Foundations & Impact

Because our community is bigger than soccer, it’s about giving hope to children who need it most.

At South Florida Soccer Clubs, community means more than the game. While soccer brings us together, we know that many children around the world face challenges that keep them from playing, laughing, and living like kids should. Illness, hardship, and long hospital stays can take away the simple joys of childhood.

Through this page, we highlight incredible foundations that are working every day to bring hope, healing, and support to children and their families. Some are based here in South Florida, others across the United States and around the world,  but all share the same mission: to make life brighter for kids in their toughest battles.

We invite you to learn about their work, share their stories, and, if you can, lend your support. Together, our soccer community can make an impact that reaches far beyond the field.



Thank you for taking the time to explore these foundations.
Every share, visit, and story helps. Let’s make a real difference together.

Aladina Foundation (Spain)

Mission & Activities:

Founded by filmmaker and philanthropist Paco Arango, Fundación Aladina provides comprehensive support to children and adolescents with cancer in Spain. Their work spans emotional, material, and psychological assistance, from building playrooms and teen lounges in hospitals, to funding cutting-edge medical equipment, to offering summer camps and therapy programs. The foundation’s goal is to ensure that no child faces cancer alone, and that families receive the strength, hope, and joy they need during the most difficult moments.

Xana Foundation
(Spain)

Mission & Activities:

Created in memory of Xana, the daughter of Spanish football legend and current PSG coach Luis Enrique, Fundación Xana focuses on improving the lives of children and young people affected by serious illness. It funds medical research, supports hospital projects, and provides resources for families navigating long treatments. The foundation also raises awareness through sports and cultural initiatives, honoring Xana’s spirit by turning loss into hope for others.

Children’s Cancer Fund (Miami, FL)

Mission & Activities:

The Children’s Cancer Fund is an all-volunteer organization that provides support and services for pediatric hematology/oncology patients and their families at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Holtz Children’s Hospital. This includes help for serious blood disorders, stem cell transplants, travel & lodging, emotional support, and programs to improve the environment & experience for kids in treatment. 

Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation (Coral Gables, FL)

Mission & Activities:

Founded in 2013 in memory of Bella Rodriguez-Torres, Live Like Bella offers financial & emotional support to families whose children are battling cancer. They assist with medical and non-medical costs (transportation, co-pays, utilities, etc.), fund pediatric cancer clinical trials and research, and work globally while being rooted in South Florida. 

Sofia’s Hope, Inc.
(Miami, FL)

Mission & Activities:

Sofia’s Hope combats childhood cancer through awareness, funding research, and supporting families. Their programs include art & healing arts, equestrian therapy, field trips, scholarships, and family support for the newly diagnosed. They focus on quality of life and hope. 

Dwoskin Children’s Cancer Research Fund (University of Miami)

Mission & Activities:

This fund supports leading pediatric neuro-oncologists doing groundbreaking research. It aims to advance treatments particularly for childhood brain cancers, helping push forward scientific understanding and improve outcomes. 

National Pediatric Cancer Foundation / International Pediatric Cancer Foundation (IPCF)

Mission & Activities:

The NPCF/IPCF is dedicated to funding less toxic, more effective treatments for childhood cancer. Their global outreach includes clinical trials, research, and supporting better treatment protocols worldwide. They also have a very strong track record of financial transparency. 

Starlight Children’s Foundation (USA)

Mission & Activities:

Starlight brings joy, laughter, and comfort to seriously ill children in hospitals and medical facilities. Through fun gowns, toy deliveries, gaming stations, hospital play programs, and more, they aim to brighten hospital stays and improve morale for children and families. 

Care-for-Rare Foundation

Mission & Activities:

This foundation helps children with rare diseases across borders, offering financial aid, access to diagnostics, supporting research, raising awareness, and helping with innovative therapies. They work regardless of where a child is from or their financial means. 

Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)

Mission & Activities:

FIMRC is focused on improving health among vulnerable children and families in developing countries via sustainable health programs. They operate in multiple nations (Latin America, Africa, etc.), supporting basic medical infrastructure, preventive care, and public health initiatives. 

Give Kids The World Village
(Florida / Global reach)

Mission & Activities:

This is a nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida, which provides week-long, all-expense paid vacations for critically ill children and their families. It removes the burden of planning and cost, giving families a chance to enjoy time together, build memories, and relieve stress during very difficult times. 

Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF)

Mission & Activities:

Based in Washington D.C., this foundation supports sustainable public health programs worldwide, including vaccinations, deworming, screening newborns for serious conditions, and improving health care infrastructure for children. Their work is typically long-term and aims at building local capacity.