Project GOAL holds 1st Annual Central Falls Citywide Middle School Futsal Tournament

Central Falls, RI (April 29, 2022) – Project GOAL is hosting its first annual Central Falls Citywide Middle School Fustal Tournament at its new Project GOAL Futsal Courts sponsored by Tufts Health Plan (50 Ledge Street, Central Falls) on Sunday, May 1 from 9am to 2pm.

Student athlete teams from Project GOAL (Calcutt Middle School), The Learning Community, and Blackstone Valley Preparatory School will be participating in the Tournament. Mayor Rivera will kickoff the Tournament with opening remarks.

"When we built these beautiful new futsal courts, this is exactly the type of recreation opportunity we envisioned for our youth," said Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera. "I'm so proud to see this tournament up and running, engaging our student athletes and families across Central Falls. Wishing the best of luck to all of the tournament's athletes -- I'm excited to have the winning team come into City Hall to be recognized!"

Project GOAL is an internationally recognized Soccer For Social Good organization supported by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and the FIFA Foundation™ grant programme, a founding member of the Urban Soccer Collaborative™, US Soccer Foundation multiyear grant recipient, and a North American member representative of the Common Goal network based in Berlin, Germany.

Established in 2004, Project GOAL, Inc. (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), is a free of charge after-school initiative that partners with the Central Falls School Department, SCOPE/Central Falls School District, and Rhode Island College’s M.ED. in Reading program. Project GOAL’s mission is to facilitate the development of New England’s disadvantaged inner city youth through after-school tutoring, health education, and soccer-related programs.

A non-profit 501c3 organization, Project GOAL, Inc., is comprised of professionals from the business, academic, health and soccer communities who support the project in achieving its objectives in creating opportunities for its “GOALie” participants.