South Bronx United Inc.
Building Leaders and Scholars Through Soccer
Mission
South Bronx United uses soccer as a tool for social change. South Bronx United aims to help youth build character, teamwork, and leadership so that they can succeed in high school, college, careers, their community, and beyond. South Bronx United strives 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.
Ruling year
2009
Executive Director
Andrew So
Main address
PO Box 1267
Bronx, NY 10451 USA
EIN
26-4064041
NTEE code
Youth Development Programs (O50)
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Soccer Clubs/Leagues (N64)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
South Bronx United (SBU) aims to serve the diverse immigrant youth population in the South Bronx, a community that lags far behind the rest of the city and state with the lowest math and English test scores, a 56% high school graduation rate, a 17% college readiness rate, and the highest unemployment rate in the city. Immigrant and first generation youth face additional challenges including language barriers, interrupted education histories, immigration status, and hostile federal policies.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The SBU Academy
The SBU Academy provides a pathway from middle school to high school to college to careers for South Bronx and immigrant youth. Youth compete on travel soccer teams, attend After School Tutoring, Sophomore Skills classes, SAT Prep, or Senior College Prep. Team mentors serve as key supports for youth and regularly follow up on academic progress and social-emotional issues. Programs and services also include leadership development, immigrant legal services, and other support services. Youth spend at least 10 hours a week during the school year in program activities. Most participate in Summer Soccer Scholars, a full day program providing academic instruction, life skills, soccer training, and field trips out of the city over 5 weeks during the summer. In the last four years, 100% of participating seniors have graduated high school and 94% have matriculated to college.
Recreational Soccer Program
The Recreational Programboys and girls between the ages of 4-19. The recreational league is open to all children regardless of ability. Children play a Fall and a Spring season. The program promotes health and wellness through good nutrition and active lifestyles to fight childhood obesity. Children stay active in a safe environment. The recreational program is affiliated with East New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA).
Immigration Legal Services
SBU primarily manages immigration cases and provides information session on relevant immigrant issues to youth and families in other SBU programs. This helps youth on the path towards college, careers, and community contributions and helps families provide a better life for their children. Furthermore, South Bronx United has supported numerous youth and families through green card and DACA processes.
SBU Community Schools
After school health, education, and soccer programming at multiple elementary school sites, in conjunction with a weekend program.
Global Youth League
Provides recreational soccer league for high school youth, with access to immigration legal service screenings and referrals to other social services.
Select Soccer Program
Competitive soccer teams, including training and games, for children ages 9-12. Opportunities for academic tutoring and other activities.
SBU Academy: College Success
Provides post-secondary school and college success supports for alumni of the SBU Academy program.
Where we work
Awards
Laureus Sport for Good Award 2020
Laureus World Sports Awards
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of scholars who earn a Bachelor's degree
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
As of June 2022, 74 alumni of the SBU Academy have earned their Bachelor's Degree.
Percent of high school seniors who graduate from high school within five years.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
100% of SBU Academy and College Access Program seniors have gone on to graduate high school since 2012.
Percent of high school seniors matriculating into college.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
94% of SBU Academy high school seniors have matriculated into college since 2013.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
South Bronx United measures success in relation to four overarching goals:
• Increasing educational attainment, esp. high school graduation rate and college enrollment rate.
• Increasing academic achievement, college readiness, and awareness among participants.
• Drawing at-risk youth away from gangs, violence, and risky behaviors towards productive activities.
• Developing thoughtful, team-oriented leaders who contribute to society and their community.
• Unite a community of diverse populations towards common positive goals.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
South Bronx United uses the following strategies through its programming to reach its goals:
1. Strengthening the quality and depth of educational, college prep, immigrant services, support services, and athletic services, particularly within the SBU Academy.
2. Expanding programming to reach more children and youth through recreational soccer and school-based, after school activities.
3. Incrementally increasing the organization's budget size and assets to support growth establish sustainability.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2015-2016:
• 11 Full-time staff, including 4 AmeriCorps Members and 3 part time staff.
• Over 200 Volunteers
• Program Partners including: Inwood House, South Bronx Health Center, Catholic Charities, Westchester Square Physical Therapy, New York City FC, Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports, NYC Parks and Recreation Department, New York Immigration Coalition, Up2Us, and more.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
As of 2014, South Bronx United has made the following progress:
• 100% graduation rate of students who joined prior to senior year.
• 92.3% graduation rate of Class of 2013 HS Seniors (August 2013).
• 80% of Class of 2013 grads enrolled in college for Fall semester.
• 89% retention rate for the school year.
• 98% of students were promoted to the next grade.
• 96% of students had school attendance rates over 90 percent.
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South Bronx United Inc.
Board of directorsas of 01/05/2023
Mr. Jon Lee
Sotheby's
Term: 2019 -
Andrew So
South Bronx United
Stephanie So
Shake Shack
Kerry Van Voris
Checkout.com
Hanan Thabet
Independent Consultant
Pranav Sawjiany
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Mila Yankova
Capital Group
Daniel Kraut
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Jon Lee
Sotheby's
A.J. Reisman
BlackRock
Derrick Johnson
BlackRock
Christopher Fletcher
JP Morgan Chase
Quincy Evans
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Zachary Rubin
Upper 90
Jeff Sterrett
Insight Equity
Zachary Klinger
Cooley LLP
Matt Ross
MAR Partners, Patoma Partners
Samuel Choi
Independent
Nicole Faurot
Marlowe Partners
Amanda Donohue
Ernst Young
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