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Through soccer, dead spaces become community places at West End & East Point

“If you go into communities in and around stations right now, the station itself is often thought of as a place to take transit and leave,” says Patel. “What we hope to create

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ATL UTD: Behind The Stripes- Sean David

Read this article on our program Manager Sean David who is featured in Atlanta United’s: Behind The Stripes!

“Coaching is what got me back,” he says. “I always watched games, but I didn’t play for years, but I started coaching a middle school team, and

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AJC

Atlanta United Foundation expands ‘Mentoring through Soccer’ program

The Atlanta United Foundation, an affiliate of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, recently announced a grant of $280,570 over three years in support of ‘Mentoring through Soccer,’ a joint youth program of the Latin American Association and

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AJC

StationSoccer East Point Receives 2019 Great Place Award

The Atlanta Regional Commission recently announced the 2019 recipients of the agency’s Developments of Excellence awards during the annual State of the Region breakfast. Each year, the awards honor developments and places that are improving the quality of

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ARC- Atlanta Regional Commission

Honoring Bold Innovation & Community Design

ARC’s Development of Excellence awards recognize projects in metro Atlanta that exemplify cutting-edge, livable design that enhance the surrounding community and support the goals and policies of the Atlanta Region’s Plan, metro Atlanta’s long-range, comprehensive blueprint. Development of Excellence awards

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CNN- HNL

"Soccer in the Streets" looks to transform public transit stations

Difference Maker Sanjay Patel grew up in the UK and he's the mastermind behind a new "Soccer in the Streets" program in Atlanta, seeking to transform lives with what it's calling a global 1st... Soccer fields

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WABE

‘Closer Look’ Visits Soccer In The Streets’ New East Point Pitch

Back in 2015, Sanjay Patel had an idea: make soccer more accessible to Atlanta kids by building pitches, or soccer fields, near MARTA stations. Since then, that idea has taken off. Last year, the organization

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Saporta Report

Saturday was a big day in East Point: 'This site is going to change people's lives'

Ten-year-old goalie Kelan Watkins was a phenomenal shot blocker in the inaugural play Saturday on Soccer in the Street's new field. The play represented a tender moment in metro Atlanta,

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Gwinnett Daily Post

Inaugural Gresselmania golf tournament at TPC Sugarloaf proves to be big draw

The first Gresselmania golf tournament, held at TPC Sugarloaf and benefitting Soccer in the Streets, went over maximum capacity Tuesday. They had 19 flights (on 18 holes) and more than two

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MLS

Atlanta United, Club America: Making a difference in the community

MLS, Atlanta United, Liga MX and Club America teamed up with the Latin American Association (LAA) and Sequoyah Middle School in metro Atlanta to refurbish a soccer space utilized by the community and LAA’s youth mentorship

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