How we support social wellbeing 

Children play together all year round 

School delivery and Street projects give children the chance to play cricket regularly year round

Peer-to-peer support 

Children are encouraged to lead as well as learn

A competitive edge

Children work together to represent their school or community in competition 

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A cricketing community

In 2019, the ONS found that 27% of children aged 10-15 receiving free school meals reported often being lonely. 

Our programmes aim to bring young people closer to their communities and their peers. Public Health England have stated that “Children who experience social isolation in childhood tend to have lower educational outcomes and lower adult social class (based on occupation), and higher likelihoods of smoking, obesity and psychological distress in adulthood.” 

Our crime prevention programme supports young people at risk of exclusion or criminal activity by bringing them together in two-hour sessions over the course of twelve weeks, developing positive attitudes. Our Street coaches are often members of the local community, ensuring an understanding of the local landscape and providing a credible role model to our participants. 

Our Street coaches are often members of the local community, ensuring an understanding of the local landscape and providing an inspiring role model to our participants. 

89% of young people say they communicate better following our crime prevention programme. 

95% of young people agreed ‘I feel like I belong’ when at their Street Project 

90% of children in schools in the schools programme agreed ‘I feel included’ 

70% of Street participants feel closer to their local community since joining their project 

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n February 24 2022, Marharyta and her family had their lives changed forever. Early morning silence in the city of Brovary, in the suburbs of Kyiv, was shattered as missiles rained down from the sky, jolting her five children from their beds. 

“We heard a loud noise, I never heard a noise like this before,” Marharyta says. “I feel scared. I’ll never forget this day because I feel shock and I don’t know what I need to do. My windows was shaking (sic). I said to all the children, please put your clothes in a bag, only important clothes and documents and go. 

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