StreetGames has secured funding from the Welsh Government’s Child Poverty – Innovation and Supporting Communities Grant.
The charity says the ‘significant investment’ will enable the delivery of an ambitious new project designed to tackle the root causes of child poverty by empowering young people through sport and community leadership.
The project ‘Doorstep Sport Activators (DSAs): Testing Opportunities for the Creation of Future Community Leaders’ will be delivered in partnership with six community organisations across underserved communities in Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend.
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The programme will train young people aged 16 to 24 as 'Doorstep Sport Activators', equipping them with leadership skills, employment readiness, and a platform to deliver fully-funded, accessible sporting activities in their own communities.
According to the StreetGames website, this “place-based, youth-led initiative aims to create positive role models, build community resilience, and expand access to volunteering and physical activity in areas where opportunities are often limited”.
Gareth Winmill, Head of Doorstep Sport and Network Engagement at StreetGames, said: “We are proud to be working in partnership with local organisations across South Wales to create real, lasting change.
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“This investment from the Welsh Government will help us empower the next generation of community leaders and ensure more young people can access life-enhancing opportunities through Doorstep Sport – a key end-game goal of our 10-year strategy, Active for Today and Tomorrow.”
The project will launch this month and run through to February 2026, culminating in a bilingual celebration and dissemination event to share learning and support replication across Wales.
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