South Bronx United 2015 Annual Report

BUILDING LEADERS AND SCHOLARSTHROUGH SOCCER

ANNUAL REPORT / 2014-2015

02 Letter from Executive Director

03 Board

04 Mission and Vision

06 History

07 Year in Review

08 Programs and Services

11 SBU Academy: Outcomes

13 SBU Academy: Immigrant Servies

14 SBU Academy: Prep Schools/Leadership

15 SBU Academy: Summer Soccer Scholars

16 SBU Academy: Graduates

17 SBU Academy: Scholarship Recipients

18 SBU Academy: Alumni

19 SBU Academy: Travel Teams

21 Financial Summary

23 Supporters

25 Staff and Volunteers

SOUTH BRONX UNITED ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15

PHOTOGRAPHY: AMANDA BERG, SARA CONLEY, HAKIM KABBAJ, YUEN TAT SO

GRAPHIC DESIGN GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY:

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,The end of 2015 brings an opportunity to recognize another list of milestones at the organization:

• 835 boys and girls participated in at least one of our programs during the 2014-2015 year, the most to date.

• 21 SBU Academy student-athletes graduated high school, including four graduates who had been with SBU for more than 5 years.

• 100% of our graduates enrolled in college or as a boarding school post-graduate.

• 100 young men and women now make up our alumni list and attend schools including Sarah Lawrence College, Franklin and Marshall College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, St. Lawrence University, and the Rochester Institute of Technology.

• 4 SBU Academy youth began attending prestigious boarding schools on scholarship in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

• The SBU 98 Under-16 boys team won the East New York Challenge Cup becoming the first South Bronx United team to win a state competition.

• The SBU Rising Stars, our high school girls, made the program’s first ever trip to the nation’s capital and northern Virginia where they stayed for four days.

• We provided immigration casework to 33 individuals and have now helped 10 immigrant youth gain permanent legal residency.

• Our partnership with the Terra Firma program for unaccompanied immigrant youth led to the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for 10 participants to meet Pope Francis and present him with a soccer ball.

After seven years, we felt these accomplishments, our growth, and our mission should be better reflected in South Bronx United’s brand identity. SBU is much larger than soccer, offering academic, leadership, and life skills for its international community of student-athletes. With the help of our friends at M Style Marketing, SBU has designed a new logo to embody this identity. The globe with the enclosed Bronx outline represents our diverse community of youth and families who have emigrated to the borough from around the world. SBU uses soccer, the world’s game, to enrich the lives of its participants and promote social change in the South Bronx. The logo’s circular shape and language reflect the goals of the organization, continually growing and progressing. We hope that our youth and supporters will wear this logo emblem with pride.

In addition to creating this design, SBU spent much of the past year strengthening our programs and services. We hired a full-time Legal Services Coordinator to make inroads with our immigrant supports, a crucial component for an organization that serves youth who are overwhelmingly from immigrant families. We invested in youth mentoring by bringing a Team Mentor on staff for every SBU Academy team. The mentors monitored and supported each participant in the classroom and on the field and advocated for them outside of the program. We began offering more advanced soccer training and competition for children ages 9 through 11. We leveraged connections to bring more resources to families through the Health and Wellness Day, Literacy Day, and other activities. We launched new programming as well, reaching more youth through SBU City in the Community (CITC). Funded through New York City FC and the City Football Foundation’s Cityzen’s Giving initiative, CITC enabled SBU to deliver after school soccer and health education at two partner elementary schools in Melrose and Highbridge. A significant aspect of the program has been the involvement of SBU Academy young leaders and alumni in the planning process and as coordinators, coaches, and referees, both paid and volunteer. We are fortunate to have incredible supporters who have helped us expand to 11 full-time staff. More than 200 individuals volunteered their time as coaches, tutors, mentors, teachers, and more. Families who support their children’s commitment, and SBU’s involvement, multiply SBU’s influence. We will be spending 2016 plotting our next steps. We aim to plant deeper roots in the South Bronx community, reach the lives of many more children and youth, build young community leaders, transform a 100% high school graduation into a 100% college readiness and a 94% college matriculation rate into a 94% college success rate. As we embark on this path, our door is always open. I enthusiastically welcome you to visit us to see the amazing things that are happening on the soccer field and in the classroom. Together with your support we will chart the next chapter in South Bronx United. Sincerely,

Andrew So, Executive Director

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSJOHN ASSADIAssadi & Milstein, LLP

STEPHEN J. BURNSTIN, VICE CHAIRSteve’s Soccer Tots

WILSON CALLE, TREASURER BlueMar Capital Management

YANN GERON*Fox Rothschild LLP DAVE HAHN, CHAIRTwo Sigma Investments

DANIEL KRAUT*PricewaterhouseCoopers

R. DEREK MCKECHNIE, SECRETARYLucas Group

PRANAV SAWJIANYBlackRock

ANDREW SO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSouth Bronx United

STEPHANIE SO Ralph Lauren

HANAN THABETInstitute of International Education

KERRY VAN VORISMadrona Venture Group

MILA YANKOVA*Barclays Capital

*New for 2015-2016

SBU SUPPORTERS CLUB BOARDKEVIN ADAMSON-JACKESChillingsworth and Co.

