Soccer Saves - Save the Children, the Seattle Sounders FC and Northwest Soccer Fund — using the power of soccer to promote healthy lifestyles for disadvantaged youth.

Soccer Saves is committed to helping create healthy lifestyles for disadvantaged youth by partnering with global humanitarian organizations that work to provide HIV/AIDS education, nutrition, gender equity and reproductive health using the power of soccer—the world’s greatest game!

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YouTube video of the Soccer Saves public service announcement (PSA) being played during Seattle Sounders FC home games this season. This PSA shows Soccer Saves co-founder, Cliff McCrath highlighting our work in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia Pilot Program in Full Swing

In May 2009, Soccer Saves and our partner, Save the Children, began a pilot program in Ethiopia working with coaches from the Ginchi and Adama region.The goal of the training was to provide the coaches with the tools so that they can be better soccer coaches while passing on the very important healthy lifestyles messaging to their players. Click here to see a short video from the pilot training program. Click here to see pictures from the training. Click here to read Cliff McCrath’s blog from Ethiopia.

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Uncle Nubby Speaks Soccer Saves Co-Founder Cliff McCrath shares his story from the streets of Detroit to the Hall of Fame to the playing fields and community centers of Africa. Not even close to retiring, his story is truly inspiring. More>>