NO ONE GETS LEFT ON THE BENCH
Street Football Wales is a social inclusion charity that delivers Football for excluded people throughout Wales.
Wales’ Journey to Sacramento 2023
In July 2023, Team Wales left for Sacramento, California to take part in the annual Homeless World Cup. A squad of 8 men and 8 women, (some had never of even left the country before) said goodbye the UK and hello to America!
Wales advanced well throughout the competition and every individual who took part was proud to put on the National jersey and wear the Dragon with pride.
“Before taking part in The Homeless World Cup I had never been on a plane. I am so grateful for Street Football Wales for the amazing experience, truly once in a lifetime opportunity which I will never forget”
INCLUSIVE FOOTBALL
At Street Football Wales (SFW) we offer opportunities for people who have been socially isolated and excluded, by providing an open, inclusive and safe environment to come and play football, make friends, build self-confidence and to support them on their own personal journeys. We will do this by building a community around football, that includes our players, referees, volunteers, our sponsors, supporters and followers.
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
We believe that everyone’s journey is different, and so we place our players, referees and volunteers at the heart of our organisation, participating in our service delivery and design ensuring our work is based around their needs. We offer the opportunity to shape, and be a part of something positive, communal and fun, providing a constant in people’s lives, and an escape from sometimes chaotic and difficult circumstances.
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH
Our approach to our work, is asset based, building on resilience, independence and capacity across our community. We will provide a sustainable service for our community, one that has high impact, for low costs and that contributes to shared outcomes with our partners delivered in a professional environment.
HOMELESS WORLD CUP
CARDIFF 2019
In 2019, the 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup took place in Cardiff’s iconic Bute Park, right at the heart of the Welsh Capital. SFW were proud to field our national teams, the Welsh Worriers and Welsh Dragons at the tournament.
For more information on the Homeless World Cup please click here