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South Bronx United Soccer Club

Last month when in New York City I met up with Andrew So, Executive Director of South Bronx United, a nonprofit youth development organisation that "uses soccer as a vehicle for social change".

Speaking with Andrew, he told me of South Bronx diverse community. That the South Bronx is one of the poorest districts in the entire USA. That it has the highest hunger rates and the highest obesity rates in the country and as a whole, the local schools perform the lowest in the New York State.

South Bronx United (SBU) deal not only with young footballers but more importantly young people in a community. Along side their football program they also run programs for education, health and wellness and character development.

I was really inspired to hear Andrew talk about all the work that he and the SBU Staff put into serving their community.

In many ways, this is what I want to set out and achieve... Good Footballers but more importantly Good People.

The young people we work with are not just members of a football club but members of a community and society. The street that they live in, the school that they go to, the people they meet. I believe that having respect, responsibility, commitment, discipline make not only a good footballer but a good person.

Please visit the SBU website to see in more detail the great work they do.

http://www.southbronxunited.org/