Vitelio “Vito” Aguilar will serve as the LA Galaxy's Community MVP for the 2020 season
Aguilar dedicates his time as the Regional Membership Director for the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Aguilar, through his work with AFJA provided programming and resources to youth who typically participated in their soccer programming.
Read MoreLa Academia de Fútbol Juvenil Amatense, AFJA, fundada por salvadoreños en Los Ángeles, dio un giro en su sistema de trabajo para brindar ayuda a comunidades afectadas el covid-19, entre ellas Armenia, Ateos y el cantón Los Amates en La Libertad.
Read MoreAt halftime of the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target on Wednesday, Steven Cruz was voted the MLS WORKS Community MVP presented by Wells Fargo. Cruz wins $25,000 for the program of his choice, Academia de Futbol Juvenil Amatense, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that recycles lightly used soccer equipment and builds soccer academies in Central America.
Read MoreBased in Los Angeles but serving impoverished communities in El Salvador and Guatemala, the Academia de Futbol Juvenil Amatence is based on the idea that the power of selflessness and the beautiful game can change lives. Nominated by LAFC for the MLS WORKS Community MVP award, the charity is up for a $25,000 grant if they receive the most amount of online and Twitter votes.
Read MoreSteven Levy nació en EEUU, pero de pequeño pasaba todos los veranos con su abuelo en el Cantón Los Amates, en El Salvador, donde evidenció las diversas necesidades a las que se enfrentan los niños en ese país. Las recientes imágenes de las caravanas con menores centroamericanos revivieron su deseo de colaborar y creó la fundación Academia de Fútbol Juvenil Amatense (AFJA), donde los servicios son completamente gratis y subsiste gracias a las donaciones de la comunidad…
Read MoreEste activista nacido en Los Ángeles ha concentrado su ayuda para niños de El Salvador y Guatemala para mantener las academias de fútbol…
Read MoreUn par de zapatos de fútbol puede cambiar la vida de un niño. Steven Cruz de la academia de fútbol juvenil Amatence le está brindado a casi 200 futbolistas…
Read MoreIt's amazing what happens when you use soccer to keep kids away from gangs.
Read MoreSteven Levy's mother immigrated to Los Angeles from the infamously dangerous Los Amates, El Salvador in 1979. A decade later, Levy was born, the youngest of five brothers — and the only one born on U.S. soil. He was also the one to give birth to a legacy of lasting change…
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