ABSTRACT
The mission of the Community Street Soccer Program (CSSP) is to "promote social inclusion and personal change for participants by providing support and promoting participation, inclusiveness, commitment and team spirit". Program participants are drawn from a wide range of individuals experiencing varying levels of disadvantage, including, but not limited to: people with a disability recently arrived refugees, people experiencing or recovering from alcohol or substance dependency, Indigenous Australians and long-term unemployed. In addition, the CSSP also works within two prisons, providing sport and recreation opportunities for inmates. The ongoing relationship with the CSSP, undertaking annual participation research across Australia, and have published a number of research reports and journal articles arising from the studies. The Framework for Re-Engaged Youth as Change Agents (FREYCA) developed by Hoekman and Schulenkorf in this chapter provides an interesting and illustrative discussion of the importance of change agents, in the sport-for-development (SFD) context.
