Power Malu's organization Artists Athletes Activists hosts a free youth soccer clinic for migrant children in East New York, Brooklyn.
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Every other Saturday in East New York, two indoor fields are reserved for two hours for the youngsters to channel their inner Messi. They’re split into two co-ed groups, with ages 4-8 playing on one side and the “big kids” playing on the other. “I worked with Artists Athletes Activists before in a food justice program and one key part of my childhood is soccer and I really love the game,” she said. “So I figured that soccer was a great way to bring something fun to these kids.”
After the soccer clinic wraps up, the kids are treated to food before they are lined up for picture day. Photographer Eric Thompson snapped portraits of the youngsters to immortalize their wide smiles—many with gaps recently occupied by baby teeth—into sports trading cards. “When you organize each other and actually step up together, we’re able to do a lot more good work as one,” he said. “ model of give what you can or help how you can is really inspiring to see take action.”
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