RONAK AMINBrightstar Capital Partners

JAMIE CANTONBronx Health People

WILL FREWOaktree Capital Management

ATHREY KRISHNAKUMARJeffries & Co

RUSS LINDELLMBA, Fordham University

AARON MARKOWITZCBS Interactive

RUSSELL MARTONIS, CHAIRDDB Worldwide

SUSHAAN MODIPJT Partners

JAMES RUTHMajor League Soccer

DAVID SEDGEWICKBlue Ridge Partners

JEFF STERRETTLindsay Goldberg

ADVISORY BOARDNICOLE BARNHARTFC Kansas City

BOUNA COUNDOULSenegal National Team

SHEP MESSING

MSG Network

SINA TOUSSIVR Capital Group

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South Bronx United’s mission is to use soccer as a tool for social change. We aim to help youth build character, teamwork, and leadership so that they can succeed in high school, college, careers, the greater community and beyond. We strive to promote educational achievement, health and wellness, and character development through activities on and off the soccer field and to unite a diverse group of individuals and an incredibly diverse community toward common positive goals.

South Bronx United’s programs contribute to the revitalization of the South Bronx and the empowerment of its youth. Through the SBU Academy, the organization aims to provide at-risk and immigrant youth a pathway from middle school to high school to college to careers

and a resource for youth and their families to access the resources they need. Over the next five years, SBU will increase the quality, depth, and breadth of the services it provides while planting stronger roots in the community.

MISSION AND VISION

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South Bronx United (SBU) has enriched the lives of boys and girls in the South Bronx community since 2009. The organization began with one team of 16 boys training on the corner of a muddy baseball field. Now, it serves nearly 900 children and youth between the ages of 4 and 19 each year, thanks to the support of 11 full-time staff and more than 200 dedicated volunteers. The most important work in South Bronx United occurs off the soccer field. SBU programs and services include academic enrichment, college prep, mentoring, leadership development, health

and wellness education, immigration legal services, and counseling. Through the SBU Academy, the organization provides a pathway from middle school to high school to college for South Bronx youth and a resource and outlet for immigrant youth and their families. To date, 100 young men and women have graduated through the SBU Academy and are now studying in college or employed. South Bronx United continues to support these young men and women until they earn their college degree.

HISTORY

THE SBU ACADEMY REC SOCCER PROGRAM CITC AFTERSCHOOL

TERRA FIRMA SOCCER OTHER

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2014-152013-142009-10

507 532 566

835

608

410

NUMBER OF TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 2009-2015

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Students Visit Franklin and Marshall College

FEBRUARYRecreational Season

Spring Season Begins

MARCHWinter Season Begins

JANUARYSBU Hosts the City Showcase

APRIL

City in the Community Program Kicks Off

Literacy Day SBU Rising Stars visit Virginia & Washington, D.C.

Yaya Toure and Man City FC visit SBU

APRIL MAY MAY MAY

SBU Awards $5,000 in College Scholarships

Summer Soccer Scholars Begins

3rd Annual SBU Charity Cup South Bronx United Health and Wellness Day

JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

SBU Terra Firma Youth Meet Pope Francis

Boys Visit the Berkshires SBU 5th Annual Benefit Students Begin Receiving College Acceptances

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

2015 IN REVIEW


PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

ACADEMICS

PROMOTING LEARNING

• Literacy Day• Health & Wellness Day• After School Tutoring available to some

students

INSTILLING ACADEMIC PRIORITIES

• SBU Academy begins• After School Tutoring Program• After School Enrichment Groups• Summer Soccer Scholars Program• High School and Boarding School

admissions counseling• School performance tracking

PREPARING FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING

• Grade 10: Sophomore Skills• Grade 11: SAT Preparation• Grade 12: Senior Mentoring• Summer Scholars Program• NYS Regents Exam Tutoring• English as a Second Language Tutoring• School performance tracking

ELEMENTARY 4-11 YEARS MIDDLE SCHOOL 11-14 YEARS HIGH SCHOOL 14-19 YEARS

COLLEGE PREP

EARLY COLLEGE AWARENESS

• Coaches discuss college background• Soccer clinics led by colleges

BUILDING COLLEGE EXPECTATIONS

• Discussion on college and goal-setting• Soccer clinics led by colleges• College campus visits

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

• Individualized College Counseling• Senior Mentors assist with college

application and enrollment process• SAT Preparation• College campus visits• Facilitation of college interviews

LEADERSHIP & CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

LEADERS ON THE FIELD

• Learning to be leaders and displaying good character on the soccer field

• Coaches as mentors

LEADERS IN THE PROGRAM

• Taking leadership roles on the field• Coaches and staff as mentors• Boys and Girls Discussion Groups• Community service activities• Career Awareness events

LEADERS IN LIFE

• SBU Youth Council• Coaches and staff as mentors• Community service events• Ongoing volunteer opportunities• Life skills workshops• Job/internship opportunities

HEALTH & WELLNESS

GROWING BODIES AND MINDS

• Bronx Field Day & Health and Wellness Fair

• Community Soccer and Health Program through school partnerships

MAINTAINING HEALTHY BODIES AND MINDS

• Teen Health Education provided by Community Partners

• Counseling Sessions as Needed• Weekly Boys and Girls Discussion Groups

PREPARING FOR ADULTHOOD

• Teen Health Education provided by Community Partners

• Counseling Sessions• Fitness and nutrition education• Youth serve as health facilitators for

elementary students

IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES

• SBU Academy youth screened for eligibility for immigration relief or other supports• Case management for youth and family cases• Informational sessions for youth and families• Soccer group for unaccompanied immigrant minors through Terra Firma collaboration

