Street20 Cricket Programme
This project's parent organization is Northumberland Clubs for Young People
It operates in United Kingdom
It uses Cricket
Entered the Sport For Social Inclusion Award
More about Street20 Cricket Programme
We are using Street20 Cricket to address anti social behavior, substance misuse and racism amongst young people within Newcastle and North Tyneside. Our Street 20 Cricket sessions work to complement existing provision that focus on young people 11 to 19 years who have either already engaged in youth provisions. We know that some of the young people have disengaged with education or have been identified as being at risk of disengaging. The programme has provided added value to our current work by focusing on the following key areas of development:
- Raising aspirations
- Promoting inclusion
- Offering accreditation opportunities
- Employability skills and experiences
We developed partnerships with other local youth providers to strength the opportunity and widen the diversity of the groups of young people. Furthermore we have focused using the street 20 model to develop intercultural dialogue with groups of young Asian men who wouldn’t normally engage due to fear of being discriminated.