Athlete Factory Social Project opens new units and expands slots for soccer classes nationwide

The Athlete Factory social project, currently operating in João Câmara (RN), Campinas (SP), Mococa (SP), Sorocaba (SP), and Ourinhos (SP), is opening new units and expanding its services with the goal of reaching a total of 2,500 children and teens ages 6 to 17. Lasting 12 months, the project also includes the delivery of full uniforms and cleats, nutritional replacement, and all materials necessary for sports practice, such as vests, cones, balls, and other sports items.

“The proposal is to bring inclusion and social transformation through sports,” says Bruno Wellington, president of The Factory Association: Health, Sports, and Culture. “All our centers are located in areas of extreme social vulnerability, thus bringing significant changes and real opportunities for these children and youth,” he explains.

Organized by the Factory: Health, Sports & Culture Association, the project offers free soccer lessons for children and teenagers aged 6 to 17. The activities, which began on June 24th, take place Monday through Friday, always outside of school hours. Each group of students has two lessons per week, each lasting one hour.

New Centers and Expansion of Vacancies!
(see below for full service details and addresses)

The Athlete Factory social project in Ourinhos (SP), which already takes place at the EMEF Georgina Amaral dos Santos Lopes Field, is opening two new centers located at “Parque Pacheco Chaves” (Pacheco Chaves neighborhood) and at “Campo do Itamaraty” (Jd. Itamaraty). In Mococa (SP), the project takes place at the COHAB 2 Field (Luiz Fernandes Dias Housing Complex) and is opening new centers located at the “Campo Municipal do Poliesportivo Maurício Marquese Bento (Mocoquinha)” and at the “Campo Municipal José Coroti” (Nova Mococa). In Sorocaba (SP), classes take place at the Joaquim Martins Sports Center (Brigadeiro Tobias), and two new centers have now been opened: at the “Padre Pieroni Sports Center” (Jd. Simus) and at the “André Matiello Sports Center” (Pinheiros). Campinas will see the opening of approximately 200 new slots to serve the existing center located in Jardim Fernanda.

Registration!

To participate, register in person at the project units during class hours with the following documents:

• Copy of the guardian’s ID and Tax ID (RG/CPF)
• Copy of the student’s ID (RG)
• Copy of the 2023 annual school report card.

Minors must be accompanied by a guardian.

About the Athletes Factory Project

A realization of the Ministry of Sports and The Factory Association, sponsored by CPFL Energia with partnership from State Grid and support from the CPFL Institute through the CPFL Young Generation initiative.
Across Brazil, the project will offer free soccer lessons to a total of 2,500 children and teenagers aged 6 to 17, in five municipalities: João Câmara (RN), Campinas (SP), Mococa (SP), Sorocaba (SP) and Ourinhos (SP).
For more information: www.fabrica.ong.br.

About The Factory Association

Founded in 2007, The Factory Association: Health, Sports, and Culture is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and implementation of charitable and social assistance projects focused on social inclusion and transformation.

With initiatives in various cities across Brazil, The Factory aims to offer children, teens, youth, and adults in situations of social vulnerability dignified living conditions and citizenship, following the guidelines of the Global Compact Principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Operating for 17 years, the Association is responsible for projects in the areas of health, sports, culture, and social assistance that have already benefited approximately 200,000 people across the country.

To execute its projects, The Factory relies on the collaboration of individuals and corporations. Want to know how to donate and support the actions that impact so many lives? Visit www.fabrica.ong.br or follow us on Instagram @fabrica.ong.br.

About the CPFL Institute

For over 20 years, the CPFL Institute (ICPFL) has been the private social investment platform for the CPFL Energia Group. It is responsible for coordinating the company’s social impact initiatives in the communities where the group’s companies operate through the following fronts: CPFL Jovem Geração, CPFL Intercâmbio Brasil-China, Circuito CPFL, CPFL nos Hospitais, and Café Filosófico CPFL. Learn more at www.institutocpfl.org.br.

SERVICE

ATHLETE FACTORY – CAMPINAS/SP

Campo de Futebol da Praça Jardim Fernanda
Address: Rua Asdrúbal Ferreira Batista, 2-160 – Jardim Fernanda
Mondays and Thursdays
Hours: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM

ATHLETE FACTORY – SOROCABA/SP

Centro Esportivo Joaquim Martins

Address: Av. das Bandeiras, 3963 – Brigadeiro Tobias
Monday to Friday
Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

New Units:

Centro Esportivo “Padre Pieroni”
Address: Av. Américo Figueiredo, 1186 – Jd Simus
Monday to Friday
Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Centro Esportivo André Matiello
Address: Rua Padre Lara de Moraes, S/N – Pinheiros
Tuesdays and Fridays
Hours: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

ATHLETE FACTORY – OURINHOS/SP

Campo da Escola Municipal de Ensino Fundamental Georgina Amaral dos Santos Lopes
Address: Rua Maria Pucinelli Pelegrino, 590 – Jardim Europa
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Hours: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

New Units:

Parque Pacheco Chaves
Address: Rua Radialista Paulo Rufino dos Santos, 75 – Bairro Pacheco Chaves
Mondays and Wednesdays
Hours: 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM and 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM

Campo do Itamaraty
Address: Rua Júlio César Costa Gimenes, 503 – Jd Itamaraty
Mondays and Wednesdays
Hours: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

ATHLETE FACTORY – MOCOCA/SP

Campo COHAB 2
Address: Rua Plínio Silva, 80 – Conjunto Habitacional Luiz Fernandes Dias
Mondays and Wednesdays: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Tuesdays and Fridays: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

New Units:

Campo Municipal do Poliesportivo Maurício Marquese Bento (Mocoquinha)
Address: Rua Gilberto Bedin, 370
Tuesdays and Fridays: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mondays and Wednesdays: 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM

Campo Municipal José Coroti
Address: Rua José Vaccilloto, 67 Nova Mococa
Wednesdays: 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM and 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

ATHLETE FACTORY – JOÃO CÂMARA (RN)

Unit I – Escola Municipal Indígena Amarelão
Quadra Poliesportiva da Escola Municipal Indígena Amarelão
Address: Comunidade Indígena do Amarelão, s/n, Zona Rural
Mondays and Fridays
Hours: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Unit II – Escola Municipal Indígena Saramandaia
Campo de Areia próximo à Escola Municipal Indígena Saramandaia
Address: Assentamento Indígena Santa Terezinha, s/n, Zona Rural
Thursdays and Fridays
Hours: 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Unit III – Associação Comunitária Indígena Serrote de São Bento
Campo de Areia
Address: Comunidade Indígena Serrote de São Bento, s/n, Zona Rual
Mondays and Wednesdays
Hours: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Unit IV – Escola Municipal Cícero Varela
Ginásio Poliesportivo Francisco Canindé Serafim da Costa
Address: Rua Dep. José Arnaud, 79 – Centro
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Hours: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM