StreetGames exists to bridge the sporting inequality gap for young people from low-income, underserved communities. Since we launched in 2007, we have been working with community organisations across the UK to transform young lives through sport. Our network now totals over 1,600 organisations – from sports clubs and community groups to housing associations, leisure trusts and local authorities – and we are proud to support each and every one of these in their tireless and transformational work. We are the people beside the people who change lives and communities.
Doorstep Sport is our evidence-based delivery approach, underpinned by the 5 rights: sport delivered at the right time, the right place, in the right style, by the right people and at the right price. Appropriately delivered Doorstep Sport transforms young lives by providing positive pathways and alleviating some of the impacts of living in a low income, underserved community. It offers a route to healthier, safer, more successful young people and neighbourhoods. We are committed to growing the reach and impact of Doorstep Sport in more places, with more young people.
StreetGames achieves its vision when:
- All young people from low-income, underserved communities can engage in life-enhancing Doorstep Sport.
- There is a year-round, multisport offer available in every low-income, underserved community.
- All young people from low-income, underserved communities can access a pathway to become volunteers and future community leaders.
- All mainstream sports providers change their practice to meet the needs of young people from low-income, underserved communities.
StreetGames is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission (registered charity number 1113542) and as a company limited by guarantee with the Registrar of Companies (registered company number 5384487).
Established in 2008, OnSide funds and builds state-of-the-art youth centers called "Youth Zones" in communities across the UK, providing young people aged 8-19 years old with affordable access to a wide range of positive activities and opportunities, and high-quality sports, arts and leisure facilities, all year long. Youth Zones also provide young people with access to trusted youth workers, providing guidance in areas including employability, and health and wellbeing. Since its inception, 14 Youth Zones have been developed, supporting over 50,000 young people across the OnSide network of Youth Zones, and the charity has ambitious plans to grow this network to enable more young people to benefit.
Founded in 1989, Brighouse Juniors is one of the largest junior football clubs in the district with over 300 playing members and continues to grow year on year. The club is a registered charity and is reliant on volunteers to run. We have a great team of volunteers who give up their valuable time in lots of different ways and are fully committed in developing the club to ensure that it is successful and continues to move forward. The club also plays a major part in the local community and Brighouse Juniors is determined to meet its obligation to ensure football opportunities are provided for children and young people within the local community area of Brighouse. We rely on the generous donations given by local companies for sponsorship which is used in a variety of ways - new kits and club merchandise such as jackets, tracksuits, etc. Club members and local companies have worked hard to make Brighouse Juniors the leading club in the area and we are proud to be the only grassroots club to have a state of the art 3G pitch, which opened in June 2014.