A life-changing year in Dundee | Kirsty’s story
The Change Centre in Dundee is changing lives of players in the community through football and connection. Kirsty, who was a Team Scotland player at the Street Soccer Nations Cup, believes that finding a sense of purpose through engaging with Street Soccer programmes, has changed her life forever. After playing football competitively for many years, […]
Using football for change | Colleen’s story
Colleen first visited a Street Soccer session five years ago. After experiencing a turbulent lifestyle during her school years, she has turned her life around using football as the foundation for change. “A circle addiction. That’s the best way I can describe it. Everyone l knew was either an addict or a child of one. […]
Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes inspires young Street Soccer players at Edinburgh session
Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes MBE visited a Street Soccer Scotland session in Edinburgh and expressed her support to the ongoing work in local communities across Scotland. The legendary athlete and double Olympic champion, Dame Kelly Holmes MBE, arrived at a Street Soccer Scotland session this week, at Leith Community Centre to show her […]
Inna’s Journey
Inna travelled to Scotland with her son earlier this year, following the invasion of her native Ukraine by Russian forces. Despite never being involved in football prior to moving to Scotland, she’s found hope through being part of a “family-like” community at sessions in Glasgow. “I’ve been in Scotland for four months. It was firstly […]
“I couldn’t asked for a better experience.” | Izzy’s story
“I’m a lot older than most here but I love being the mum figure” Visitors to Street Soccer’s Change Centre in Dundee will have came across Izzy at some point on their travels. Described by staff as a ‘diamond’, the volunteer has certainly experienced some rough times. “It’s just fantastic that I’m here. One year […]
Power of Partnerships: New Rhythms For Glasgow
Street Soccer’s Street45 programme has been engaging women across Scotland in a number of different ways, we spoke to Kirsteen Marshall of New Rhythms for Glasgow, who has been working in partnership with the programme for the past two years. Kirsteen was first introduced to Sarah through networking at a local recovery community group and […]
Tasha’s story | International Women’s Day
Tasha has been playing with Street Soccer as part of our Street45 programme for five years and says it is the best thing she’s ever done. After being released from prison in 2017, Tasha went to a service called Link Up and started to attend drop-in sessions with both males and females, who were also […]
“I know that if I come in here feeling crap, I’ll leave feeling absolutely buzzing” | Jodie’s story
Beaming from ear to ear, Jodie reflects on a whirlwind eight months as a Street Soccer player which has involved making new friendships, an increase in confidence as well as captaining her country in September. Jodie was selected as captain for Team Scotland for the Homeless World Cup Foundation’s Four Nations CUP event in Edinburgh […]
Street Soccer saved my life | Laura – Street 45
Laura is a Street Soccer volunteer who has been attending the Street 45 Womens sessions for four years – and she says it saved her life.
