Starting June 11, One Ball for All is setting up inside the Grand Hall at Union Station as part of the City of Entrepreneurs marketplace – and we’re staying through July 12, right in the heart of global soccer events taking over the city.
Five weeks. One of the most iconic buildings in Kansas City. And 1,200 soccer balls ready to play.
Come kick a ball. Grab a sticker. Take a piece of Kansas City home.
Joy in Motion Is Here
This is our first activation. 1,200 size 5 soccer balls, each wrapped in original artwork by Kansas City artist Jessica Endaya Keefer. The design is called Joy in Motion — and the moment you see it, you’ll understand why.
These balls aren’t for display. They’re for playing.
We’re distributing them across five cities this summer — Kansas City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, and Vancouver — in partnership with Variety, The Children’s Charity. Every ball that hits the ground in a neighborhood is a ball that belongs there. Every kid who picks it up is, now, in the game.
A ball doesn’t ask for a registration fee. It doesn’t care what school you go to or what zip code you’re from. It just needs a patch of ground and one other person to make something happen. That’s it.
A Ball Is Infrastructure
Here’s what the data says, and why we take it seriously.
- 77% of adults who play sport today started as kids – and in under-resourced communities, that window often doesn’t open at all. Not because of ability, but because there’s no ball in the space to start the game. (Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, 2025)
- 94% of women in C-suite executive roles played sports at some point in their lives. Teamwork, pressure, losing and showing up anyway – these aren’t soft skills. They’re the skills that run companies. Access to sport is access to a different future. (Ernst & Young / ESPN W)
- 61% of Americans report feeling lonely – nearly two in three. Technology makes connection easier than ever and somehow lonelier than ever. A ball on the ground, a game that starts, a stranger who joins: that’s the infrastructure we’re not building fast enough. (U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Connection, 2023)
Come Play With Us at Union Station
We’ll be in the Grand Hall, Thursday through Sunday, for the full five weeks – just down the street from the FIFA Fan Festival at Liberty Memorial. Here’s what you’ll find:
- A mini soccer pitch. Turf. A goal. The Joy in Motion ball. Take a kick – whether you’re five or fifty-five, whether you’ve played your whole life or never touched a ball. Everyone plays. Everyone belongs.
- Pass the ball. Get front-and-center inside the One Ball for All “pass the ball” campaign. Record a quick video catching a pass to be a part of the trend!
- Stickers, swag, and the full story. Scan the QR code and it takes you into everything: the artist, the cause, the communities this ball is reaching around the world.
- Real humans who actually want to talk to you. Who we are, why we started, where these balls are going. Come find us.
Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Thursday & Sunday | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
| Friday & Saturday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
We’re at Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO. Walk in.
This Is Just the Beginning
One Ball for All is built on a simple belief: a ball can do a lot. It can create connection in a park, commission an artist, fund a nonprofit, tell a story, and carry a sponsor’s name somewhere that actually matters – into a child’s hands, into a community, into the world.
Want to Be Part of It?
Volunteer. We need people on the ground during the activation. If you’re in Kansas City and want to be part of this — sign up here.
Sponsor. Brands that want a real social impact story — one with a ball, an artist, a community, and a World Cup backdrop — this is your moment. Reach out at sponsors@oneballforall.org.
Follow along. Every ball drop, every kid’s reaction, every city – we’re documenting all of it. Find us at oneballforall.org and follow on social.
