About Us

SSCN London – Delivering genuine social change through sport

The purpose of SSCN London is to build partnerships and coordinate efforts to accelerate the growth and increase the quality and sustainability of the sport for social change movement in London.

This is a unique initiative that has been developed by four founding partners – Active Communities Network, the Community Action Zone, Nike and the Mayor of London – with the intention of ensuring that Londoners of all ages and abilities have easy access to a range of sporting opportunities. It was borne out of a shared belief in the power of sport to make a difference to peoples’ lives; and also by a commitment to helping the thousands of people and organisations who dedicate their time and effort to creating sporting opportunity for others.

The key objectives of SSCN London are:

• To increase the amount and range of sporting opportunity in London
• To ensure that local delivery of activity reflects local needs
• To support local organisations and assist them to develop more sustainable ways of working and to increase local capacity
• To ensure that sporting opportunity is multigenerational and available to all
• To build up a robust evidence base demonstrating the power of sport as an instrument of social change

SSCN London is now operating in six boroughs – Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Lambeth, Southwark and Sutton. Our goal is to see a SSCN established in every London borough, responding to local needs, supporting local organisations and sitting at the centre of a genuine community sports legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We would love you to be a part of it as well:

• Sports organisations – are you looking to build capacity and become more established in your area?
• Charities – are you looking to use the power of sport to help meet your wider objectives?
• Corporates – are you looking for a way of connecting with a local community and making a real difference?
• Local Government – are you looking for innovative ways to ensure that sports budgets are used as effectively as possible?

Please see the Join Us page for more details about how to get in touch and become a part of SSCN London today.