sports

Ten years ago at a skate park in Orlando, FL, Drew Campbell noticed teens bumming boards off of skaters. Instantly interested in helping the young people, Campbell, a professional surfer, founded the Getaboard Foundation to teach homeless and other at-risk youth how to skate.
Youth Service America and UnitedHealthcare are teaming up to provide grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning projects that combat childhood obesity by promoting walking, running or hiking. Learn more about this opportunity on the Youth Service America website.
Forget the London Olympics! Here at NCFY, we'll be following the 2012 Street Soccer USA Cup, which starts this week in New York.
For homeless youth, playing soccer with Street Soccer USA is the equivalent of a corner kick: A new start after the ball has gone out of bounds. Street Soccer partners with youth and adult homeless programs in about 20 cities.
The Office of Citizen Exchanges in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is holding an open competition for its Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport Program. The program, part of the International Sports Programming Initiative, will fund approximately 12 short-term U.S.-based and overseas programs focused on using sport as a tool for women's...
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