Impact in Communities

Since its founding in 1989, Soccer in the Streets has grown significantly. We have continued to connect and inspire youth by providing better access to quality soccer programs and helping to prepare them for employment. In 2019, Soccer in the Streets continued to build on its mission,

Best of Atlanta 2019: Work & Play

Soccer in the Streets’ StationSoccer has been named the Best Urban Soccer of 2019!

StationSoccer’s third pitch officially opened across from the East Point MARTA station on October 5. Counting the thriving Five Points and West End pitches, the organization is now three locations deep

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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

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

Corporate Giving

In Metro Atlanta, Soccer in the Streets strives to give back to the surrounding communities. As we operate three StationSoccer locations - and plan to build more - our goal is that they become second homes to the youth and adult soccer players. However, without the help

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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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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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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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"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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‘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