The Network: Stronger Together
The StreetGames network is a collective movement built on partnership and collaboration. Together, we reach young people in under-served communities and low-income areas, making sport accessible, affordable, and inclusive right where they live.
What the Network Is
- It’s free to join and includes a wide range of organisations, from community and youth groups to housing associations, leisure trusts, and local authorities.
- Our network is made up of around 1,600 community partners across the UK.
- These partners share one goal: to make sport and physical activity accessible to young people in their local communities.
- Much of our work involves bringing organisations together into clusters to collaborate, share learning, and strengthen delivery.
Why Join the StreetGames Network? – Key Benefits
We are proud to be the champions of our network.
Joining the network gives you access to the resources, training, and connections you need to do your best work and achieve maximum impact.
Local Value: Wrap-Around Support
StreetGames provides wrap-around support to help community partners thrive, giving you access to everything you need to deliver your best work:
- Direct Investment: In 2024/25, £9.84 million was passed through StreetGames to 515 community partners.
- Funding Support: We provide a dedicated team to help organisations apply for and secure external funding.
- Impact Measurement: Get guidance on demonstrating outcomes and evidence to funders.
- Training & Skills: We train thousands of coaches, leaders, and volunteers each year, recognising that the person leading a session is often what keeps young people coming back. We offer over 35 training courses, ranging from Level 2 coaching qualifications to short workshops on mental health and managing challenging behaviour.
National Value: Expertise and Influence
We ensure the needs of our partners and the young people you serve are heard in every room.
- National Partner: StreetGames is recognised for its reach and expertise as a System Partner to Sport England and a National Partner to Sport Wales.
- Advocacy & Policy: We reach policymakers and major sports bodies, helping them to better understand the needs of underserved young people.
- Unique Opportunities: The organisation also connects partners to major national sporting events, such as England Lionesses’ fixtures and the Rugby League Challenge Cup, to offer inspiration and visibility to young people to spectate, participate and volunteer in sport.
Join theNetwork
We want you to be an active part of our network. By joining StreetGames, you get the resources, insight, and advocacy you need to do your best work.
What we ask:
- Join/Stay Active in the Network: Access support and promote StreetGames’ mission.
- Collaborate & Share Practice: Engage with your peers and give us feedback to improve our support.
- Champion Young People Locally: Help us spread the word about the power of sport to change lives.
StreetGames has had a huge impact on our club and coaching staff. The support and networking, along with the effort that StreetGames staff go to in order to help, has been the best service and help I have had in 15 years working in sport.
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