Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced South Bronx United as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Read the announcement from our Executive Director to learn more!

Our 2023 Annual Report is now available to read online! Please take a few minutes learn more about how exciting new program initiatives helped to unite and strengthen our community over the last year, including the opening of the Clubhouse Café!

Join South Bronx United, for our fourth annual Football for Equality event on Sunday, February 19th at the SBU Clubhouse! It’s a free event for girls ages 6-18 with skills clinics for younger athletes and an indoor tournament for girls born 2010-2006. The event is in honor of this month’s National Girls and Women’s in Sports Day and next month’s International Women’s Day. Register and get more info at bit.ly/FFE2024

Pix 11 news featured South Bronx United and the Clubhouse Café and how the organization and café is supporting the neighborhood and providing job opportunities and job training to youth. The segment highlighted SBU Academy alumna, Café Fellow, and Lehman College student Heidy Trujillo and included clips from our MLK Day of Service Community Free Store at the SBU Clubhouse. Pix 11 journalist Amy Yensi reported on the story.

Drop by the Clubhouse Café at 812 River Avenue open 7am-6pm through Friday, 8am-5pm Sat, 8am-6:30pm Sun. Every purchase goes right back to the community and support soccer, academics, college prep, mentoring, immigration legal services, social work, and of course workforce development at South Bronx United!

South Bronx United is opening the Clubhouse Café on January 8th, 2024! A social enterprise coffee shop dedicated to providing real-world job training to young adults, the Clubhouse Café is located at 812 River Avenue, just one block from Yankee Stadium, and will be one of the only coffee shops in the Bronx’s Concourse neighborhood. In order to expand its community impact through employment, job training, and an excellent cafe experience, SBU has partnered with local NYC Colombian coffee roaster Devoción. As a certified B-Corp, Devoción’s dedication to supporting the local communities in which they operate aligns perfectly with South Bronx United’s goals for the Clubhouse Café. As part of Devocion’s partnership with South Bronx United, the brand will be providing substantial support including infrastructure, product and training for both full time staff and local youth in training.

Lesley Miron was born and raised in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx to parents who had immigrated from Mexico. She joined the SBU Academy as a 9th grader seeking to pursue her interest in soccer. She quickly grew into a leader in the program. She attended high school at the Academy of Mount Saint Ursula in the Bronx and is a graduate of the SBU Academy Class of 2021. Lesley now attends New York University where she is majoring in social work. Currently, she is serving as a social work intern at South Bronx United giving her the opportunity to give back and serve as a role model for the next generation of youth.

South Bronx United celebrated its 13th Anniversary Benefit on November 15th! The program was hosted by Emcee Christian Polanco, of the Cooligans. SBU presented its Soccer for Good Award to NWSL Finals MVP Midge Purce, who had just won the NWSL Championship with NJ/NJ Gotham FC. Honoree Sina Toussi and Alumni Honoree Lesley Miron both gave inspiring remarks, along with Executive Director Andrew So. New York City FC Goalkeeper Matt Freese was also a special guest. The event raised more than $350,000 to support South Bronx United’s programs that provide academic support, college prep, mentoring, immigration legal services, social work supports, and soccer programming for youth and families in the community. Learn more at www.celebratesbu.com.

South Bronx United rang the Nasdaq closing bell on October 13! Virtually, that is… See the video and hear from our Executive Director Andrew So here!

Youth mental wellbeing is at crisis levels in the U.S. and stigma, inequities, discrimination and more, make it hard for young people to access the right support and safe spaces. That’s why we are united with Head In The Game US and Beyond Sport's campaign, powered by Z Zurich Foundation and in collaboration with Zurich North America, to positively impact youth mental health in the U.S. Launching today – World Mental Health Day – the Head in the Game Awareness Campaign will provide resources, tips, and powerful stories to support and inspire youth! Find out more: https://bit.ly/hitgcl

Mark your calendars for November 15th! Join us for South Bronx United's 13th Annual Benefit at the Midtown Loft & Terrace. We are celebrating the South Bronx community, and the event will support all the work we have done in this community the past year for more than 1,600 children, youth, and families. We can't wait to see everyone there! Purchase tickets here.

