Community Partners

Community partners are one of the biggest “reach multipliers” a mission like Gift of Soccer can have. Our Gift of Soccer Community Partners are the organizations, clubs, teams, and schools who stand with us year-round to help make our mission possible.

Community partners help spread the Gift of Soccer message by sharing it through their customers, teams, events, and networks—connecting more families, players, and supporters across our community to donate, volunteer, and create real impact together.

Through their ongoing commitment—hosting annual collection efforts, rallying players and families to donate, and showing up for team sorting and packing parties—these partners help us transform cleats, balls, shin guards, and uniforms into opportunities for kids who need them most. Their support strengthens all of our local soccer communities, fuels sustainability, and expands our ability to deliver the joy and life-changing impact of soccer to underprivileged youth around the world.

TOCA Corporate Office
2777 Bristol Street
Suite D
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

TOCA Football (TOCA) is a leading soccer technology and experience company, operating two main divisions: TOCA Soccer, the largest network of tech-enabled training centers in North America for all skill levels, and TOCA Social, immersive soccer-themed entertainment venues with food and drinks, expanding internationally. Founded by Eddie Lewis, TOCA uses proprietary ball machines and data to improve skills, partners with MLS, and attracts high-profile investors like Harry Kane, aiming to grow the sport in the U.S. through innovative training and engaging social experiences.

TOCA Soccer is partnering with The Gift of Soccer Foundation because our missions align: expanding access to the game, uplifting local communities, and developing confident, capable youth. TOCA’s tech-enhanced training centers are designed to help players of all ages reach their potential, and that same commitment to player development naturally extends to ensuring every child has the gear to play.
By hosting a donation bin and youth-led collection and sorting at the TOCA Loganville, GA center, we’re turning a high-energy soccer hub into a sustainability and service hub—mobilizing families and clubs to repurpose quality equipment for kids in need.

TOCA’s growing community footprint—including its role as the largest operator of indoor soccer centers and an official training partner of Major League Soccer—means we can amplify impact, rally more volunteers, and model what it looks like when player development and social good go hand-in-hand. Together, we’re making it easier for every family to give—and for every child to play.

NM Rapids Soccer Club
8220 La Mirada NE
Suite 600
Albuquerque, NM 87109
1-505-331-1373
jason.moran@nmrapids.org

New Mexico Rapids SC has been one of our partners and has been serving the Albuquerque and surrounding communities since 2001. New Mexico’s premier youth soccer club fielding boys and girls players 4 through 19 years old. NM Rapids Soccer Club is a Non-Profit Soccer Club whose teams participate in the Girls Academy & DPL, Boys ECNL & EA, USYSA National League Desert Conference, and locally in the Duke City Soccer League.

The NM Rapids Soccer Club is part of the Co Rapids Alliance Program. The Co Rapids Alliance was established to create a working relationship between existing youth soccer clubs that will benefit soccer development through shared resources. As a member of the Co Rapids Alliance, our players will have direct access to the Colorado Rapids Development Academy through visible scouting and direct coaching and curriculum ties.

Colorado Elevation FC
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

lcarrero@coelevationfc.com

CO Elevation FC is a Colorado-based youth soccer club founded in 2015 (originally “Sugar and Spice Academy”) with a mission to develop athletes through confidence, fitness and agility, individual skill, teamwork, and emotional growth. Elevation is proudly player-centered—meaning players are supported as people first, not just athletes—through strong relationships with families and an environment designed to build character, resilience, and self-belief alongside soccer ability. On the field, the club’s identity is rooted in possession-style soccer, encouraging smart decision-making, creativity, and leadership within a team-first game model. Elevation offers clear pathways from early development like the Explorers Program (ages 5–9) into competitive U11–U19 opportunities, including platforms such as EA League and NPL, plus additional training through TAP, camps, and strength & conditioning. For players aiming higher, Elevation also provides college advisory support and is expanding its long-term pathway with a WPSL platform beginning in 2026.

Bluff City Gear Givers
Memphis, Tennessee

Sebastianj_gutierrez@icloud.com

Bluff City Gear Givers is proud to partner with The Gift of Soccer Foundation. Together, we are taking action to ensure that no soccer equipment goes to waste – and that every player, regardless of their circumstances, has the opportunity to experience the joy of the game.

Donations will be sent to underserved communities around the world – reducing the barriers to entry into the world’s most popular sport while reducing waste in landfills.

Let’s change the world together – one jersey, one ball, one player at a time.

Citizen Church
10500 Copper Ave. NE Suite D
Albuquerque, NM 87123
1-505-299-7202

Citizen Church is a christ-centered, spirit-led, kingdon-building movement committed to the physical and spiritual renewal of cities and nations; restoring hope and purpose to every person. Pastors Dustin and Mandy Woodward are the Lead Pastors of Citizen Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Growing up in the homes of Pastors, Dustin and Mandy got to experience first-hand what it takes to lead a church well. They are passionate about discipleship and seeing people come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and their lives transformed. Prior to becoming Lead Pastor, Dustin established thriving Youth and Young Adult ministries at Citizen Church that are still flourishing today. Mandy has an extensive background in the worship and creative realms, overseeing the creative department for years while helping to create a growing Women’s Ministry.

community outreach partners, ambassadors, organizations, and clubs

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