Kicks for Kids
Kicks for Kids provides the game-day experience for thousands of urban, inner-city and under-served youth throughout the Greater Washington, D.C. region each season.
Program elements provided to qualified non-profit and community based organizations:
- Free D.C. United game tickets to qualified non-profit organizations and other groups that work with children and their families
- Kicks for Kids Coordinator package to be sent to every participating organization with information on how to make the most of the "game-day experience"
Additional Elements:
- Access to transportation funding to assist with bringing the youth to the games
- Access to food and drink vouchers in order to provide light snacks for the youth while at the games
- Access to special Kicks for Kids give-away items at select D.C. United home games
- Access to behind-the-bench seating and an opportunity for post-game autographs
Each year, approximately 7,500 disadvantaged youth, families and chaperones come to RFK to watch D.C. United through this program, representing over 125 various organizations. Beneficiaries include: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (Wards 1, 6, 7 and 8), the Coalition for the Homeless/DC Village Shelter (Ward 8), DC Parks and Recreation (All Wards), DC SCORES (All Wards), Horton's Kids (Ward 8), the Latin American Youth Center (Ward 1) and So Others Might Eat (All Wards), Maryland Multicultural Youth Center (PGC), and Langley Park Community Center (PCG).
“Due to your generosity, several students were able to enjoy a professional soccer game with their parents, something none of them had ever done, and something they will remember for the rest of their lives.”
Catherine Fermo, Beville Middle School, VA
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Corporate Benefactors
The Kicks for Kids program is made possible by contributions from the following local companies, private foundations, organizations or individuals:
