Wilmore originally founded the organization to help settle disputes and provide an alternative to more dangerous forms of street violence.
During the early days of its inception, they had no medical professionals present, but now they have a registered nurse as well as several staff members trained in first aid and CPR.
The 2016 New York Times documentary Backyard Fight Club: Guns to Gloves features Wilmore telling his story.
Streetbeefs has also received nationwide coverage by many major publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, ESPN, and The New Yorker among various others.
The Streetbeefs yard is nicknamed "Satan's Backyard" due to a description a fighter who had been knocked out gave of his experience with the heat, and stress of a "beef match" in the very early days of the organization.