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Sport dans la Ville: 2025 New York Marathon
Sport dans la Ville is France’s leading non-profit organization serving children
and young adults through sports and job-readiness training. Founded in
1988, we operate in 80 underserved, urban communities across France.
Our mission is to empower young people with values and behavior to foster
their chances to succeed in life. We do so by leveraging sport.
Since its inception, Sport dans la Ville has believed in the value and power of
travelling abroad to expand our students’ horizons and provide them with
unparalleled experiences. Through professional and cultural exchange
programs with like-minded organizations—Sport2Be in Brussels, Boston
Scores in Boston, DREAM in New York, Urban Initiatives in Chicago, Gol de
Letra in Brazil, and Palace For Life in London—more than 1,000 American,
Brazilian, and French youths have benefited from extraordinary international
experiences.
We created the Young Talents Program in 2019 and have implemented it in
all the cities where Sport dans la Ville operates. This 3-step program reaches
participants, ages 18 to 25, who are in the early stages of their careers,
offering life-transforming experiences abroad and promoting diversity in the
workplace.
A few highlights from Young Talents:
- 400 French participants per year – 44% young women/56% young
men. - 100 participants from abroad per year.
Participants gain invaluable personal and professional experience. - 90% of alumni who have completed their education are working
(vs. an unemployment rate of 30.7% among youth living in
underserved neighborhoods in France). - 93% of participants say the program has empowered them in their
international job search. - Participants’ average score on the TOEIC exam is 792 vs. 705
national average.
As of January 21, 2025, Sport dans la Ville has been named an Official Charity
Partner for the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, which takes place on
Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Five runners will have the chance to represent the organization and
fundraise for Sport dans la Ville’s Young Talents program.
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