SUPPORT SERVICES

• Mental health counseling offered to program participants• Referrals for physical and mental health, family services, employment, legal supports, and more

SOCCER

HAVING FUN PLAYING THE GAME

• Recreational Soccer Program• Select Soccer Teams• After School Recreational Trainings• CITC: After School Soccer and Health

Education

LEARNING TO TRAIN AND COMPETE

• Competitive Travel Soccer • Recreational Soccer Program• After School Recreational Trainings

TRAINING TO COMPETE

• Competitive Travel Soccer• City Showcase Tournament • Recreational Soccer Program• After School Recreational Trainings • High School Open Pickup Games

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PROGRAMS

“South Bronx United taught Bobby the importance of having fun and being less competitive. His communication and socialization skills also improved and inspired him to build a strong connection with other groups of children his age.”

- Carrie Agapito, Recreational Program Parent

The RECREATIONAL SOCCER PROGRAM teaches soccer in a fun, developmental environment at three sites on Saturdays during the fall and spring. Open afterschool sessions give children more chances to play. Select teams for ages 9-11 provide additional training and competitive opportunities. 604 Youth Served, Ages 4-19

SBU-CITY IN THE COMMUNITY (CITC) is a partnership with New York City FC and the City Football Foundation to provide afterschool soccer and health education at two elementary schools. SBU high school students and alumni build leadership skills and gain work experience serving as coaches and facilitators. The program feeds into one Recreational Soccer Program site at South Bronx High School.50 Youth Served (After school), Ages 7-10


“The young leaders delivering the program are working really hard to make lives better for children growing up and have become role models in their community.”

-Yaya Toure (Manchester City FC, Ivory Coast National Team) upon visiting South Bronx United CITC

“Being a mentor, coach, and referee is one of my favorite

parts of the program, because every time I am with the kids, I’m reminded that I am an important figure in their lives. Knowing this,

encourages me to be the best person I can possibly be.”

- Mohamed Camara, 19, SBU Academy Class of 2015

“On a breezy, 78-degree Saturday afternoon in early September, more than a dozen teenagers file onto a small soccer field in the shadows of the Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. Some sit on the sidelines, pulling on knee-high socks and bantering with their friends. Others help hook up two portable soccer goals and netting at opposite ends of the field. Their conversations alternate between fluent Spanish and broken English. These teens, who are members of the South Bronx United soccer program, appear like any of

the other soccer players in the surrounding two fields — happy, chatty, and matching in their blue-numbered uniforms. But most of these kids also carry the nightmares of violence and poverty in Central America, memories of a 2,500-mile journey across the U.S.-Mexico border, and the uncertainties of a looming court decision that will determine whether they get to permanently stay in this country.”

- Excerpt from ThinkProgress, 10 Sep 2015, by Esther Yu-Hsi Lee

TERRA FIRMA SOCCER PROGRAM RECEIVED PRESS COVERAGE IN:

TERRA FIRMA SOCCER is a component of Terra Firma, a medical-legal partnership of Catholic Charities New York, The Children’s Health Fund, and The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Terra Firma serves newly arrived immigrant families, integrates and co-locates medical, mental healthcare and legal servicesat a community health center in the South Bronx. SBU partners with Terra Firma to provide a recreational outlet for immigrant youth and helps connect participants with legal and health services.30 Youth Served, Ages 15-20

PROGRAMS

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151 Youth Served, Ages 11-19The SBU Academy provides a pathway from middle school to high school to college to careers for South Bronx boys and girls. Nearly all are from immigrant families. The program keeps youth on track academically, athletically, socially, and emotionally, by combining academic enrichment, college prep, mentoring, leadership

development, youth and family support services, with competitive travel soccer. Academic components include After School Tutoring, Sophomore Skills (Math and English), SAT Preparation, College Prep Mentoring for Seniors, and Summer Soccer Scholars.

YOUTH SERVED

NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED

TOTAL HOURS OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING

HOURS OF SBU PROGRAMMING PER WEEK PER STUDENT

WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING

2014-2015 SBU ACADEMY BY THE NUMBERS

THE SBU ACADEMY


OF STUDENTS WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE100%

89%92%

OF STUDENTS HAD SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RATES OVER 90%

RETENTION RATE FOR 2014-2015

COMMUNITY STATISTICAL COMPARISON

OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC BOYS IN NEW YORK CITY GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS.Schott Foundation for Public Education

OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH BRONX PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATED IN FOUR-YEARS WITH NEW YORK STATE REGENTS DIPLOMAS.NYC Departmentof Education

OF CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH BRONX LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, THE HIGHEST IN NATION.U.S. Census Bureau

COLLEGE MATRICULATION RATE OF SBU ALUMNI

TO DATE

94%

MATRICULATION

4-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE FOR

THE CLASS OF 2015

84%

4 YR GRAD RATE

COLLEGE MATRICULATION RATE FOR THE 2015

GRADUATES

100%

MATRICULATION

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE

SINCE 2012

100%

HS GRAD RATE

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Nothing has been easy for Anayeli, Cesar, and Brayan since they settled in the Bronx with their mother five years ago. The siblings, who range in age from 14-17, spoke little English when they first arrived. Although there were many Spanish speakers in their neighborhood, fitting in at school and keeping up in class presented significant challenges. Soccer and SBU provided a community and an outlet. But SBU also provided much more. Soon after joining the program, a meeting with staff revealed that the three were eligible to apply for SpecialImmigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) due to family hardships they had faced. SIJS provides an avenue to obtain legal permanent residency, authorization to work, and the ability to receive federal financial aid for college. Since starting the process last year with SBU’s legal services coordinator, Anayeli and her brothers are well on their way towards gaining legal status and the ability to plan for their future in the United States.

