Places for People and StreetGames empower young people through sport

A powerful partnership between Places for People (PfP), the UK's leading social enterprise, and StreetGames, a national charity who provide access to sport and physical activity for young people, has brought sport, training, and leadership opportunities to young people in Preston's Tanterton estate.

- Louise Hughes Contributor

Preston Project

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The initiative, delivered by Preston North End Community and Education Trust (PNECET), engaged 84 young people, supported one into volunteering, and helped five progress into training, demonstrating the power of hyper-local sport in transforming lives.

Part of a national campaign that has reached nearly 2,000 young people across 13 PfP communities, the Preston programme focused on delivering safe, accessible, and engaging sport sessions directly within the community - at the heart of the Tanterton estate. x8g3qyt

Places Foundation - part of PfP - teamed up with StreetGames in 2021 to invest in sport in PfP local communities to improve young people's access to exercise. The success led to project being expanded last year to include six more areas including Preston.