One Game, One Community Cash For Community Groups
Thanks to help from the Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sporting charity, cash is currently up for grabs and will allow grassroots groups to contribute to the One Game, One Community weeks of action, a two-week national initiative in October highlighting diversity and inclusion in football. The One Game, One Community weeks of action has become one of the largest community engagement initiatives in the country.
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to help fund activities that raise awareness of the One Game, One Community weeks of action, use sport to tackle discrimination and social exclusion and celebrate diversity. Projects previously awarded funding have included drama productions, youth forums, photography projects, educational programmes and football events for young people.
Piara Powar, Director of Kick It Out, said: “The weeks of action seek to engage with community groups and highlight the way in which football can be used as a unique social force. This money will allow community organisations of all shapes and sizes to make their own unique impact on the initiative."
The grants on offer can enable groups to expand their membership base and help publicise their activities throughout the local community. Previous grant winners have used the opportunity as a springboard, using the contacts and experience of Kick It Out to assist their work in the longer term and find solutions to the issues they face.
Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said: “We are delighted to be supporting One Game One Community with Kick It Out once again this year. I look forward to seeing some of the imaginative ways organisations across the country will be using the power of football to promote social cohesion during the two weeks of activity in October.”
One Game, One Community Grants are available to help grassroots clubs plan an event or activity during the period.
The deadline for completed applications is now 5pm on Monday 17th August.
Contact:
For further detail please contact Chris Walsh (Football Development Officer) on 01449 776381 / chris.walsh@suffolkfa.com