Sports for Social Change

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.

We need tutors and basketball coaches to assist youth ages 10-17 with Math and English language arts.

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.

Our youth won hundred pairs of Air Jordan 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.

Fight for Children says 2,000 people attended Saturday’s Youth Sports Day. 37 nonprofit organizations from the Fight for Children Youth Development Institute were in attendance, like SOUL Programs.

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.

We have partnered with Nike to facilitate a free basketball camp for 125 Ward 7 and Ward 8 youth. The camp runs from July 29-August 5. This opportunity with created in partnership with DC Parks & Recreations, Chase Your Dreams Academy, and SOUL Programs.

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.

Jaylen joins the SOUL Team via our IMPACT Sportsmanship Fellowship!

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.

Damion Thomas [Sports Curator, NMAAHC-Smithsonian] and Herbert Hainer [President, FC Bayern-Munich] invited Donald Curtis [SOUL Programs], DeMaurice Smith [President, NFLPA], and Taj Tashombe [Oakland Athletics] to serve on a panel to discuss sports and racism.

Events of the past few months have brought high anxiety, grief and trauma for kids and families. As we return to play, what actions can we take to ensure that life skills and mental health are central to kids’ sports experiences? What role can adults play in shaping these experiences?

The Washington Post wrote an article on Donald Curtis and SOUL’s mission to supporting youth through COVID-19. The article was written by Sports Writer Ken Babb. This article was featured on the front page of the Sunday Sports page (5/31/2020).

Learn about the Fight For Children.