We are thrilled to share with you an early look at the Clubhouse Café, a social enterprise coffee shop, dedicated to providing real-world job training to young adults from the Bronx! It will also serve outstanding coffee from our partners at Devoción. As a local NYC roaster, Devoción has distinguished itself by selling the “freshest coffee” available in the U.S. going from farm-to-cup in as little as 10 days. As a certified B-Corp, Devoción’s dedication to supporting the local communities in which they operate aligns perfectly with South Bronx United’s goals for the Clubhouse Café. They are providing substantial support including infrastructure, product and training for both full time staff and our Cafe Fellows.

Our annual #PowerOf11 campaign celebrates all that is possible when young people learn that they possess the power to bring real change into the world. From June 1st to June 11th, we’re sharing what soccer for social change looks like here in the South Bronx. Your support will help Bronx youth grow through the game they love, in the classroom, and in their communities. Join the #PowerOf11 at powerof11.southbronxunited.org and be a part of this change.

South Bronx United has partnered with NJ/NY Gotham FC and the club’s official supporters’ group Cloud 9 as participants in Common Goal’s “Play Proud” initiative—an LGBTQ+ and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion educational program. Play Proud will provide participating clubs and organizations with training, resources, and support to help them enhance inclusive policies and practices within their organizations. Play Proud offers a holistic and collective approach to creating inclusive soccer communities with a focus on under-resourced and marginalized populations.

Registration is open for our 2023 Summer Soccer Camp. The program is a six-week, half-day summer soccer camp where children have the opportunity to learn soccer and play in a fun, developmental environment. The camp is open to young players of all levels. Parents can register their child(ren) on a week-by-week basis. The first session is a half-week, beginning on Wednesday July 5. The last session begins on Monday, August 7. Learn more and register here.

Read South Bronx United's 2022 Annual Report! Learn more about everything we accomplished and celebrated last year. Stay tuned for much more to come in 2023!

Join South Bronx United’s kids soccer classes at the new SBU Clubhouse! Indoor Soccer Classes for ages 2-7 emphasize fun and learning the game! Indoor Soccer Clinics for children ages 8-15 build skills to help youth develop. Classes are held Saturdays and Sundays. Space is very limited! Learn more and register.

Ronny Delgado is South Bronx United’s 2022 Alumni Honoree! We were proud to honor Ronny at our 12th Annual Benefit on November 16. Ronny was raised in Manta, Ecuador, and moved to the Bronx in 2016. The next year, he joined South Bronx United where he benefited from the academic and college prep programming, found a support network, and could pursue his love of soccer. He starred as a defender on both the SBU Boys Under-19 and Men's soccer teams, while showing immense growth and determination in the classroom. His senior year, he received the SBU Academy Club Spirit Award for Commitment. Watch Soccer for Social Change: SBU’s 2022 Alumni Honoree Ronny Delgado to hear more of his story!

Last week South Bronx United unveiled a new clubhouse, with an indoor mini-pitch and classroom, as they expand their youth development programs that use soccer as a vehicle for social change and help young people in the community grow as leaders and scholars. The new clubhouse, a block south of Yankee Stadium on River Avenue, offers a permanent space available for young people to gather after school, complete homework, play small-sided pickup soccer, benefit from individual tutoring, and attend academic and college prep workshops.

Early Bird tickets are now available for South Bronx United’s 12th Annual Benefit on Wednesday, November 16 at Midtown Loft and Terrace. Visit www.celebratesbu.com to learn more!

South Bronx United’s 12th Annual Benefit invites you to be part of a global celebration of the world’s game this fall by celebrating the power of soccer as a tool for social change! Join us to support the programs and services that make a transformative impact on the lives of South Bronx youth and families by leveraging the game we love to create opportunities on the field and in the classroom. On the eve of a fraught 2022 FIFA World Cup that will surely captivate the world, you can join a community that is united by soccer for good.

On Tuesday, September 21, we celebrated the beginning of a new chapter for SBU, one surely filled with many new possibilities for the community we serve. We could not have done so without the incredible support of the folks at LeagueApps who have helped us to build a home of our own in the South Bronx. The SBU Clubhouse and mini pitch will be a safe place to learn and play and celebrate all that our community accomplishes. We thank LeagueApps, Laureus Sport for Good USA, Hyde and Watson Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, and AO Impact for specifically funding this space, as well as all of our supporters who have helped make this dream a reality. Thank you for all that you do to support our mission of soccer for social change!