Karen Keohane

Karen leads the process of using customer insight to design new and innovative programmes for StreetGames. Integral to this work is the sharing of insight, programmes and network information with wider partners, thus helping to ensure that the principles of Doorstep Sport are transferred to many settings and partners

Karen supported the development and implementation of the ground breaking Doorstep Sport Club Programme.

Karen managed the innovative Us Girls programme and supports its ongoing strategic development.

Karen has previously worked in sport for over 25yrs , for Sport England and for Stockport MBC as their Head of Sport. She sits on the board of the Tennis Foundation and is a LTA Councillor.

Latest

Newcastle's Best Summer Ever 2020
CHANGE Partners review research phase results in online meeting

The CHANGE project, funded through the Erasmus+ Sport Programme of the EU, will develop professional standards and education in the area of sport for development.
Call for five local organisations to get involved in pioneering research into children and young people’s social prescribing during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Experience of the Coronavirus Lockdown in Low-Income Areas of England and Wales

This new report explores how communities are coping through the Coronavirus crisis, and assesses the impact of lockdown on young people and their families in low income areas.

John Downes

North East Area Director & Head of Youth and Sport
Paul Roberts

Delivery Director for Wales
Stuart Felce

Director of Sport and Community Safety
Sue Heritage

Head of Intervention Development
Helen Crowley

Head of Intervention Development
Paul Jarvis-Beesley

Head of Sport and Health
Ceris Anderson

Head of Knowledge & Insight
Matthew Pilkington

Director of Fundraising and Communications
Hannah Crane

Director of Sport and Workforce
John Feaver

Partnership Director, Director of the National Enterprise Academy

What We Do

StreetGames harnesses the power of sport to create positive change in the lives of disadvantaged young people right across the UK. StreetGames' helps to make young people and their communities healthier, safer and more successful.
Our History

StreetGames is one of the UK's leading 'sport for development' charities - changing lives and transforming communities through the power of sport. Formed in 2007, StreetGames was inspired by the success of joint work conducted by The FA, Football Foundation and other agencies working within disadvantaged areas – places in which young people were almost 50% less likely to be active than their more affluent peers.
Finance and Governance

Since its creation in 2007, StreetGames has been an active champion, leading innovator and respected partner in the community sport sector.
Jane Ashworth OBE

CEO
Volunteering

There is a growing trend in the UK for companies to do more than simply give money to good causes. Many employees and employers prefer to be actively involved with corporate community investment, which aims to link employees' skills and time to the donation of resources.
Youth Crime Impact Programme

Appropriately-designed sports programmes can help to reduce youth-related crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) in hotspot areas.
Fit and Fed

StreetGames’ innovative Fit and Fed campaign offers fun physical activities and nutritious, healthy meals, to some of society’s most vulnerable young people.
Join the Network

StreetGames welcomes network applications from community, youth and sport organisations that share StreetGames' goal of changing lives, changing communities and changing sport.
Us Girls

A double award-winning programme, Us Girls is designed to increase and sustain young women’s participation in sport and physical activity within some of the nation’s most disadvantaged communities.
Apprenticeships

StreetGames' industry-leading apprenticeships are a mix of on-the-job, workplace learning and off-site conventional study - typically revolving around youth, community or sports-based coaching techniques. The employer pays the apprentice a wage and in return the government pays for most or all of their training.