The Saturday Night Lights (SNL) program is a sports-based youth development initiative that creates safe, welcoming spaces for young people to connect, play, and grow.
By bringing communities together through sports and recreation, SNL fosters trust among key partners and provides meaningful opportunities for youth to stay active and engaged.
The San Jose Earthquakes, in collaboration with the County of Santa Clara, the City of San José, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, the San José Police Department, and the City of San José Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services Department and are proud to announce the return and expansion of Saturday Night Lights (SNL), an eight-week spring program providing middle and high school youth with safe, supportive spaces to play futsal soccer on Friday and Saturday nights.
Saturday Night Lights (SNL) is an eight-week spring program providing middle and high school youth with safe, supportive spaces to play futsal soccer on Friday and Saturday nights.
Following last year’s successful pilot program at two locations, SNL has grown significantly and will now purposefully expand across eight sites throughout San Jose.
The program kicks off Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, offering free, weekly futsal programming designed to promote physical activity, mentorship, and positive community engagement. This year’s participating sites include:
The program will conclude on Saturday, June 6, with a collective Closing Ceremony ahead of the FIFA World Cup™ arriving to the County of Santa Clara and San Jose just one week later.
Modeled after a successful initiative in New York City, Saturday Night Lights is designed to strengthen relationships between youth and public-safety partners, reduce exposure to negative influences during high-risk evening hours, and provide structured opportunities for young people to learn, play and grow.
Saturday Night Lights is made possible through collaborative funding by the San Jose Earthquakes Foundation, Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office through asset forfeiture, the County of Santa Clara, and the City of San José, along with a generous donation from PG&E.
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More information on how to help further the cause of Saturday Night Lights to come soon.