Sports for Social Change
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Student Application
If you are a young person, and you are seeking a tutor or mentor, please complete the SOUL Student Intake form. We also welcome submissions filled out on behalf of young people. We will respond to your request within 24 hours.
Volunteers Needed
We need tutors and basketball coaches to assist youth ages 10-17 with Math and English language arts.
Sports Analytics Programs
SOUL Programs in partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton is launching an 8-week Sports Analytics Program for DC high-school students. The group will meet on Fridays at HD Woodson High School.
2024 Summer Impact Report
Thank you for helping us provide a SOULful summer for 147 low-income DC youth. Between June and August (2024) we dedicated 429 programming hours to youth enrichment, engaged 147 unduplicated DC youth, and saved low-income families a combined total of $129,810.00, which was accomplished by eliminating summer camp cost and activity fees.
SOUL Supports the Triple Threat High School Basketball Classic
SOUL continues to provide access for local student-athletes through our sponsorship of the Triple Threat Classic. This annual high school basketball classic places a spotlight on some of the DMV’s best basketball players.
Latest News
For a fourth year we are sending SOUL Youth, will attend the National Basketball Player Association (NBPA) and Five-Star Basketball Camp in New York City. Learn more about the NBPA here: http://www.nbpa.org.
Our youth won hundred pairs of Air Jordans for SOUL during the half-time shooting competition at the 2025 Jordan Brand Classic! We thank Nike, Jordan Brand, and Events DC for that opportunity.
“Between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m., or 3 and 7 p.m. sometimes, 8 o’clock sometimes, those kids are with us,” said Donald Curtis, founder and executive director at Soul Programs. “You don’t have to worry about those kids being in the street, being somewhere where they don’t need to be.” Access article: Youth Sports […]