The Cooperative Group provided the funding to encourage 16- to 25-year-olds from deprived backgrounds to work towards accredited sports qualifications.
Jane Ashworth, chief executive of StreetGames, said: "By recruiting young people, we'll be able to grow a new generation of sports leaders in these communities."
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