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StreetGames remembers Kevin Jenkins OBE

£4 million fundraising windfall keeps communities going through lockdown

StreetGames raised nearly £4 million to support local community organisations during the pandemic Read more

Fit and Fed extends reach with help from The Linbury Trust

Hundreds more children and young people are set to be supported over the summer holidays thanks to a funding award from The Linbury Trust. Read more

New Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Alliance calls for urgent action to ensure £220m school holiday programme works for the most disadvantaged

Leading not-for-profit groups come together to offer invaluable practical expertise to help local authorities scale-up the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food programme Read more

New funding from Pears Foundation offers young people hope this summer

Children in some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the UK will be supported through the summer holidays thanks to a major donation by Pears Foundation. Read more

2020: the year of lockdown. A year where we’ve spent more time indoors than we have doing anything else.

A new video showcases the experiences of young people in lockdown Read more

Additional support for community sports clubs to prevent violence among young people

Greater Manchester leaders want to use help available through the city region’s Violence Reduction Unit to support local sports clubs, groups and societies to do more to stop young people getting drawn into violence. Read more

Focus on Education in Sport for Development at 6th CHANGE Meeting

The CHANGE project aims to help Sport for Development to work collaboratively to stimulate positive change in the lives of individuals and communities through the intentional use of sport and physical activity. Read more

StreetGames & LSBU announce partnership for Young Coach Academy

New partnership will give young coaches and volunteers the chance to progress their coaching at brand new sports facility in central London. Read more

New Sport England strategy takes aim at inequality

Sport England’s new ‘Uniting The Movement’ strategy seeks to tackle the inequalities we’ve long seen in sport and physical activity. Read more

New campaign highlights the power of community sport

The #MyStreetGames campaign will shine a spotlight on programs that have delivered real positive change through sport. Read more

New case studies show power of sport to bring families together

StreetGames Family Engagement Projects are supporting families across South Wales. Read more

StreetGames pay tribute to partner organisations

StreetGames’ Roll of Honour pays tribute to the amazing organisations who make our work possible. Read more

Community Champion recognised with British Citizen Award

Wapping Youth FC founder Nahimul Islam has been given the prestigious award for his commitment to community sport and youth work. Read more

StreetGames founder and CEO steps down after 15 year run

StreetGames founder and CEO Jane Ashworth OBE, has announced that she will be retiring from her post at the end of the year. Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Hallam Barbell on their Unsung Heroes award win and more

The community gym has been lifting weights and aspirations since 2009. They spoke to StreetGames about their approach, the value of community, and winning a Sport Personality of the Year Unsung Heroes award. Read more

Derbyshire PCC at the centre of new national board to drive forward sports-based crime prevention

StreetGames will support the new Board ensuring it has access to relevant research, best practice and policy on behalf of the sports sector in order to shape the board’s future thinking and actions. Read more

North Group supports LTOs to deliver fun activities and food to young people across Newcastle

Racket donation fuels badminton boost

Young people across Wales are getting the chance to get up and active through Badminton thanks to a donation by Badminton Wales. Read more

Free training on offer for StreetGames' Safer Together Through Sport Week

New training courses aim to help community organisations to use sport as a way to reduce youth offending and keep communities safe. Read more

StreetGames supports sport sectors appeal to PM for urgent funding and central role in nation’s Covid-19 recovery

Leaders from more than one hundred sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to ringfence funding for the recovery of the sports and activity sector – or risk fuelling physical inactivity and related illnesses for a generation. Read more

CHANGE partners finalise map of the sector and description of key job roles in sport for development

CHANGE project continues to make progress with 4th full partner meeting. Read more

NEW ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS AIMS TO SUPPORT INACTIVE FAMILIES

A new 30-month engagement project aims to support families across South Wales to live healthier and more active lives. Read more

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StreetGames remembers Kevin Jenkins OBE
£4 million fundraising windfall keeps communities going through lockdown

StreetGames raised nearly £4 million to support local community organisations during the pandemic
Yorkshire and Humber End of Year Report 2021
COVID-19: The impact on young people living in low income areas and sport and physical activity in Wales

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.
StreetGames Governance Statement
Jane Ashworth OBE

Vice President, Public Policy
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' work is delivered in partnership with an expert network of around 1,400 Locally Trusted Organisations, working in low-income, underserved communities across the UK. The collective power and reach of the network enables unparalleled access to young people growing up in over 4,000 poverty-hit localities.
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.