HEART OF THE CITY

1) our youth development & support program provides a holistic approach to the wellbeing of underserved student athletes off the field, focusing on life skills to empower youth, as well as physical, social, emotional, and mental health along with educational and post-secondary support and resources. 2) we coordinated 13 college visits to d1, d2, d3, naia, and juco regional colleges for middle and high school students in 2024. 3) we coordinated with 14 corps. And businesses to expose middle and high school students to a variety of career paths and trades via field trips and career chats in 2024. 4) we hosted 3 college id events for 225 high school youth to play in front of over 27 local and regional college recruiters in 2024. 5) adtl. Youth development programs and services provided to families and youth around building life skills and youth violence prevention: leadership and team building events, community resources and partner referrals, parent and family gatherings.

Contiuation of activity two above6) in the 2024-25 graduating class, 100% of the seniors graduated high school, 93% enrolled in a college, and 53% are playing college soccer.