IMMIGRANT SERVICES

In 2015, South Bronx United gained recognition from the Board of Immigration Appeals, allowing designated staff to practice immigration law and represent youth, families, and the community in proceedings before Immigration Court and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). SBU’s Legal Services Coordinator screens youth and their family members for legal supports, manages immigration relief cases, provides legal services, and offers information to community members on relevant

immigrant issues. These services are crucial in improving the lives of many youth and in helping them on the path towards college and careers. South Bronx United has supported youth and families gain work authorization, legal permanent residency, asylum, and citizenship, while particularly focusing on cases for undocumented youth that involve Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

2014-2015 BY THE NUMBERS

MANAGED 33 IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES CASES

HELPED 10 YOUTH (TO DATE) RECEIVE GREEN CARDS

SCREENED 100% OF SBU ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMIGRATION SERVICES

98% OF SBUACADEMY YOUTH ARE FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

42% OF SBUACADEMY YOUTHARE BORN ABROAD

“SBU has been very helpful with our visa and residence status. We really appreciate it!”- Anayeli Bolaños, 17


In order to give youth strong academic foundations, open new doors for college, and diversify their life experiences, South Bronx United began supporting SBU Academy students in applying to boarding schools and prep schools in the Northeast. Four SBU Academy students started at

boarding schools in 2015, all receiving full scholarships. They are currently attending Lawrence Academy, Loomis Chaffee School, Mercersburg Academy, and the Northfield Mount Hermon School.

“I came thinking that soccer was the big mission [of South Bronx United] but you quickly figure out that soccer is just a way to open up more options for you.”

Gnim Bazim, 11th Grade, Mercersburg Academy

Gnim Bazim has been carving his own path since joining the SBU Academy. Gnim has resided in the Bronx since the age of 3, when he emigrated from Togo with his parents and sister. When his neighborhood friend lost his life due to gang activities, Gnim feared he could be headed down the same path. Luckily, he found South Bronx United in 2010 beginning in the Recreational Soccer program before joining the SBU 97 Strikers. He blossomed into a program leader, SBU Youth Council member, star defender and striker, and team captain. With the support of SBU staff, he transferred to Mercersburg Academy, a world-class boarding school in Central Pennsylvania. He started as a High School Junior in September 2015.

Gnim plans to study business and international relations in college and use the degree to create a program to help underserved children in West Africa.

SCHOOL PLACEMENT

LEADERSHIP

YOUTH EMPLOYED AS REFEREES, COACHES, AND

AFTERSCHOOL COORDINATORS

YOUTH ATTENDING WEEKLY BOYS AND GIRLS GROUPS FOCUSING ON TEAM-BUILDING, LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

YOUTH CERTIFIED AS U.S. SOCCER REFEREES

YOUTH CERTIFIED ASLICENSED COACHES

The SBU Youth Council offers additional leadership opportunities. Youth Council members have participated in a climate justice conference, delivered food to a soup kitchen, organized a computer giveaway to families, attended monthly meetings with the Office of Council Member Vanessa Gibson, helped plan the CITC program, and met with various program visitors.

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The Summer Soccer Scholars is a five-week, full day program in July and August for SBU Academy youth. In 2015, 80 students attended classes including debate, physics, filmmaking, graphic design, and college prep. All students participated in a Teen Health class with a community partner, the Inwood House and spent

afternoons in soccer training and matches. Weekly field trips included canoeing at Orchard Beach, hiking and swimming at Bear Mountain State Park, Coney Island, and Six Flags Great Adventure. The majority of summer teachers, mentors, and coaches are college interns.

“ I have never met a group that was so driven, intelligent, and thoughtful. I’m so happy and grateful to have been a part of this program, and to have

contributed to the transformation and growth of these kind and talented kids.” - Jackie Aboulafia, Intern

THE SBU ACADEMY

SUMMER SOCCER SCHOLARS

2015 SUMMER SCHOLARS INTERNS

JACKIE ABOULAFIAUnion College

AMANDA BERG Duke University (Lewis Hine Documentary Fellowship)

EMILY FARLEY CHANGNew York University

AMANI DANZYExcelsior College

SRIRUPA DATTAHunter College

JESSICA KLIMOFFDickinson College

ADAM PRIESTSUNY Binghamton

NATASHA ROWLEYHofstra University

ROOMANA SHAIKHHunter College


Julieth Noguez Adorno Borough of Manhattan CCDaniel Agboba Bronx Community CollegeKevin Anchundia Long Island University PostAlseny Barry St. Lawrence University (deferred)

Carlos Blanco Borough of Manhattan CCMohamed Camara Sarah Lawrence CollegeSheku Conteh SUNY PotsdamJeffrey Cordova Clarkson UniversityBakary Coulibaly Bronx Community CollegeDaouda Diallo Bronx Community CollegeMouhamed Diouf Hobart and William Smith College

