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Bringing People Together Through Black Panther

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 by adam

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Movies are powerful in their ability to bring people together and I am delighted to tell you that this event we did for refugees last month in Salt Lake City did exactly that! Thanks to nearly 50 people literally around the country, we raised enough money to send over 200 refugees…

Refugee Soccer Christmas Report

December 30, 2017 by adam

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We had such a neat opportunity to help a newly-immigrated family from Sudan this holiday season in Utah. (See original post here.) And our community of supporters really stepped up! We raised over $160 in actual cash. Each of the 4 kids got several presents from Santa. An abundance of…

UPDATE: Refugee Soccer League Crisis

August 18, 2017 by adam

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Quick update and deep thanks are in order for the Adult Refugee Soccer League Crisis situation. Click here for original post. The season only has about 6 weeks left and the clock is ticking to get 100+ adult refugee men back on the soccer field. They LOVE to play soccer…

Somali Stars matches versus Cottonwood FC

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 by adam

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We are delighted to announce TWO friendly matches for the Somali Stars this week! Cottonwood FC of Salt Lake City is stepping up to help us connect the refugee community with the mainstream community through soccer. We are excited to see where this new relationship goes. Click their logo below…

Refugee Soccer League Crisis

July 19, 2017July 26, 2017 by adam

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Email me with your pledge or simply make your donation here TODAY. The adult refugee soccer league is in crisis. Due to funding cuts by the State the league has gone from 16 teams to 10 teams this season. The State funds were always used to help subsidize the teams'…

Podcast: People You Should Know

April 24, 2017 by adam

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Our Founder and Executive Director, Adam Miles, was recently interviewed by and up-and-coming podcast called: People You Should Know. The interview was wide-ranging and Adam tackled multiple issues fundamental to our mission at BRIDGES. If you prefer only the podcast you can get it here.

Refugee Player to be a Police Officer

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 by adam

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One of the first refugee soccer players who signed up on the Refugee Soccer platform was Prince Manneh. A 20 year-old goalkeeper from Liberia. Price and I sat down recently and he shared with me his journey as a refugee to the USA and his remarkable quest to become a police…

Holiday Charity for Refugee Families

December 22, 2016 by adam

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December 21, 2016- Today was an exciting day for two refugee soccer families and numerous employees of one of our sponsors, University of Utah Health Plans. U Health Plans approached us wanting to help two refugee families for the holidays this year. With the great help of both our BRIDGES…

Slow and Steady

November 9, 2016 by adam

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We had another great youth refugee soccer match last week in Sandy, Utah. It was a tough match for the Somali Stars as the Blue Knights handled the speed and footwork of the Stars very well and won the friendly match 5-3. Additionally, the Stars didn't seem to play as…

Elias Hatungimana

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 by adam

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Please welcome our newest Refugee Soccer player, Elias. Such a great young man who's working hard to make the most of his time in the USA. He basically grew up in a refugee camp for 14 years in Tanzania! Check out his profile and story here.

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