Help Craig's USA Homeless World Cup Team

Help homeless in US

Summary

We use soccer as a tool to engage people who are homeless in personal transformation across the US. Through soccer we build relationships of trust that serve as the foundation for positive change.

This project is no longer accepting donations.

Received $1,070 from 31 donations from people like:

Dennis Hopeful
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RDAM
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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The disparity of wealth in the US, which has worsened in recent years due to the crack epidemic, breaking apart the traditional family and disrupting education among the poor, has created a growing underclass, increasingly young, that is homeless and excluded. Through inclusion and mentorship street soccer offers them a chance to become part of a team to address drug dependency, find a home, training, a job.

Activities

There is a high demand nationwide for effective solutions to homelessness. By hosting an annual US Cup we can provide thousands of homeless a goal to shoot for. By developing street soccer programs in US cities, we can transform thousands of lives.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

We want to change the face of homeless services nationwide so that sports and other humanizing activities become key tools to ending homelessness.

Project Message

"It it wasn't for soccer and the Homeless World Cup, I'd probably be in jail right now."
- Craig Holley, homeless, program beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lawrence Cann
Team Organiser
945N. College Street
Charlotte, NC 28206
United States
107049260618
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Homeless World Cup Foundation Logo

Homeless World Cup Foundation
Easter Road Stadium 63 Albion Road
Edinburgh, . EH7 5QY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)131 652 8190
http://www.homelessworldcup.org

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under HealthHealth.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 3, 2008