United Community Partnerships
Each season, D.C. United partners with various organizations to create meaningful relationships aside from the ordinary in-kind donation or player appearance. Organizations include DC SCORES, the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Read Out Loud and more. Learn more about these relationships below.
For more information on partnerships, please contact D.C. United Community Relations at 202-587-5000.
American Red Cross |
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D.C. United began its relationship with the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1999. In 2005, the relationship continued as D.C. United partnered with the Washington Nationals, the Washington Redskins, the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, an effort that raised more than $35,000. In 2006, the partnership continues as D.C. United will host on July 15th an American Red Cross information booth and will partner with the ARC on July 18th to host a blood drive at the Sterling Safety Center in Sterling, VA. More » |
Covering Kids & Families |
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D.C. United, Major League Soccer and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have partnered for the second consecutive year to promote the availability of low-cost and free health care for families across the country via the Covering Kids & Families campaign. The campaign focuses on reaching parents of African-American and Hispanic eligible, uninsured children and on helping these parents to enroll their children in Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
On Saturday, August 26, D.C. United will host Covering Kids & Families as it provides information to the team's fans about the availability of health care for children. More »
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DC Scores |
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Since the team's inception in 1996, D.C. United has always had a strong partnership with the local after-school program, DC SCORES. DC SCORES, which operates in 23 elementary and middle schools within the District of Columbia, bridges the academic and athletic development of youth by providing them with creative writing and soccer activities each day after-school and for five weeks during the summer. Located in Wards 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8, DC SCORES has worked with more than 3,000 8-14 year olds and over 300 coaches and writing instructors in the DC Public Schools. D.C. United, with the assistance of its non-profit arm, United for D.C. (live link to www.unitedfordc.org), provides in-kind donations for fundraisers, player appearances for both soccer and writing activities, financial grants to expand into schools in Ward 8 specifically and to provide a Ward 8 summer camp, Board participation by senior management and other resources. More » |
Get A Kick Out Of Reading |
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Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Education Association (NEA) and America SCORES have teamed up to show kids nationwide just how much fun reading can be. Since 2004, Get A Kick Out of Reading/!Lee Y Marca Un Golazo!, a bilingual program, uses the sport of soccer to deliver positive messages about the value and fun of reading, targeting kids and teenagers K-12. D.C. United's local spokesperson, forward Jaime Moreno, has lent his name and image to support the campaign for the last three years, whose resources locally are distributed through United for D.C.'s United Reads program and other mediums. More » |
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY |
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D.C. United has "teamed" up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to help raise necessary funds in an effort to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related disorders. Since 2005, D.C. United stars Christian Gomez and Josh Gros have served as Honorary Chairpersons of the Soccer Kicks for Cancer program, which D.C. United additionally supports through various incentives to top fundraisers.
On May 13, D.C. United hosted the local Soccer Kicks for Cancer top fundraisers as well as the Patient Heroes from the Washington, D.C. region. Find out more information about the fundraising campaign. More » |
MAKE SUN SAFETY YOUR GOAL |
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The year 2002 marked the first of the Make Sun Safety Your Goal partnership between the American Academy of Dermatology, D.C. United and other Major League Soccer teams and the US Soccer Foundation. Created to increase awareness about the simple steps the public can take to prevent skin cancer - whether on the soccer field or in the stands, Make Sun Safety Your Goal has expanded to a league-wide public awareness program on the importance of sun safety. View the D.C. United PSA »
On June 24, D.C. United hosted the Make Sun Safety Your Goal program, at which back packs, posters and other materials were passed out to the D.C. United fans. Defender Bryan Namoff, an avid user of sunscreen, has come on as the local spokesperson for the program. More » |
READ OUT LOUD |
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The Read Out Loud initiative is a public service campaign designed to help adults looking to improve their literacy skills find opportunities and services available through Washington, DC's Lifelong Learning Initiative. D.C. United began its partnership with Read Out Loud in 2005 and will continue to support the campaign in 2006. Read Out Loud's television, radio and print public service announcements are designed to engage every citizen in the effort and alert adult learners who need help with reading, math or computer skills-or with getting a GED-to the services available throughout the city. D.C. United captain Jaime Moreno recorded English and Spanish PSAs for distribution across the Washington, D.C. area. On July 12th and September 9th, Read Out Loud will have information booths from which to distribute bookmarks and other information on literacy initiatives throughout the region. More »
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WASHINGTON REGIONAL TRANSPLANT CONSORTIUM |
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D.C. United and the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium (WRTC) linked up for the first time in 2006 to educate the club's fans on the importance of becoming organ and tissue donors. On April 29, D.C. United hosted the WRTC at its match versus FC Dallas, providing it with an informational booth from with the Consortium passed out literature and other materials on donations. Learn more about how you can give the "gift of life." More » |
WATER USE IT WISELY |
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Since 2004, D.C. United has partnered with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and its Water Use It Wisely campaign to promote the importance of water conservation and to promote easy every steps that the team's fans can implement to "use water wisely". On September 23rd, D.C. United will host the Water Use It Wisely campaign to provide brochures and other materials on water conservation. Get tips on how to save water! More » |
Men Can Stop Rape |
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D.C. United and Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR) first teamed up five years ago in 2001 when four D.C. United players appeared in an in-school poster and bus shelter ad as part of MCSR's Strength Campaign. This original PSA and educational outreach campaign was launched in every D.C. public high school to increase young men's capacity in challenging harmful aspects of traditional masculinity and to become allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships.
For the past three years, D.C. United and MCSR's Men of Strength Club have partnered to sponsor the "Strong Words" Essay Contest, which promotes students' use of literacy to communicate how strength is essential to making safe, sound and respectful choices in relationships and in life as a whole. In addition, D.C. United and MCSR constantly look for additional opportunities for collaboration. More » |
For more information on the partnerships above, or to speak with D.C. United about similar partnerships, please contact D.C. United Community Relations at 202-587-5000.
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