COMMON GOAL USA INC

COMMON GOAL IS DEDICATED TO USING SOCCER TO CREATE SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE FOCUS ON GENDER EQUITY, LGBTQ+ INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM EDUCATION TO CREATE DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE SPORTING SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2023, COMMON GOAL DELIVERED HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AD INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN PROFESSIONAL AND GRASSROOTS SOCCER. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THERE ARE NO LONGER GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, OR CULTURAL BARRIERS IN SOCCER.ANTI-RACIST PROJECT: IN 2023, COMMON GOAL USA INC. EXPANDED ITS RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES AND STRENGTHENED TIES WITH EXISTING PARTNERS. THROUGH THE ANTI-RACIST PROJECT (ARP), COMMON GOAL SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED ITS INAUGURAL SWITCH THE PITCH (STP) HUB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OAKLAND ROOTS SC. SWITCH THE PITCH IS AN IMMERSIVE PROGRAM ROOTED IN COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVE COACHING, AND RACIAL JUSTICE. COMPRISED OF 41 YOUTH SOCCER COACHES, SWITCH THE PITCH OAKLAND RAN FROM MARCH TO MAY. THE FOUNDATION OF SWITCH THE PITCH ENABLED ANOTHER HUB TO KICK OFF IN AUGUST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO FIRE FC ACADEMY. IN 2023, SWITCH THE PITCH CHICAGO DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH 45 COACHES FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER.IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP, THE ANTI-RACIST PROJECT PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN OUTLAWS, A 30,000-MEMBER SUPPORTERS' GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE US NATIONAL TEAMS, TO HOST A SERIES OF SUPPORTERS' SESSIONS. THESE SESSIONS FEATURED REPRESENTATIVES FROM OVER 42 CHAPTERS AND INTERROGATED THE ROLE OF SUPPORTERS IN FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE THROUGHOUT SOCCER. BY IMPACTING OVER 128 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BOTH SWITCH THE PITCH AND THE SUPPORTERS' SESSIONS ENABLED COMMON GOAL USA TO ENSURE RACIAL JUSTICE REMAINS A NECESSARY STEP IN GROWING THE GAME FOR EVERYONE.PLAY PROUD: LGBTQ+ INCLUSION PROJECT THAT WORKS WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE SOCCER INDUSTRY TO MAKE STADIUMS, COMMUNITIES AND CITIES A SAFER SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS, PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUBS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTERS GROUPS COMMIT TO A YEARLONG TRAINING FEATURING TWO IN-PERSON RESIDENCIES, ONLINE WORKSHOPS, AND INDIVIDUAL MENTORING AND TRAINING BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. IN THE 2023 VERSION OF THE PLAY PROUD PROGRAM, COMMON GOAL PARTNERED WITH 8 PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUBS FROM 4 LEAGUES, 8 SUPPORTERS GROUPS AND 8 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA TO HOST A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, TOTALING 100 HOURS, FOCUSED ON PROMOTING LGBTQ+ INCLUSION IN SOCCER. THE RESIDENCIES WERE HOSTED BY PROFESSIONAL CLUBS SEATTLE SOUNDERS AND NEW MEXICO UNITED WITH A GOAL OF GIVING PARTICIPANTS THE TOOLS, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO CREATE SAFE SPACES WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.PEPSICO: CONSTRUCTION OF A 5-A-SIDE PITCH IN SANTA ANA AND A FACILITATION OF A FOOTBALL FOR GOOD PROGRAM (16+ AGE GROUPS) FROM MAY 2023-APRIL 2024 WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNER PURE GAME. THERE WERE FORTY-SIX PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED IN WEEKLY FOOTBALL FOR GOOD ACTIVITIES AND 18,000 UTILIZATIONS OF THE PITCH.