Sunday, February 27, 2011

America SCORES NY: Empowering Urban Students Through Soccer & Poetry

(Photograph courtesy of Rob Uvanovic)

"We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends." - Mary McLeod Bethune

With the rise of obesity and asthma mixed low reading scores the children in this city continue to produce, they are endanger of never reaching their full potential. Along with the breakdown of family dynamics and the eliminations of after-school programs and non-profits, a service like America SCORES New York is doing their part in being addressing the needs of the children of Harlem.

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