Street Child United

Registered charity 1144951 · since 2011streetchildunited.org·International·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Street Child United's stated focus is street-connected young people, with work on identity, access to education, protection from violence and gender equality, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit.
Its geographic focus is given as throughout the world, and its giving covers participating organisations as well as young people directly, so a partner organisation may also be a suitable applicant.
The annual report gives no grants figure that could be read, and no grant range is stated, so there is no published basis for a realistic request size; keep any request proportionate and ask the charity what it typically funds.
No application process is published, so start by using the contact shown for getting in touch before preparing a full application.
Nothing published says how competitive or relationship-led its giving is or when it decides, so a short early enquiry is the only way to learn about timing.

Overview

Street Child United is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1144951).

Street Child United exists to tackle the widespread stigma street-connected children face and to raise awareness and understanding of their situation, so that they are protected, respected and supported to realise their fullest potential. Its programmes are funded, tailored and delivered in collaboration with partner organisations according to beneficiaries' needs. They include a fund to support former participants through their higher education journey, which includes funds raised through the Big Give, and funding for a programme to recruit a boys and girls team in the DRC to represent their country at SCWC USA, with a football and child rights curriculum designed with Everton Football Club.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Street Child United supports street-connected young people through programmes that protect, empower and amplify them, and uses sport to give them a platform to speak to decision-makers. Its programmes are funded, tailored and delivered in collaboration with partner organisations, according to beneficiaries’ needs. Work addresses identity, access to education, protection from violence and gender equality, while events, arts and advocacy challenge stigma and seek systemic change. Its project costs include payments to individuals and organisations taking part in its programmes, so its giving includes participating organisations as well as direct support to young people. Its approach is child-centred and rights-driven, with young people shaping the issues and calls for change.

Themes

Identity
Access to education
Protection from violence
Gender equality

Geographic Focus

Throughout the world.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£423,713	£288,507	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£339,489	£384,971	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£829,839	£631,005	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£889,485	£704,136	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£483,209	£656,486	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.