StreetGames was founded in 2007 by Jane Ashworth, who was appointed
O.B.E. in 2011 "For Services to Community Sport". The founding of the charity was inspired by the success of joint work conducted by The FA,
Football Foundation and other agencies working within underserved communities. Since that time, young people and projects across the UK have benefitted from StreetGames' Doorstep Sport programme. Additional successes have included the female-focused Us Girls programme, launched in 2011, and the Fit and Fed campaign, which tackles issues of holiday hunger, inactivity and isolation. In 2022, StreetGames launched a new 10-year strategy which lays out a road map to expand Doorstep Sport provision throughout the country and grow opportunities for young people in underserved communities to participate in sport. StreetGames was one of the seven charities nominated by
Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle to receive donations in lieu of wedding presents when the couple
married on 19 May 2018. == References ==