Change Champions: Stories of Neighborhood Impact
Together, Boeing and Seattle Sounders FC will help shine a light on local organizations that strengthen the communities where our employees and fans live and work.
Foundation for Tacoma Students
Foundation for Tacoma Students
Foundation for Tacoma Students
Education is a team sport, and the Foundation for Tacoma Students is the coach behind the scenes making sure everyone plays their part. They connect schools, nonprofits, and community partners to build a stronger game plan for student success. By working together, they’re helping more young people graduate and step into careers they love. Visit https://graduatetacoma.org to learn more or get involved today!
Foundation for Tacoma Students charts path to success for local youth
Prior to the May 24th match against FC Dallas, the club honored the Foundation for Tacoma Students, an organization geared toward setting up kids in the Tacoma community for a prosperous life as it relates to education and their future endeavors after graduation. Through the collaboration of local providers such as the Boys & Girls Clubs, the utilization of data and lived knowledge, the foundation finds different ways to ensure equity for all.
Sounders FC Pod-cast
Steve Zakuani is joined by our Change Champions representative, Elvin Bucu, Senior Director of Development from Foundation for Tacoma Students to learn more about the great work him and his team do for the community.
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
Every day after school, thousands of kids in Pierce, Kitsap, and Mason counties walk into a place that feels like home—the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. Here, they get a hot meal, help with homework, a team to cheer them on, and a safe space to grow. With 12 Club locations and over 8,000 youth served last year, Clubs are building brighter futures—together. Visit bgcsps.org to learn more or get involved today!
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound help strengthen futures for local youth and their families
Prior to the May 3rd match against St. Louis CITY SC, the club honored the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, a non-profit organization that serves as a support system for the youth and their families in the Pierce, Kitsap, and Mason counties. Spread across nine locations, the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound has a wide range of programs centered around helping kids with their future goals as well as navigating their current circumstances.
Sounders FC Pod-cast
Steve Zakuani is joined by Change Champion Christy Garner of the Boys and Girls Club, Puget Sound, to learn more about the organization and how they serve local youth through mentorship programs.
Para Los Niños de Highline
Para Los Niños de Highline
Para Los Niños de Highline
Para Los Niños de Highline fosters academic success for every Latino student through parent and community involvement in the Highline school district. Their programs include Aprendamos Juntos, Summer Programs, High School Youth Programs, Early Learning, Leadership Programs, Youth Internship Programs, and more. By integrating the whole family, celebrating Latino culture, and offering resources such as Computer Labs, Parent Leadership initiatives, and Civic Engagement, they create opportunities for families to thrive. Para Los Niños de Highline supports the community through love, respect, and leadership to ensure all children reach their full potential.
Para Los Niños de Highline gives back to Latin American Community
Prior to the April 19th match against Nashville SC, the club honored Para Los Niños de Highline during Scarves Up, a non-profit that works toward giving back to the Latin American community within the Highland School District. What started in 2003 by Latino parents who wanted their kids to have more resources within the community, has turned into a flourishing organization that offers an abundance of different programs for both children and adults.
Sounders FC Pod-cast
Brad Evans sits down with Alondra Gonzalez, youth organizer for Para Los Niños, whose mission is "to support the success of the Latin American community by building leadership skills, celebrating diversity, promoting art expression, and cultivating lifelong curiosity." Together, Boeing and Seattle Sounders FC will help shine a light on local organizations that strengthen the communities where our employees and fans live and work.