St. Louis « America SCORES

Improving Minds through creative writing and the performance of poetry.

Improving Bodies through weekly soccer practices and nutrition education.

Improving Communities by implementing youth-driven service learning projects.

We set the first World Soccer Dribbling Record in history! Read about it in STL Today!

America SCORES St. Louis

America SCORES St. Louis inspires urban youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students, and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world.

OUR UNIQUE APPROACH: America SCORES St. Louis is a non-profit youth development program that has engaged over 2,000 urban youth in soccer, poetry and service-learning since 2005. We create teams through the sport of soccer, bring these teams into the classroom to discover their voice through poetry, and as a team, poet athletes learn to use their voices to make change in their communities. Check out our newsletter to learn more: Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2011
OUR RESULTS: Our innovative approach improves students’ health, academic achievement and civic engagement. Watch Joschula P. perform original poetry onstage at the famous Apollo Theater, click here to see our evaluation results, and check out our students’ writing in our national Kicker! Magazine.
OUR RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE:

Soccer community scores big for those in need, STL Today, Club Soccer

Local soccer poets recite for chance at New York Trip, STLClubsoccer

Country Music Songwriter to write with STL youth, Top 40 Charts

Songwriter Dave Berg to record with inner city youth, Music Industry News Network

Soccer Dribbling Record segment with Tim Ezell , Fox 2 News

Jumping Jacks World Record, St. Louis American

Jumping Jacks Record with America SCORES youth is certified, STL Today, Club Soccer

Sauerbrunn leads world record with students, STLClubSoccer.com

National Team Member Sauerbrunn visits America SCORES St. Louis, STL Today

Fall Frenzy at the SLU Medical Stadium, Saint Louis University News

Soccer Dribblers Set Guinness World Record, STL Today

Poet-athletes break world record, KDHX 88.1