Community Organizations

Through partnerships with respected local nonprofits, The Bridges United Foundation is better able to provide access to high quality sporting programming to all individuals regardless of their racial, ethnic, or sexual identity and/or economic standing. We have cfreated symbiotic relationships with these organizations where we both amplify the efforts of one another.

CLR Academy

Community. Leadership. Revolution.

CLR Academy started in 2021 in Ypsilanti, Michigan as a partnership between fellow USL League Two club AFC Ann Arbor and Washtenaw My Brother's Keeper as a "free, weekly pop-up program supporting young kids' right to dream, believe, explore and create through sport, nutrition, reading and writing."

We brought the CLR model to Seattle in 2023 and provided free youth programming once a week,all summer long. We're eternally grateful for the opportunity to run this program as part of a two way partnership between community-based organizations.

America SCORES offers after-school programs that support whole child development through the teamwork of soccer, the creativity of poetry, and the compassion of service-learning.

“Our partnership with the Bridges United Foundation uses soccer to bridge communities, providing access and support beyond the affluent Ballard neighborhood. Together, we are creating an innovative, high-impact program strategy in collaboration with the communities we serve. Our missions are aligned, and our partnership has grown stronger over time.

The funding of nutrition and snacks, as well as the establishment of a winter SCORES program to aid in our expansion, has been crucial to our success. We would not be on a tremendous growth path—expanding sixfold within the last two years—without the support of Bridges United. Not only has our impact grown, but the partnership has significantly contributed to the capacity building of our staff and leadership with an invitation into Common Goal's Play Proud cohort. 

We are better because of them. Their unwavering support has enabled us to enhance our programs, reach more children, and make a lasting difference in our community. Thank you, Bridges United, for being an invaluable partner in our mission to empower youth through soccer and education.”

Alexandra Foster, Executive Director