The Big Goal is simple...
To use the Global No.1 Sport and fuse it together with one of the largest Industry sectors in the UK to help tackle one of the largest social issues in the country: Youth Homelessness.
INDUSTRY UNITED
The Big Goal is an exciting industry-led campaign created by the Street Soccer Foundation (registered charity: 1189558) which aims to end youth homelessness through the power of football – partnering with the largest industry sector in the UK: This is ‘THE BIG GOAL’.
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Support Vulnerable & Homeless Young People
By joining The Big Goal campaign you commit a social investment by sponsoring at least one group of up to 10 vulnerable young people each year via the UK's top football-led charity project, The Street Soccer Academy, combating youth homelessness.
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Uncover New Talent To Help Your Business Grow
You will also get the chance to meet the young people you have sponsored each year through the Academy and have the opportunity to unlock new talent for free to help you and your business grow and develop. Just imagine the case studies!
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Play For Change At The World Class St George's Park
Each year, The Street Soccer Foundation will also provide the unique opportunity to all companies to form 5-a-side teams and enter a national football tournament, offering a chance to play at St George’s Park, England's official training camp.
Make a Difference
By joining The Big Goal campaign you get to make a positive difference to disadvantaged young lives from your local community by enabling young people to join the nationally acclaimed Street Soccer Academy, created by the Street Soccer Foundation and run in partnership with several professional football clubs nationwide, where selected young people will learn valuable skills to help them move into work, education, or further training. Your involvement will also provide the chance to offer young people an opportunity to develop their skills further through work experience, apprenticeships and/or mentoring, helping you to drive equality, diversity and inclusion within your organisation. Every company that becomes an official member of The Big Goal will exclusively sponsor at least one group of vulnerable and homeless young people to help these young lives turn their fortunes around for the better. 'Changing Lives through Football'. #IndustryUnited. The Big Goal is your opportunity to drive your ESG goals through giving back to charity, helping your local community, and contributing to social governance. Enhancing Communities: Social Value ROI For every £1 invested with the Street Soccer Foundation, through the provision of its National Street Soccer Academy programme, £17 of Social Value is returned for the communities being served and supported, representing an outstanding ROI and positive social impact.
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Playing for change
And – since football plays such a big role in the journey of transformation for young people on the Academy programme, as part of your joining The Big Goal campaign, your company will have the additional chance each year to enter a national football tournament, where every team taking part is PLAYING FOR CHANGE.
For every sponsored Academy group of young people, your organisation will be invited to enter a 5-a-side team where you and your team(s) will get to play in Regional Finals before the chance to progress and play in the National Finals at the Home of England Football: St George’s Park. Creating lifetimes memories for all involved.
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Join the Big Goal Now!
Thank you for wanting to join and become a part of The Big Goal national campaign. The opportunity to take part in our National Football Tournament is currently closed for 2024 – but your company can join The Big Goal now and secure your place(s) in next year’s tournament. In the meantime you can view this year’s tournament details by clicking on ‘The Tournament’ tab above.
By joining The Big Goal today, the Street Soccer Foundation can put your social investment to good use straight away and seek to pair your company with a local Street Soccer Academy group of young people or even use your sponsorship to help fund other important things such as mobile/tablet devices to support e-learning, 1-to-1 sessions with fully qualified mental health practitioners, and even kit for the young people on the Academy programme. Right now, there are thousands of young people who could benefit from joining the Street Soccer Academy – with your help, they just might be able to.
Please complete the form below in full and we will contact you to discuss your intended support: