The Spirit have been a beacon of hope and joy in DC during the worst of years. The soccer has been great, don’t get me wrong. But the solidarity has been more important. This team, this year has been about much more than sport. I’m privileged to have been a part of it.

The Hal goal and celebration is now legend. 💥

“To look at an individual and say, ‘My advice to you is to either leave this community or make yourself invisible,’ it’s a terrible message to deliver to an individual.” - Claire Wilson, Executive Director of Georgetown Ministry Center

“I’m afraid my stuff is going to be taken. Thrown in the trash, discarded,” he said. “It’s kind of the way that I’m sort of feeling, like I’m trash.” - Jeff Padgett