Press Release: L.A.C.E.S. coach receives Billy Jean King Youth Leadership Award
Photo Credit: ESPN Images Takoma Park, MD – L.A.C.E.S. (Life and Change Experiences thru Sports) congratulates coach Holly Wilson (pictured above green dress) on receiving the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award at ESPN’s seventh annual Sports Humanitarian Awards. The award celebrates and honors young people using sport to catalyze change and make a positive […]
Reflections on the OneJourney Youth Soccer Festival
A few weeks ago, L.A.C.E.S. partnered with District Sports and OneJourney to host a community wide Soccer Festival in Washington D.C. for 24 L.A.C.E.S. youth, coaches, volunteers, and members of our partner organizations. This collaboration re-emphasizes L.A.C.E.S. commitment to promoting inclusivity and community. It was the first in-person event since the beginning of the Covid-19 […]
Meet Teresa
Teresa Welcome: Hello! My name is Teresa Buzzoni. I am so pleased to be joining the team as the L.A.C.E.S. Summer Communications intern. I am a rising junior at Syracuse University studying international relations and public relations. With my two areas of interest being communications and the world, I am looking forward to working internationally […]
Meet Ryleigh
Hey my name is Ryleigh Cornelius and I am the L.A.C.E.S Refugee Youth Sports Program intern. I am a rising senior at Elon University and in the spring of 2022 I will be receiving a degree in Strategic Communications with a minor in International and Global Studies. A Bit About Me I was born and raised […]