Antonio Flores SUNY OswegoKevin Flores Long Island University BrooklynEvans Frimpong Sage College of AlbanyBeaufils Kimpolo Loomis Chaffee School (Post-Grad Yr)

Samuel Koomson Buffalo State CollegeAbama Nyamaa Bronx Community CollegeKarla Ruiz Long Island University BrooklynOuyada Sango Paco Farmingdale State CollegeEstefani Sierra Borough of Manhattan CCCheick Tounkara Utica CollegeTony Villegas Alfred University

THE SBU ACADEMY

2015 GRADUATES

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ESTEFANI SIERRA | Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeEstefani graduated from University Heights High School with a 3.0 GPA. She was part of the SBU Rising Stars for two years, but missed much of the year due to a torn ACL. That did not stop her from excelling in the classroom and continuing to be an active member of the SBU community. She was a founding member of the SBU Youth Council, helping launch the City in the Community program. She also served as a coach, referee, and coordinator in the recreational program. Her parents moved to the United States from Mexico and are proud to have raised a first-generation college student. Estefani hopes to study nursing and specialize in supporting newborns and their mothers. “This scholarship means that I will be the first one in my family to go to college.”

SAMUEL KOOMSON | Buffalo State CollegeSamuel graduated from Bronx Career and College Preparatory School with a 2.7 GPA. He attends Buffalo State College where he hopes to study Chemistry or Health Science. The scholarship has helped with books and tuition expenses. He has been with South Bronx United and the SBU 95 Blue Devils for nearly three years. “Since the first day, South Bronx United has been a family to me. I feel joyful but sad. Joyful because I made it to one of my dream colleges. Sad because I will leave a part of me behind.”

KEVIN ANCHUNDIA | Long Island University Post - PlaySoccer2Give SBU College ScholarshipKevin has been part of South Bronx United since 2010. In 2015, he became active with the SBU Youth Council and worked as an Afterschool Coordinator with the CITC program. He was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the Bronx with his family. He graduated from the High School for Computers and Technology and is the first in his family to attend college. “Receiving the PlaySoccer2Give scholarship has given me a huge boost. I am able to live on campus and work towards my goal of earning a Finance degree.”

ABAMA NYAMAA | Bronx Community College Abama moved from Ghana four years ago and joined the SBU Academy at the start of his senior year of high school. He graduated from Crotona International High School and is studying nursing at Bronx Community College.“I’m so proud to be a member of South Bronx United. The club helped me a lot to improve my skill in soccer, English learning, find the best college for me. Now they are offering me a scholarship to achieve my goal in college. This helps me to follow my dream.”

THE SBU ACADEMY

2015 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Since 2012, South Bronx United has awarded $20,000 in scholarship funding to help SBU Academy graduates cover college expenses. Last year, $5,000 was distributed between four scholarship recipients.


THE SBU ACADEMY

ALUMNI

“Focusing on my academics and making it my priority is a lesson which I learned back in the days as an SBU student-athlete.”

Sheick Wattara, 22, was a member of the SBU Class of 2011 and among the South Bronx United’s first graduates. He plans to graduate in May 2016 from SUNY Maritime College with a degree in Marine Business and Commerce and a minor in Humanities. At Maritime College, he has taken a unique path in that he also will obtain a United States Coast Guard Third Mates license after passing his final examinations. He has had some exciting and diverse experiences as both a student and an athlete. On board the Training Ship Empire State VI, he travelled throughout Europe, getting to see sights in Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom,. Sheick also competed on the SUNY Maritime Privateers men’s soccer team for four years. In 2011, he was on the conference champion team and competed in the NCAA Division III tournament. Sheick says the key has been focusing on being a student first and an athlete second. Whether it was showing up to games and practices on time or getting work done at tutoring session, responsibility was key.

95%

ATTENDEDSOME

COLLEGE

(% OF ALUMNI MATRICULATED STUDENTS WHO REMAIN IN SCHOOL

OR HAVE EARNED A DEGREE)

90%

COLLEGE PERSISTANCE

RATE AS OFJUNE 2015

SBU ACADEMY ALUMS IN 2014-2015

77BACHELORS

DEGREES TO DATE

3STUDENTS

TRANSFERRED WITH SBU’S HELP

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ALUMNI BY THE NUMBERS

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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Head Coach/Team Mentor: Jamaal HarmonAssistant Coach: Jennifer James

Head Coach/Team Mentor: Jamaal HarmonAssistant Coach: Jennifer James

Head Coach: Ajani ClunieHead Coach/Team Mentor: Samantha NorrisAssistant Coach: Andrew Hanson

Head Coach: Ajani ClunieHead Coach/Team Mentor: Samantha NorrisAssistant Coach: Andrew Hanson

THE SBU ACADEMY

TRAVEL TEAM PROFILES 2014-2015

Head Coach: Jvon AlexanderTeam Mentor: Tenzin Yeshay

Head Coach/Team Mentor: Kimani CalnekAssistant Coach: Zach Fried

SBU 00 LA FURIA AZULBoys Under-14

SBU 01Boys Under-13

SBU SHOOTING STARSGirls Under-14

SBU RISING STARSGirls High School


Head Coach: George Nantwi Assistant Coach: Curran Dhar Team Mentor: Tenzin Yeshay

“What I enjoy the most about being in SBU is that I am part

of a family that wants me to be successful in life.”

