Soccer Without Borders Shares Program Update with Springfield Rotary

SPRINGFIELD — On Sept. 4, the Rotary Club of Springfield hosted Mohammed Abdulahi and Tajaldin Jalil from Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts. Abdulahi and Jalil provided an update on their Soccer Without Borders program, for which they used a $2,000 grant provided by the Springfield Rotary Club to purchase T-shirts and other equipment for the program. They also presented the Rotary Club with a soccer T-shirt featuring the Rotary logo.

Soccer Without Borders uses soccer as a common language and safe space to help participants improve their English, build leadership skills, develop healthy lifestyles, and make social connections with their peers. The program uses a whole-person approach to support refugee youth as they integrate into their communities and heal from past trauma.

Soccer Without Borders Springfield currently serves more than 60 children in the community.