored by Harvard University 's Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR), Positive Learning Using Sports (PLUS), and the Vail Leadership Institute. SBYD programs were defined as programs that “use

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