Street Soccer free drop-in football and off-pitch support

Street Soccer runs free, inclusive, trauma-informed football sessions for socially excluded people across Scotland and in London. Players include people affected by adverse mental health, problem substance use, the criminal justice system, homelessness, care experience and the asylum system. Football is described as 30% of the work. The other 70% is off-pitch support tailored to the individual: housing support, specialist mental health provision, food, emotional support and signposting. The organisation is built on lived experience, and many staff have faced the same challenges as the players.

Care-experienced people, General community, Justice-involved individuals, Refugees / migrants, Women & girls

Sessions are free, drop-in (no registration or referral) and need no kit or studded boots; players can watch first, bring a support worker or friend, and women-only sessions run in many locations.

No safeguarding policy recorded.

“"Street Soccer is unique because it's about people first and football second." - Street Soccer player (2025 Census Survey)”

• Internal monitoring or learning