- Owen Smith, 17, SBU 97 Strikers

THE SBU ACADEMY

TRAVEL TEAM PROFILES 2014-2015

Head Coach: Andrej BjegovicTeam Mentor: Kimani Calnek

Head Coach: Daniel VergaraTeam Mentor: Brendan Davis

Head Coach: Andrej BjegovicTeam Mentor: Kimani Cainek

SBU 97 STRIKERSBoys Under-17

SBU 98Boys Under-16

SBU 95 BLUE DEVILSBoys Under-19

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TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS

Total Revenue: $115,719Total Expenses: $99,961Total Assets: $32,295Total Liabilities: $9,525Net Assets: $22,769

FY2011Total Revenue: $164,603Total Expenses: $168,438Total Assets: $29,090Total Liabilities: $10,156Net Assets: $18,934




FY2014

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

5-YEAR FINANCIAL COMPARISON

OF SOUTH BRONX UNITED’S BUDGET MUST BE RAISED THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENTS, DONATIONS, AND GRANTS

OF EXPENSES DIRECTLY COVER PROGRAMS


CORPORATE SUPPORT

12%

PROGRAM SERVICE

11%INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

8%GOVERNMENT GRANTS

6%

50%FOUNDATION SUPPORT

0.2%OTHER

13%FUNDRAISING EVENTS

F2015REVENUE

SOCIAL SERVICES

15%

RECREATIONAL SOCCER PROGRAM

10% CITY IN THE COMMUNITY

2%FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

2%

5%FUNDRAISING

10%ADMINISTRATION

1%COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

35%EDUCATION

20%TRAVEL SOCCER

F2015EXPENSES

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The following individuals, corporations, and foundations made South Bronx United’s programs possible through their contributions between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. We are very grateful for their investment in the South Bronx community and youth!

$50,000 AND UPPinkerton FoundationPrice Family Foundation

$25,000 TO $49,999AnonymousCity Football FoundationMaverick Capital FoundationNYC ServiceSimon Bolivar FoundationWilliam E. Simon Foundation

$10,000 TO $24,999AdidasBlackRockThe Patrina FoundationStavros Niarchos FoundationThe WellMet Group

$2,500 TO $9,999The Catalog for Giving of

New York CityDos Toros TaqueriaSonia and Gaurav KapadiaCourtney and Paul LevinsohnMercury InsuranceMia Hamm FoundationNew Yankee Stadium Community

Benefits FundNew York Yankees FoundationOffice of Council Member

Maria del Carmen ArroyoOffice of Council Member

Vanessa L. GibsonSonia Olinto and

Michael SapersteinStacy SonnenbergSina Toussi

$1,000 TO $2,499Judith Adamson and Frank JackesKevin Adamson-Jackes and

Alejandra EcheverriaBajibot MediaFrank BrenninkmeyerAl and Florence CheungClara and Kurt Hellmuth

FoundationChristy and Josh GardinerGoldman SachsDave HahnJon KaneHormoz LashkariLevitt FoundationPlaySoccer2GiveDouglas SmithValerie StrumwasserSusan A. and Donald P. Babson

FoundationHanan Thabet and Sherif Soliman

James WhiteNed and Noreen Zimmerman

$500 TO $999American ExpressJohn AssadiBulldogs Care FoundationWilson CalleJames CantelupeCosmopolitan Junior

Soccer LeagueHenry CortezSalvatore FalcoYann GeronDalia GhanemDylan GiordanoSusan and Ronald HahnJeremy HinmanBob and Jennifer McKechnieNabiscoNational Discount TireNew York City FCKatherine and Tony PazakisPfizer FoundationRadar FoundationThe RoyalAnn RubleLauren SalemPranav and Swati SawjianyScarborough & TweedJosephine ShaoMichael SheaJason SkaareSmithfield HallSusan and Yuen Tat SoGary SpringstubbStory WorldwideThe Vitaliano FoundationWestchester Square

Physical Therapy

$100 TO $49936th Street HospitalityCarrie AgapitoMahmoud AghaRonak AminMilos AndjelicApartments.comApple Inc.Steve ArmalySteven AsklingAssadi and Milstein, LLPDavid BaranJason BaranErika BattleAndrew BeilensonDanny BernsteinJared BeschelHelene BizouerneJamie Bless

William BressmanAndrew BuonauroPeter BurkaStephen BurnstinMartha CalleMara CampioneJamie CantonIlda CantonDaniel CaplivskiCaptainUAnn CarrMichael CavagnaroAlie CeesaySheila CesaranoDavid ChangKelly ChapmanJim CharatanEdward CheungCandice ChoiMichelle CollettiThomas ConboyJames CouchMary CzajkowskiChristina D’OnofrioAlex DabaghRandy DeSmyterKevin DonahueJacqueline DudleyRichmond EshaghoffDirk EwersMegan FarmerZach FernbergerGrace Fineman-RiordanSean FitzsimmonsKathleen FlynnMichael FoxWilliam FrewMaxwell FrostRaj GandeshaMatthew GanucheauAvi GhoshJacqueline GiaccioDennis GibleyGoogleBrian GottliebJeffrey GreenspanMatt and Anna GreenawaltEdrington GroupTerence HanleyJamar HaywoodLauren HendelMegan HerediaElin HollisJamie HookerEban HowellPhilip JebranSnow JiaKeyvan KazemiAnnMarie KellerStefan Kloss

