Beat the Streets has been awarded a two-year Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant to expand girls’ wrestling and leadership programming to Thunder Bay – creating new pathways for 400 girls to build confidence, skills, and belonging through sport.

Beat the Streets is honoured and grateful to be an Ontario Trillium Foundation Capital Grant Recipient. Their support will enable us to buy more mats and serve even more youth through wrestling after-school programs.

Thanks to the Healthy Horizons Foundation, youth in Ulukhaktok will have more opportunities to stay active, build confidence and connect through wrestling, culture and mentorship. Read more about the impact of this generous support.

Beat the Streets is proud to be named a 2026 Nike Community Impact Fund grantee. With this support, we will deliver You Grow Girl programming for approximately 160 girls across four Toronto schools, helping participants build confidence, stay active and feel welcome in sport.

With ivari’s support, Beat the Streets is helping over 100 youth in Toronto build confidence, resilience, and lifelong healthy habits through wrestling and sport-based programming—part of a growing impact that has already reached more than 400 young people.

Thanks to the Canadian Women in Sport's Spotlight Grant, girls and women coaches had access to national training and competition at the GirlsCAN Camp in Calgary.

We’re honoured to be selected as a 2025–2026 Kindness in Community Fund grantee, supported by Born This Way Foundation, co-founded by Lady Gaga and Cynthia Germanotta. This funding strengthens our community-based, youth-informed mental health work, rooted in movement, belonging and care.

English:
How CPRA support is helping more girls access movement, confidence, and community through Girls CAN.

Français:
Comment le soutien de l’ACPL aide davantage de filles à accéder au mouvement, à la confiance et à la communauté grâce à Girls CAN.

Read more about our partnership with Jumpstart and how together we’re helping girls grow through sport this year.

From cycling to fundraising, National Bank employees and retirees are powering youth programs in Toronto — see how the NB Grand Tour supports Beat the Streets.

We’re excited to share that Beat the Streets has received a $12,500 grant from the Anonymous Fund at Toronto Foundation! This support helps us expand after-school and recreation programs that give low-income youth the space, skills, and confidence to thrive.

From program participant to intern, Aisha shares how her first summer job with Work It Girl gave her real-world skills, mentorship, and confidence, all while working from home. Read her story and see why programs like this matter.

With Jumpstart’s support, over 115 girls built strength, self-worth, and confidence through our You Grow Girl program. Hear what they had to say, in their own words.

Empowering girls to lead with confidence. Thanks to the Tippet Foundation, two new Work It Girl programs are helping Toronto teens build 21st century skills through combat sports and career training.

What does student growth really look like? We asked Principal Laurel Eisenberg to share how BTS’s after-school wrestling program is transforming her students and her school.

With support from the iVARI Healthy Steps Program, Level Up reached 100 youth in Scarborough, encouraging confidence and resilience.

We recently celebrated the incredible support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation with a special recognition event alongside MPP Rudy Cuzzetto. Their investment helped us build the invisible infrastructure behind our impact.

Thanks to the generous support of the Christina Mary Hendrie Foundation, Beat the Streets delivered four You Grow Girl programs in two inner-city Toronto schools this year, reaching over 100 girls with a meaningful, measurable impact.

Building brighter futures, one punch at a time. With support from the Peter Gilgan Foundation, three new Work It Girl programs are helping Toronto girls gain confidence, skills, and career readiness through combat sports and coaching.

Beat the Streets is thrilled to partner with Joseph Brant Public School to contribute to the ParticipAction Community Challenge 2025 with three days of our iconic Wrestle 4 Fun program!