Want to run Soccer Nights in your community? We love to partner with like-minded organizations. The more Soccer Nights the better!
Soccer Nights started in 2008 as an experiment in one neighborhood of Cambridge, MA. In the years since, it has grown to be a beloved fixture in communities across the U.S.
At its core, Soccer Nights is rooted in the hope of seeing neighborhoods thrive and become great places to live. We think this best happens when local residents and organizations with deep ties to their community come together to lead. When a new site opens, we don’t want to run a program in your neighborhood because we’re not a neighbor there. However, if we can inspire, equip, and resource you to do bring your neighborhood together, we would be thrilled to work with you. For more information or to apply to start a site, email soccernightsorg@gmail.com. |
Soccer |
There is something unique about soccer that speaks a universal language across cultures. We strive to be an excellent place for kids to play soccer and to bring people from diverse backgrounds together through a shared love of the game.
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Kids |
We think kids are great. We want all kids who participate to know they are valued members of their teams, families, and communities, and that they have something unique to offer each of these groups and places. We want kids to leave Soccer Nights not only better soccer players, but better friends, better brothers and sisters, better students, better neighbors. We want them to see and care for the people around them, and to take pride in who they are, where they’ve come from, and where they're going. And most importantly, we want kids to have one of their favorite weeks of the year at Soccer Nights and leave with a huge smile on their face.
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Diversity |
Since the program’s beginnings we’ve sought to be relationally-focused, seeking to develop life-giving relationships across the dividing lines of race, class, culture, and religion. “Everyone plays” a value we've upheld since the program's beginnings, truly shines through as we see people of so many different backgrounds coming together with their unique skills, experiences, and paradigms to make Soccer Nights happen.
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Community |
All aspects of Soccer Nights, from a family-friendly environment where the whole family can participate together, to a curriculum focused on local leadership development, to the many partnerships with local organizations, are centered on the importance of community. Our commitment to neighborhood-based programming means we believe the success of Soccer Nights is directly tied to the strengths and dynamics of that neighborhood. Thus, planning and programming should result from and facilitate relationships with residents in that community.
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Partnership |
At Soccer Nights, neighbors and local organizations partner together in their neighborhood to create a space for people to come together in a fun, meaningful, and lasting way.
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Love |
We have big dreams that by loving our neighbors, our communities and cities would become more vibrant, connected, joy-filled places. We hope that everyone who comes to Soccer Nights can engage in a joyful reciprocity of being known and loved, and can know and love others in return.
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