A pair of cleats can mean the world to a child. A team uniform can represent a sense of belonging. There are many communities where children love soccer but don’t have the resources to play.  Your donated soccer items will have a second life after being matched with a child who can use them.

Give for the Goal is a volunteer network, founded by a youth soccer player to benefit the lives of other youth soccer players.

Meet our team

Evan Mouchard

Evan Mouchard
Director,  Founder  — Irvine, California
Evan is a student at University of California at Santa Barbara.
Evan started Give for the Goal as a high school student and avid recreational soccer player in Southern California.
After spending the better part of his life kicking around a soccer ball, Evan knows a thing or two about the fun and camaraderie of participating in a youth soccer program. Also, Evan has seen the rewards of working hard as a team. His youth teams have enjoyed many successes over the years including California State Cup Champs,  SCDSL League Champs in Tier 1 Division, CIF Champs and competing internationally at Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Evan is pleased to have established Give for the Goal to California. While developing a donation network, Evan has been met with a warm and welcoming philanthropic soccer community. With the support of new alliances with businesses and local youth clubs, Evan looks forward to growing the GFTG soccer donation network and continuing to share his love of soccer.

Adam Yamada-Hanff

 
Adam Yamada-Hanff
Special Projects — Baltimore/Washington DC
Adam is an entrepreneur, social and animal rights activist in the Baltimore Maryland area.
Working to expand the reach of Give for the Goal, Adam is helping youth athletes in the US as well as abroad. On the local level, Adam is working with Soccer Without Borders to bring clothing and soccer gear to Baltimore City where children of all ages are in need.

Madi Williamson

Madi Williamson
Special Projects — Seattle, Washington
Madi is a nurse and humanitarian living in the Seattle area. She assists on medical and humanitarian missions to the Dominican Republic, Greece and Lebanon and other places where there is a need. More recently Madi’s  efforts have been focused on helping people displaced from their homes in Syria. She co-launched refugee advocacy group and online resource  InSight, and has he co-authored the book Leaving Syria: The Plight of Refugees Stranded in Greece Cune Press, May 2017.