Blog archive
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“Irreverent” and “Intentional”: Poet-Athlete Award Winner Jason Reynolds On Harnessing Youth Power and Potential
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Cultivating Creative Connections Through Art and Spoken Word: DC SCORES Volunteer Spotlight on T.L. Barwick
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“It’s Exhilarating”: Fourth-Grader Veronica Telzrow On Being Part of a 3,000-Strong Poet-Athlete Community Bringing Change to D.C.
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DC SCORES Kicks Off Spring Soccer Leagues
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DC SCORES Receives $2 Million Gift From the Yield Giving Open Call
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DC SCORES, the Washington Spirit, and District Sports Host Train Like A Pro Clinic with Ashley Hatch
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Community-Focused Coach Kickoff Launches DC SCORES Spring Season
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“We’re Smart, Strong, and Brave”: Kimball Elementary Poet-Athletes Write History With DC SCORES
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Poet-Athletes at The Sojourner Truth School Live Up to School’s Namesake Through DC SCORES
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With A DC SCORES Season Under Her Belt, Chief Program Officer Tierra Stewart Excited for New Year of Poet-Athlete Success
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Best of 2023: DC SCORES Staff Reflect On Top Moments of the Year
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DC SCORES Poet-Athletes Take On DC’s Most Pressing Issues in Powerful Elementary School Slams Performances
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Middle School Championship Teams Dream Big Under the Capital Cup Lights at Audi Field
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“We Can Change The World”: Reigning Eastside Slam Champs Burrville Elementary Focus on the Real Reward of DC SCORES
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Middle School Poet-Athletes Step Up To The Mic in 2023 DC SCORES Middle School Poetry Slam
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“I Am A Poet-Athlete”: Coach Marvin Newsome Jr On Giving Back to Youth Through DC SCORES
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DC SCORES Is “My Origin Story”: Poet-Athlete Kayla Nelson Sets Sights on Promising Future
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“It’s Always Been Part of My DC Experience”: Former Staff Member Lorena Palacios Shares Why She Continues to Volunteer for DC SCORES
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DC SCORES Community Comes Together to Bring Joy to Fall Frenzy Events
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One Night One Goal Repeats Record-Breaking Feat to Raise More Than $500,000 for DC SCORES
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“A Remarkable Model”: How DC SCORES and D.C. United Are Building a “Poet-Athlete City”
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Steve Birnbaum Champions DC SCORES, Stanton Elementary Through Audi Goals Drive Progress Program
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“DC SCORES Is Instrumental”: MOLA Director Eduardo Perdomo Discusses How Office is Partnering With DC SCORES For Impact
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Thomas Elementary School Dedicates DC SCORES Season to Arianna Davis
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“You’ll Always Be My Coach”: Coaches Leverage Spanish for Multigenerational Impact at Bancroft Elementary
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DC SCORES Kicks Off Fall Season With Coach Training and Networking
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“We Hungry!”: Brian Anderson On Building Kids’ Self-Confidence and Potential Through DC SCORES
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Homegrown Talent: Alumnus Axel Chicas Reflects on Family and Community as He Joins Howard University Soccer Program
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It’s Not Summer Without You: SCORES Camp Counselor Spotlight
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Australian and New Zealand Embassies Celebrate Women’s World Cup at DC SCORES Summer Camp
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DC SCORES Poet-Athletes Meet Their Soccer Heroes During MLS All-Star Week
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Fun in the Sun with DC SCORES Campers at John Lewis Elementary School
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DC SCORES Celebrates 20 Years of SCORES Cup with a Record-Breaking Tournament
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DC SCORES Alumnus Meron Rezene Gives Back to His Community With Manchester City Soccer Academy at Sofive
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Hundreds of Middle Schoolers Compete at Fields at RFK in DC SCORES Spring Cup
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Raymond and Bancroft Elementary Schools Close Out Spring Season With Capital Cup Championship Win
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DC SCORES Poet -Athletes Celebrate Another Successful Jamboree
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DC SCORES Welcomes EagleBank and ESPN 630 AM as New Sponsors for 20th Anniversary SCORES Cup
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Seaton Elementary School Poet-Athletes Celebrate Diversity Through Mini-Pitch Service-Learning Project
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Houston Elementary School Poet-Athletes Promote Community Health and Well-Being Through Service-Learning Project
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DC SCORES Statement on The Passing of Arianna Davis and Jefferson Luna-Perez
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DC SCORES Poet-Athletes Share Stage With Clint Smith at Our Words Our City 2023
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Thomas Elementary Poet-Athletes Practice Empathy With Donation Drive for Unhoused Young People
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Kollyn
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Beloved Staff Member Greta Adjei Silas Reflects on More Than 8 Years at DC SCORES as She Prepares For New Role Outside Organization
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“A Person My Poetry Can Be Proud Of”: DC SCORES Poetry Specialist Beyond Your Definition Embraces Liberation, Healing, and Justice Through Spoken Word
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“They’re There For Me”: Ten-Year-Old Kollyn Foster Credits His DC SCORES Team For Supporting Poetry Journey Ahead of Our Words Our City Performance
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Washington Spirit and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Join Forces to Fund DC SCORES at Excel Academy
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Carter
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Maya
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Veronica
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Asher
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Kayla
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Chloe
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Our Words Our City Performer Profile: Gini
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SCORES Cup Scrapbook: A Celebration of Twenty Years of the DMV’s Largest Corporate Charity Soccer Tournament
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“It Just Hits Different”: DC SCORES Poetry Specialist Munazza Abraham Reflects on the Power of Poetry Ahead of Womxn of the World Poetry Slam Debut
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A Legacy of Women’s Leadership: Executive Director Katrina Owens On Decades of DC SCORES Impact
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“It’s a Call to Action”: Program Coordinator Saede Eifrig Reflects on Creating Inclusive Spaces for Poet-Athletes of All Genders