Christine KnoeselJennifer KnoeselMatthew KrantzAthrey KrishnakumarMatt LangtonAmir LatifiAli LatifiDerek LeeElizabeth LeeteJonathan LeiterSara LeskoRussell LindellDavid LinnAram LullaRishi MahajanYvonne and Ravi MallelaMatt MarinoAaron MarkowitzRuss MartonisJared MaxDrew McKechnieR. Derek McKechnieMcKinsey & CompanyChristin MeloneLia MinkoffSushaan ModiAria MomeniAnthony MongelliMorgan Stanley FoundationSuzanne MulvihillCody MyersMarina NataliniLucas NathanEmily NegersmithGuillermo NemirovskyStephanie NgaiJeffrey NolteAndrea NurkoNY Black Publishers Inc.Nnamdi OkikeCarl OliverMegan PacchiaAli PaksimaBijan PaksimaLloyd ParodneckMatthew PearsonRobert PetrozzoMisha RetmanKiley RickertDavid Rodriguez-FraileAdriana RossiJames RuthAli SadrMichael SalibaJeffrey SandgrundAna SantamariaStephanie SantiagoSophia SattarMichael SchallMatthias Schmitt

OUR SUPPORTERS (FY2015)


OUR SUPPORTERS (FY2015)

Chris SchonbergerJamie ScottoSeatGeekJonathon SedgwickDavid SedgwickRoberta SeretJose E SerranoAnkur ShahMargaret Brown ShiverickCarrie ShumwayRoberto Salas SilvaCarlotta SiniscalcoGordon SleeperSteph and Andrew SoCynthia and Kaku So-ArmahRandall SteketeeJeff SterrettLynne StillingsPamela SwearingenTom SyHoda TahounAnoush TatevossianThomas TaylorReda and Laila ThabetLaila ThabetYuen To SoEllen TolmieShelly ToussiAlvarez and Bremer TravelPhilip TraversaAmit VaghelaSheemul ValechaAnn and Lee Van VorisTimothy Van VorisStephanie VietryHerve VixamarKerry Van VorisTerrence WalshBen WellingtonAmy and Manfred WiegandtChris WienckoEarl WilsonAdrian WitzkeChris Yap and Christine Chen

$1 TO $99AnonymousDahlia Abdel-LatifShari AlexanderFernanda AlvesAmazonSmile FoundationCarol AmorsoAndrew AndersonRebecca AndersonDebra AroraAngad BangaAdi BhagwatCamden BrownLaura BurkartRobert Burky

Chris BurnstinJudith BurnstinKirk CalderJoseph CantonFranklin CarrascoAderonke CokerMaureen ColeAdam CoxDiego D’SolaRajeev DayalDylan DoddMichael DoddDoris DopfLorraine DubeeJamie DuguidNatalia EcheverriaDimitrios EfstathiouFady S El SadekRebecca ElderJeremy EmmanuelAnthony FanciulloLesley FinerMelissa FloresJohn GardinerJames GiacopelliDavid GonzalezThe GraftonLauren GrzybowskiKunal GulatiSarah HammersAndrew HarrisMegan HartBrian HartmanJames HeathMikell F IlesRobert JacksonKarthik JayaramanJames JordanDavid KatzDong Uk KimTina KirvaitisSanneke KoelingJoshua KrawitzPerry KryfkoDoreen LamKen LambertJames LangtonKara LawrenceAndrew LeeTaraz LeeTheresa and John LeungPhilip LinderMarianne LoveJoshua MarkelSarina MasafyDavid McClainSeamus McKiernanCourtney MelonePierre MilletMichelle Mize

Eileen NewmanRomulo Novillo Jr.Andrew OkronglyFelipe OsorioJean Soo ParkGabriel PegueroJason PeraltaBlake PresarReading PartnersDaniel RouthRoman SandovalMark SavioDaniel SeidlerKwesi SeyDeborah ShafferSaumya ShahTaranjit SinghSoccerGrlProbsHoward SousaNora SpringstubbChristopher SteinmetzScott StillmanKevin SwettSyed TaqviKathryn TavernaRyan ThormanJoseph TintiJames ValentinoColin Vick Helma Von ZadowIvan WhitteySamuel WuLuis YundaShahriar Zehtabchi

IN KIND SUPPORTAbbeville PressAdidasAnthony PiscitelliArtuso’s Pastry ShopAssociation of American PublishersBen’s DelicatessenBetter World BooksBronx BreweryCandlewick PressCitgo Petroleum /

Global Partners LPClif BarCoca ColaColumbia Teachers College EdLabCool HuntingDaisy’s BakeryEnvironment FurtnitureEpicurean ManagementFX NetworksGirl Scout Heart of the Hudson

Troop 1532Good SportsJoyce TheaterLate Show with David Letterman

Liberty SportM Style MarketingMajor League SoccerMason PlumleeMoti Mahal DeluxNew York Botanical GardenNYC Department of Youth and

Community DevelopmentNew York City FCNew York City Office of School FoodNew York JetsNew York YankeesPatricia Kantzos PhotographyPenguin Random HouseRelish CaterersSan Magrino AgencyScholastic, Inc.Score Sports Smithfield HallThe Gleason FamilyThe MacallanTurn 2 FoundationVinceWildlife Conservation Society

