Street NI weekly football and Homeless World Cup programme (formerly Street Soccer NI)

Street NI, formerly Street Soccer NI, is a Belfast charity that uses football and other sport to bring positive change to people affected by homelessness, addiction, mental ill-health, unemployment and the justice system, as well as refugees and asylum seekers. It runs free weekly football sessions in Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Coleraine and Downpatrick/Saintfield, including women's football and learning disability football, alongside volleyball, fitness and boxing. Alongside sport it offers support with housing, employment, education, addiction and mental health, and runs a social supermarket and social enterprises. Since 2013 it has been the Homeless World Cup national partner for Northern Ireland, taking men's and women's teams to the tournament each year.

Disabled / SEND, General community, Justice-involved individuals, NEET / at risk of exclusion, Other, Refugees / migrants, Women & girls

Runs two weekly learning-disability football sessions in Belfast (referral via a Belfast Trust social worker) and indoor women's football; alongside sport it offers English classes, free clothes and hygiene items, and support with housing, employment, addiction and mental health.

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