The Big Goal is simple...
A national award-winning campaign that uses the Global No.1 Sport and fuses 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 industry-led award-winning nationwide campaign created by the Street Soccer Foundation (registered charity: 1189558) which aims to eradicate youth homelessness through the power of football – partnering with the largest industry sector in the UK to do so. #IndustryUnited.
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Sponsor Vulnerable & Homeless Young People
Companies joining The Big Goal commit an annual 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
Every year your company will also get the chance to meet the young people you have sponsored 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 England's Training Camp
As part of The Big Goal, each year the Street Soccer Foundation will also provide the unique opportunity to all companies to form at least one 5-a-side team to enter The Big Goal National Football Tournament, supported by Sky Sports, offering a chance to play at St George's Park!
Make a Difference
By joining The Big Goal nationwide campaign your company gets to make a positive difference to society each year by helping vulnerable and homeless young people from your local community join the nationally acclaimed 'Street Soccer Academy', created by the Street Soccer Foundation and run in partnership with professional football clubs all over the country, where selected young people will learn valuable life skills to help them move into work, education, or further training - and ultimately secure a better future for themselves.
As an official member of The Big Goal your annual social investment can also allow your organisation the chance to offer your sponsored young people an opportunity to develop their skills further, once they have graduated the Academy, through any work experience, apprenticeships or even jobs you may be able to provide. Your staff can also join The Big Goal Mentoring Programme which will provide the opportunity for staff members to be paired with a sponsored young person, activating a special mentor-mentee relationship - helping you as a business 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 each year to help these young lives turn their fortunes around for the better. 'Changing Lives through Football'. This is #TheBigGoal. #IndustryUnited.
The Big Goal award-winning campaign 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
Note: For every £1 invested with the Street Soccer Foundation into its National Street Soccer Academy programme, £17 of Social Value is currently returned for the communities being served and supported, representing an outstanding ROI and positive social impact.
In simple terms, for every Academy your company chooses to sponsor, you will help generate approximately £50,000 social value for the communities you operate in.
The Big Goal
Playing for change
Since football plays such a big role in the journey of transformation for young people on the Street Soccer Academy programme, as part of your joining The Big Goal campaign, your company will also have the additional chance each year to enter our National Football Tournament, where every team taking part is PLAYING FOR CHANGE.
Your organisation will be invited to enter at least one 5-a-side team where you and your team(s) will get to play in Local/Regional Finals before the chance to progress and play in the National Finals at the Home of England Football: St George’s Park. The official training camp of the England squad. Creating lifetime memories for all involved.
Our Academy participants
Join the Big Goal Now!
Thank you for wanting to join and become a member of The Big Goal national award-winning campaign to help us eradicate homelessness in the UK. The opportunity to take part in our National Football Tournament will open again in the new year come January, whilst the current National Tournament is in motion – please see ‘The Tournament’ page for further details. The Big Goal Memberships are open all year round and your company can still join The Big Goal campaign today and secure your place(s) in next year’s tournament.
By joining The Big Goal today, the Street Soccer Foundation can put your social investment to good use immediately and seek to pair your company with a local Street Soccer Academy group of young people – or even use your members’ 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 to wear. 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. Thank you for your support and involvement.
Please complete the form below in full and we will contact you to confirm your membership and discuss your intended support: