{"id":368,"date":"2020-11-24T21:44:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T21:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uma.wog.mybluehost.me\/website_6a323b4d\/?p=368"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:23:08","slug":"soccer-connects-kids-cops-and-communities-in-bridgeton-n-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unidosparalafamilia.org\/es\/soccer-connects-kids-cops-and-communities-in-bridgeton-n-j\/","title":{"rendered":"El f\u00fatbol une a los ni\u00f1os, los polic\u00edas y las comunidades en Bridgeton, Nueva Jersey."},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>The Alms Center\u2019s gleaming gymnasium was alive with the squeak of sneakers and the slap of\u00a0<em>futsal<\/em>\u00a0balls against hardwood as coach Leon Brown\u2019s Caribbean-inflected commands cut through the exuberant din.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cElbows! Knees!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>Coach Marcus Littlefield, who hails from the United Kingdom, picked up the tempo as he and Brown led 16 boys and girls through a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccerxpert.com\/drills\/details\/id1253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0\u201cbody parts\u201d drill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEyes! Ears! Noses!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>On otherwise quiet Thursday evenings in Bridgeton, a quaint-but-tough-around-the-edges city in Cumberland County, N.J., a faith-based organization and the local Police Athletic League are providing soccer practices with professional coaches like Brown and Littlefield to the community\u2019s Mexican and other Latinx children. The goals include family fun, player development \u2014 and a fostering of trust between the city\u2019s large Spanish-speaking immigrant community and the Bridgeton police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt opens the door,\u201d said Jon Cummings, who served as a Christian missionary in Mexico and Africa and is executive director of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revivesj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revive South Jersey<\/a>\u00a0(a.k.a. Revive SJ),a ministry-outreach nonprofit that works to meet the physical and spiritual needs of communities. The organization proposed the program and partnered with PAL, which runs basketball and skating programs for city youth. \u201cWe want this to be a win for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>Said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bridgeton.pal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridgeton PAL<\/a>\u00a0director Josh Thompson, a 25-year police veteran: \u201cSome Mexicans in the city have been afraid to report crimes to the police, out of a lack of trust or fear they could get deported. Soccer has connected a lot of people in the Mexican community with the police department, and with other PAL programs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>Established last year after Revive SJ consulted with Bridgeton\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedadvocacygroup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Advocacy Group<\/a>, a social-services provider, the soccer program also offers counseling, ESL and GED instruction,as well as nutrition and cooking classes for parents viathe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirahealthnetwork.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inspira Health Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bridgeton PAL Soccer has been an ideal partner,\u201d Inspira president Amy B. 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Knees!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Coach Marcus Littlefield, who hails from the United Kingdom, picked up the tempo as he and Brown led 16 boys and girls through a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccerxpert.com\/drills\/details\/id1253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0\u201cbody parts\u201d drill<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>\u201cEyes! Ears! Noses!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>On otherwise quiet Thursday evenings in Bridgeton, a quaint-but-tough-around-the-edges city in Cumberland County, N.J., a faith-based organization and the local Police Athletic League are providing soccer practices with professional coaches like Brown and Littlefield to the community\u2019s Mexican and other Latinx children. The goals include family fun, player development \u2014 and a fostering of trust between the city\u2019s large Spanish-speaking immigrant community and the Bridgeton police.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>\u201cIt opens the door,\u201d said Jon Cummings, who served as a Christian missionary in Mexico and Africa and is executive director of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revivesj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revive South Jersey<\/a>\u00a0(a.k.a. Revive SJ),a ministry-outreach nonprofit that works to meet the physical and spiritual needs of communities. 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Soccer has connected a lot of people in the Mexican community with the police department, and with other PAL programs.\"<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Established last year after Revive SJ consulted with Bridgeton\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedadvocacygroup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Advocacy Group<\/a>, a social-services provider, the soccer program also offers counseling, ESL and GED instruction,as well as nutrition and cooking classes for parents viathe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirahealthnetwork.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inspira Health Network<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>\"Bridgeton PAL Soccer has been an ideal partner,\u201d Inspira president Amy B. 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