What an exciting year we are having! As an organisation, we embed ourselves into the heart of the community and provide safe places, free of charge, for young people to be active and have fun. We are hugely grateful to National Lottery, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, and The Herald & Genanalytics

Following on from the success of last years Scottish Women and Girls in Sport week launch SSF and the Sweaty Betty Foundation have further strengthened their partnership with funding to support young women and girls in sport.  Three young people from previous SSF programmes in Stirling worked together to write an

Conducted by University of the West of Scotland We are committed to being evidence based in our approach to working alongside exceptional people.  This 3 year external evaluation has been funded by CashBack for Communities. Therefore all of the research is based on the following SSF programmes: SSF Chance:2:Be, Shell Twilight,

SSF have recently launched Active:2:Grow programmes across all four of our local authorities; Glasgow, Stirling, North Ayrshire and Fife. The Active:2:Grow programme is a FREE 42 week wellbeing and multisport programme delivered in partnership with Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) in communities across Glasgow, Fife, Stirling and North Ayrshire.

As we enter the new financial year, SSF programmes have been relaunching across the city, with our team working hard to ensure our staff and young people get the best experience of being with SSF. Our amazing work is only possible with the help of our partners, offering a varying

We want to work with you! At SSF, we truly believe that sport has the power to change lives. Our training packages have been designed to support individuals and organisations to take a person-centred approach and embed it within their practice. Our modules can be delivered in a variety of

Scottish Sports Futures & ApparelXchange During April and May 2022, an open donation drive for active/sportswear and footwear was organised and promoted by both organisations. Two social media posts a week generated interest and donations were gathered by Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) then processed by ApparelXchange (AXC) at their warehouse

We are committed to being evidence based in our approach to working alongside exceptional people.  Read our Year 2 independent evaluation from University West of Scotland here. Click here to download the evaluation paper​

Over the last quarter, SSF Glasgow Team have been working to develop the delivery of SSF Chance:2:Be programmes across the city. During this time, SSF staff consulted with young people attending the SSF Chance:2:Be programme to plan an all-day, outdoor, activity trip, at Auchengillan Outdoor Centre.  On Wednesday 7th of December,

Over the last quarter the SSF Southwest team have been working hard to deliver our SSF Chance:2:Be programmes across the region. During this time, we have launched two additional programmes in Ardrossan and Irvine. In total we have engaged with 22 young people across both programmes, providing opportunities around alternative

Education Through Cashback (ETC) On Saturday the 26th of November, the ETC ‘Goal Setting’ module was delivered to Sports Leaders at the sportscotland ‘Lead To Succeed’ event at The University of Stirling. The event was held to celebrate 10 years of young people in leadership roles within sportscotland. It was

Following our recent visit to Inverness with Maree Todd, Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport, Sweaty Betty Foundation released new funding for a short-term, girls-only sport and physical activity programme. 7 young girls from Fife participated in completing a funding application with a project aimed to remove barriers

Maree Todd, Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport joined young women from the charity, Scottish Sports Futures, today to take part in physical games and launch Scottish Women & Girls in Sport Week 2022. Organised by the Active Scotland Division of Scottish Government, the initiative highlights the importance

Scottish Sports Futures is urging Scottish Government, Governing Bodies and Local Authorities to significantly invest more in access to physical activities and access to sports facilities for young vulnerable people following the shocking findings of a new report highlighting the challenges facing young Scots living in poverty and the impact

Wellbeing Workshops Over the summer, our SSF Wellbeing Workshop (SSF WBW) offering has developed from working solely with young people, to now also working with partner organisations’ staff. These two strands are interlinked and reinforce our commitment to changing lives through sport, education, and partnership working. We had more than

SSF Families is a health and wellbeing programme promoting the importance of physical activity, designed to reach vulnerable families. The programme is targeted at young people that struggle with weight, confidence, and activity levels. We aim to address food poverty (food packs provided), family engagement, increasing physical activity, healthy food

Over the course of the summer, SSF have worked closely in collaboration with KA Leisure, North Ayrshire Council and various partners to deliver a comprehensive offer of support to vulnerable young people in North Ayrshire. Collaboratively we have co-delivered the NAC Free School Meals programme for vulnerable young people across

The SSF Chance:2:Be programme is a personal development programme for young people who may be disengaged from education and/or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Over the course of the 16-week programme, we aim to get young people to gain: confidence, qualifications, teamwork skills, employability skills, connections into