For people who believe in a well-rounded childhood, DC SCORES is the quality, team-based approach providing youth with the arts, athletics, and academics that will engage, enrich, and improve their lives. DC SCORES builds teams through after school programs for over 800 low-income DC youth at 27 schools by instilling self-expression, physical fitness, and a sense of community. DC SCORES accomplishes this in an innovative model combining poetry and spoken word, soccer, and service-learning year-round.

Where the money goes:

• On average, DCPS provides 45 minutes of PE per week; DC SCORES provides 6 times that.
• DC SCORES gives kids the skills to connect with and give back to their community.
• For many of kids, DC SCORES is the only chance they have to be on a team or play a sport.

DC SCORES: Building Teams, Improving Lives