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DC SCORES “Kicks Off” Spring Season With Elementary School Game Days
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Washington Spirit Hails New Era of Impact in the District Through DC SCORES Partnership
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“I Was Part of History”: DC SCORES Coach Joyce Hill Shares Her Experience of the Civil Rights Movement With a New Generation of Poet-Athletes
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The World’s Game in Chocolate City: How Howard University and DC SCORES Grew a Grassroots Soccer Movement in Washington, DC
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DC SCORES Launches League of Champions Giving Society
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“We’re Breaking Down Barriers”: Gaby Vincent On Embarking On a New Career and Making Soccer More Inclusive for Black Women and Girls
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Cooking Up a Storm with Winter SCORES at Neval Thomas Elementary
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DC SCORES Revamps Youth W.O.R.D. Project for Promising Young Poets in DC
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DC SCORES Teams Up With Partners to Support Poet-Athletes During the 2022 Men’s World Cup
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DC SCORES Wrapped: Celebrating a Year of Highlights From 2022
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DC Creatives Come Together to Produce America SCORES World Cup Commercial
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Twelve Middle School Teams Compete At The District's Most Iconic Soccer Venues in DC SCORES Capital Cup Championships
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“Poetry Is My Foundation”: How Alumna Zarea Boyde Found Her Voice, and Her Power, Through DC SCORES
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Almost Thirty Years After DC SCORES Was Founded at Her School, Alumna Laisha T. Dougherty Shares How Program Inspired Public Service Career
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After Two Years of Virtual Competitions, In-Person Poetry Slams Return For DC SCORES Poet-Athletes
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“We’re A Good Mix”: Brothers José and Ronald Granados Make DC SCORES a Family Affair
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Coach Fabiana Duarte Explains How Diversity, Determination, and DC SCORES is Paying Off for District Kids
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“We’re A Community”: DC SCORES Delivers Fun for More Than 2,000 Poet-Athletes at Fall Frenzy Events
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One Night One Goal 2022 Raises More Than $440,000 to Break DC SCORES Fundraising Records
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From Columbia Heights to College: DC SCORES Alumna Yanina Chicas Reflects on Identity and Community as She Begins New Life Chapter
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“Maybe I Can Do This, Too”: Teaching Artist Tatiana Figueroa Ramírez Draws on Her Afro-Latinx Identity to Inspire DC Kids
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DC SCORES Poet-Athletes Walk Out With U.S. Women’s National Team at Audi Field
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Washington Spirit Players Prepare More Than 500 New Sports Bras for Delivery to DC SCORES Poet-Athletes
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DC SCORES Summer Camp Series: Weeks 3, 4, and 5
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DC SCORES Summer Camp Series: Meet the Coaches
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DC SCORES Summer Camp Series: Weeks 1 and 2
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SCORESxSpirit Challenge Cup Charity Auction
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Congrats to the Winners of the 2022 Spring Capital Cup!
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SCORES Cup 2022 Recap
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Washington Spirit x DC SCORES Jersey Reveal
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The Best Moments of 2021
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Connecting kids to teams this Giving Tuesday
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Getting kids back on the field
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DC SCORES Board of Directors announces new Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
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Bethany Henderson announces her departure as CEO of DC SCORES
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Bethesda Soccer Club and DC SCORES Announce Community Partnership
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Former DC Councilmember David Grosso joins DC SCORES Board of Directors
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Our Bright Moments in a Dark Time
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Poetry & Heritage: A Recipe for Intercultural Navigation
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Keep kids connected this Giving Tuesday
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Creating Teams from Home
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The Special Sauce? Our Coaches
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Navigating a virtual spring season and summer camp
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Teaming up during difficult times
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Washington Spirit and DC SCORES Announce Long-term Community Partnership
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Join the #AtHomePoetryChallenge
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Blooming into another Spring SCORES season
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Magic on the stage during Our Words Our City
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America SCORES National Youth Poetry Slam Series Kicks Off
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The Power of a Healthy Lifestyle
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The Top 10 Moments of 2019
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Capital Cup Like Never Before
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Poetry Slam: The most inspiring event of the year
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Wrapping up the poetry season with the Brightwood Panthers
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Working together during Giving Tuesday
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Following the Brightwood Panthers on their Poetry Slam Journey
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Celebrating the 22nd Annual Fall Frenzy, presented by EagleBank
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Fall SCORES: 25 years of soccer and poetry
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A Star-Filled Summer for DC SCORES
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Sean Hinkle, honored with President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Community Leadership Award
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Free soccer and arts camps during Summer SCORES
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SCORES Cup 2019: When you play, they play
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Making an impact in the community through service-learning projects
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One Night One Goal: A Night to Remember
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Expanding Junior SCORES during Do More 24
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Endless Smiles and Joy at Junior Jamboree
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Audi Field Hosts the 7th Annual SCORE Awards
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DC SCORES Hosts 8th Annual Alumni Tournament
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Lights. Camera. Our Words Our City.
