Voting for New York City FC’s life-changing community soccer campaign, Cityzens Giving, ends on December 24, Christmas Eve. Don't forget to vote and help us make a difference to communities around the world.
Supporters decide how the $500,000 pledged by City Football Group and its partners is distributed between six worthy projects in cities across the globe. Run by inspiring young leaders, these community-based soccer programs use the power of the beautiful game to tackle social issues affecting young people in their city. The more votes a project gets, the more funding it will receive.
See the incredible projects below and vote at the Cityzens Giving website.
New York City: Healthy Hat-Trick
One third of children in New York City’s public elementary schools are obese or overweight. For the last two years, young leaders have been harnessing New York City’s passion for soccer to get over 600 kids fitter and healthier across the city. And, with help from SAP volunteers, they have also created a network of community soccer festivals, allowing them to reach out to even more kids.
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Manchester: Boots & Beats
Young leaders in Manchester have been working hard for the past two years to engage over 500 young people through their passion for soccer and music. However, the youth unemployment rate among 16 to 24-year-olds in Manchester stands at over 22% so Boots & Bears is back for a third year, reaching out to even more young people and connecting them with job related training, volunteering opportunities and employee mentoring from our partner SAP.
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Beijing: Unified Schools
13 million people in China have an intellectual disability and integrating into mainstream society can sometimes be an uphill struggle.
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Mexico City: Fútbol Matters
Fútbol Matters is one of the new projects to the Cityzens Giving family this year and a group of committed young leaders in Mexico City are ready to use the power of soccer to make a difference in their local community.
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Melbourne: I Speak Football
Melbourne is a diverse city where 58% of people have one or both parents born overseas. I Speak Football uses soccer to bring young people from different communities together to build social connections and reduce isolation.
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Bandung, Indonesia: Football for Change
Football for Change is one of the newest projects to join the Cityzens Giving family and young leaders in Indonesia’s third largest city, Bandung, are ready to take their community soccer project to the streets.
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