Mental Health

StreetGames is proud to support the push for greater mental health awareness and first aid training, in the youth and community sports sector and beyond.

StreetGames is a member of the Young People's Health Partnership, a signatory to the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation, and a key provider of the Youth Mental Health First Aid course - including StreetGames' pledge to train a further 3,000 sports coaches (as part of a national target of 21,000) by 2021.

StreetGames believes that mental health is just as important to a person's overall wellbeing as their physical health, particularly amongst children and young adults. Half of all long-term mental illness experienced in adulthood starts by the age of 15, with three quarters of these issues appearing by 18.

21 by 21 Campaign

The aim of #21by21 is to ensure that sports coaches and volunteers have the three core skills needed to protect the people they work with: first aid, safeguarding and mental health awareness. Read more

Safe, Fit and Well

Join the programme that’s winning the battle against poor wellbeing - through fun, fitness and sport! StreetGames’ Safe, Fit and Well has already generated a whopping £2,390 of social value for every single participant! It’s even better value for cluster organisations! Read more

Mental Health First Aid

Interventions, such as Mental Health First Aid, are both evidence-based and cost-effective, and will allow your organisation to make a vital contribution to the health of the local population. Read more

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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.

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.

StreetGames honours community sports projects in annual awards

Coaches, volunteers and sports organisations have been honoured in this year’s annual StreetGames Awards

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.