Impact Stories
For almost 30 years, DC SCORES poet-athletes have been making an impact on their communities through their service-learning projects.
Through DC SCORES' award-winning model, students write poems in the fall season that explore issues they care about in their neighborhoods. In the spring season, teams complete a service-learning project to address those issues, all while continuing to hone their teamwork skills on the soccer field.
DC SCORES poet-athletes have undertaken letter-writing campaigns to end food insecurity in their neighborhoods, created intergenerational friendships through partnerships with local care homes, and cared for DC's natural resources through park and river clean-ups.
Read more about some of this season's service-learning projects below and check out our Service-Learning Scrapbook to find out how our neighborhood teams made an impact on their communities this spring.
The DC SCORES team at Thomas collected socks, hygiene products, and basic food items for people experiencing homelessness. Read more >
Seaton poet-athletes collaborated with the US Soccer Foundation and Design FC to create a safe, all-weather soccer pitch on school grounds that will be open to all students and teachers. Read more >
Houston poet-athletes held an expo for their classmates on the school soccer field to share their tips for better physical and mental health. Read more >