Street League uses sports as a hook to engage and motivate homeless and other disadvantaged people. Beyond engagement, it seeks to develop its players to build their confidence, improve their health, extend their social networks and develop their skills, with the ultimate aim of progressing them into further education, training and/or employment.
Read how Street League has helped Joe, who was previously unemployed, develop the skills he needs to pursue a career.
Impetus support:
Impetus investment period: 2008 - 2014
Total funding: £550,000
Value of expertise provided to date: £204,000
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Background to the investment:
The impetus for our involvement is that Street League has a unique delivery model that succeeds not only in reaching out and engaging a group of individuals who are traditionally very hard to engage with but has a track record in progressing those people beyond this stage, developing their skills and building up their ability to re-access mainstream education and even the employment market. The successful replication of the London operation in Glasgow demonstrates the scalability of the model and the potential for further expansion.
Focus of Impetus expertise to date:
Key achievements:
- Third centre opened in Newcastle
- Funding secured for expansion in Scotland
- Selected to take part in the global Football for Hope Festival due to its excellent commitment and track record in the field of Development through Football
- Runner-up for Beyond Sport Legacy Award 2009
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Performance:
Average annual growth in income: 19%
Average annual growth in no. of people helped: -29% *
| Year prior to Impetus investment 2007/08 |
Latest year end draft 2008/09 |
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| Income (in millions) | £1.34 | £1.59 |
| Streetsports participants |
2,334 | 1,662* |
| No. of training courses attended |
941 | 1,145 |
* The drop in number of individuals participating in Street Sports is due to the fact that the organisation, both in London and Glasgow, focused on quality rather than quantity of engagement - the aim was to work with 'the right people more often'; specifically, the organisation focused its outreach activity more on strategic development and partnership events rather than recruitment of new referral agencies; it also removed its poorly attended sessions from its programme.
All figures as of Street League's 2008/09 year end.
I decided to support Impetus because I want to get the most for my money. The charities they select will have a high potential to make a difference and with support from Impetus they increase their chances of being real winners.
Ian Armitage
HgCapital, Impetus donor