PARTNERSHIPSBronx Non-Profit CoalitionBronxWorksCatholic Charities of the

Archdiocese of New YorkChanging the Odds at Morris

Heights Health CenterThe Children’s Hospital at

MontefioreGrowth Through SportHostos Community CollegeInwood HouseLegal Aid NYCMott Haven High School CampusNew York CaresNew York City FCNew York Immigration CoalitionNYC Parks and Recreation

DepartmentNYC ServiceRandall’s Island Park AlliancePlaySoccer2GivePS/MS 29: The Melrose SchoolPS 199: The Shakespeare SchoolSouth Bronx High School CampusStudent Success NetworkTerra FirmaUp2UsUrban Assembly School for

Careers in SportsWestchester Square

Physical TherapyWorld Vision

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STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

ANDREW SOExecutive Director

CARLOS BHANJIDirector of Programs and Recruitment

ERIC SAITOEducation Director

BRIDGET MAHONYouth Development Counselor

THOMAS DEMAIODirector of College Placement and Alumni

BRENDAN DAVISLegal Services Coordinator

KIMANI CALNEKSoccer Coordinator

JVON ALEXANDERAmeriCorps Coach Across America Team Mentor

AJANI CLUNIECITC Program Coordinator

SARA CONLEYAmeriCorps VISTA Development Associate

LETWINE RUMBI MAVIMANYC Civic Corps Volunteer Coordinator

TENZIN YESHAYTeam Mentor

MERCEDES ZEGARRA-SOJANYC Civic Corps Volunteer Coordinator

TEAM SBU

VOLUNTEERSKevin Adamson-JackesRobert AinsworthJosh AlbertJvon AlexanderIbrahim AlhashidiAndrew AndersonJarret AnistranskiStephen Ansah-AddoSebastian ApudNaphtalie AzorEthan BackJerreh BadjieTyler BaileyKelly BalavenderMukesh BalsaraJesse BaniaErika BattleJefferson BaumLaci BeckettJoelle BerbanoAmanda BergJamil BhanjiMario BiancamanoAndrej BjegovicNouria BonkongonkouAlicia BlandonBrian BrauntuchMariah BryanLily CallanJamie CantonAnnie CarrKatie CarrollEmily Farley ChangInhwan ChiLea ChinCandice ChoiShaun ChooBrendan ChuAjani ClunieRyan CoffeyAderonke Coker

Jemuel ColbourneMaureen ColeElise CzajkowskiSamuel DavieClaudia De Los SantosJennifer De Los SantosSean DeBuckRobert DegladoCurran DharCaroline DonahueKevin DonahueMilena DornanoNatalia EcheverriaWill EdstromJeremy EmmanuelCarolina EstrellaDirk EwersMegan FarmerMegan FeerickGrace Feinman-RiordanZachary FernbergerGipsy FernandezMaria FischerChris FitzgeraldKaitlin FitzpatrickMichael FoxWilliam FrewAriam FrezghiZachary FriedElvis Garcia CallejasJames GiacopelliBradley GlennonStephanie GonzalezTyler GordonBrian GottliebShimi GrinfeldFrederik GroenewegeDenny GrullonBianca GuerreroKunal GulatiAndrew Hanson

Nicole Hauser HauserWilliam HaynesMatthew HersheyCandace HoesStephanie HurleyJackie IgnatowitzJennifer JamesPriyank KashyapLauren KawuliczJihoon KimSamuel King NabiBradley KurkowskiDoreen LamNoelle LangstonMatt LangtonRyan LaoMorgan LarhantAllison LarrDerek LeeDiane LeeIrene LiCarlos LienauDiana LlivisacaJaime Lopez GoparAlena Lovi-BorgmannJulianne MaedaAaron MarkowitzRuss MartonisBrian MasonDavid MastermanMolly McDevittBilly McEwenAndrew McGloinDerek McKechnieAndrea McKinnonAngel MezaSushaan ModiKian MomeniSuzanne MulvihillRonnie MunkittrickKatherine Murphy

Sean MurphyGietha MurugiahGeorge NantwiOlivia NathanKinno NojoronoRomulo Novillo Jr.Andrea NurkoDavy NwachukwuWhitney O’ByrneEdward Cho-O’LearyMatthew O’SheaShioma ObemeataUzo OmetuShirley OrellanaLuke OrlandAnika PallanCarla PetitTimothy PiersonDan PimentelDave PimentelBrennon PuglieseCatherine RawlsRachel ReevesGreisy ReyesDeanna RichardsMariangeles RegalziRyan RixonMartin RoeckBen RogersonLaura RubioChristian SanchezWilliam SandersonMichael SapersteinPranav SawjianyJordan SaylorKirsten ScholoserChris SchonbergerDavid SedgwickAakash ShahAmit ShahRoomana Shaikh

Elizabeth ShawTony ShiNicholas SimonettiGurjinder SinghJason SkaareTravis SkellyShari SmithTJ SmithJames SolomitoArpan SomaniSean SouthallMelissa SoutoNora SpringstubbJulia StehneyJimmy SteinmetzJeff SterrettCaroline StraughanSneha SubramanianKevin SwettCharlton TabuteauMarie Alix TabuteauAngelika TapiaGreg TilistyakAnthony TissaverasingheChockie TomOlivier ToussaintJoy TrouchenNicholas TsangRobert UvanovicKendra VelasquezDaniel VergaraSally VermaetenTerrence WalshStefan WalzChristine WattsEarl WilsonMax WrobelSamuel Wu


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