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SOCCER IN THE CITY: Feature Length Documentary Film Commences Production for Fall 2019 Release
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Local Professional Athletes Bill Hamid and Joanna Lohman join Award-Winning DC SCORES in Celebrating its 25th Anniversary
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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring SCORES
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Kicking off the Spring SCORES season at Audi Field
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SCORESCon 2019 brings together 75 America SCORES staff in Washington, D.C.
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A New Look on Nutrition
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DC SCORES Celebrates National Girls & Women in Sports Day
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Starting the new year with a healthy mindset
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Best 8 of 2018
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The impact of providing a team
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Thank you for creating opportunities for MORE kids in DC!
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Celebrating over 20 years of Fall Frenzy
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As August comes to an end the Fall SCORES season quickly begins!
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Coaches gear up for the Fall SCORES season with Coach Kickoff
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Leckie visits Clark Construction
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Summer SCORES: A place for Leckie & Truesdell campers to call home
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Keith Tucker: Making a difference in the D.C. soccer community
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DC SCORES: A life-changing job
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Oscar Hernandez: A Story of Determination
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DC SCORES’ presence in D.C. United’s new home, Audi Field
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Tubman Summer SCORES lives up to DC SCORES values
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Summer SCORES Campers Show What Leadership Means to Them
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2018 DC SCORES Cup raises $175,000 for DC kids
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The 2018 Summer SCORES season is officially underway!
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Looking Back on the Spring Season: How Teams Inspired Change On & Off the Field
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Seaton Elementary Celebrates Multiculturalism: Building a more diverse and inclusive community
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Brightwood Education Campus Spreads Acts of Kindness
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Creating More Opportunities during Do More 24 Thanks to YOU!
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SCORE Awards 2018: Honoring our Coaches and Volunteers during Teacher Appreciation Week
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From DC to Geneva
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Volunteer Spotlight: Henry Mader
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Cuisine Solutions is the Official Presenting Sponsor for the 16th Annual DC SCORES Cup
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DC SCORES poet-athlete representing the USA as part of the Eleven Campaign
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America SCOREScon brings together large network from 12 cities in U.S. and Canada
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Chipotle + DC SCORES is back!
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Giving back to the community during spring SCORES!
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Winter SCORES: Concluding another healthy season
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Celebrating "America SCORES Winter Sports Day!"
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Volunteer spotlight: Laurie Gonzalez
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A Sweet Afternoon with the Thomas Tigers and Brainfood
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US will be at World Cup in Russia - giving a voice to 4 million youth
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Winter SCORES: Combining soccer and nutrition for a healthy 2018
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7 stories from a memorable 2017
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DC SCORES alumni at the DC Council Roundtable on Education
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Henderson named a Washington Business Journal ED of the Year
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The impact of Giving Tuesday
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Give a kid a voice on Giving Tuesday (Thank you!)
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Fall soccer season provides hundreds of games, practices and exercise
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Hogan Lovells US LLP brings DC SCORES to Kimball Elementary
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Nothing but bravery and inspiration at 20th Annual Eastside Poetry Slam!
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Diversity celebrated at 20th Annual Westside DC SCORES Poetry Slam!
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Volunteer spotlight: David Shams, building community through soccer
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Community is the theme at 20th Annual Fall Frenzy
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Coach Guzmán: Making an impact for more than 10 years
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DC SCORES adds eight leaders to Board of Directors
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New Year, New Team
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The start of the fall SCORES season!
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Kicking off another edition of Coach Kickoff!
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Learning something new at Truesdell summer camp
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Alumna A'dora Willis rediscovers the power of poetry
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Faces of Summer SCORES: Rey C., new addition to the DC SCORES family
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DC SCORES wins Center for Nonprofit Advancement Board Award
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Gatorade Player of Year donates winnings to DC SCORES
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Designing new museums with Clark Construction
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Faces of Summer SCORES: Chris C., a leader on the field
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Coming together as a team at Tubman soccer camp
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15th Annual DC SCORES Cup raises $170,000 for DC kids
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Awards day - DC SCORES wins twice in one morning (and then again!)