Lumiere Sports
We are a non-profit organization (501c3) that aims to bring the joy of organized sports to refugees and under-resourced youth in the City Heights area of San Diego
The Problem
Research shows that being part of organized sports can improve refugees’ well-being, empower them, and create opportunities for education and socialization while hastening integration into their resettled country. While more than 50% of American youth participate in some sort of organized sports it is less than 10% for resettled refugee children . In 2022 UNHCR released its first-ever sports strategy “More than a game”, to use the power of sports to positively impact children displaced by conflict. At Lumiere we use the universal language of sports to build new skills, new relationships and help refugee children to achieve their American dream
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