Post by QPR Report on Feb 17, 2009 19:33:16 GMT
Not sure what it means (if anything) in tangible terms, but done some good work - and hopefully much more to come
QPR Official Site - QPR IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST
QPR's Football In The Community Scheme has been re-launched as QPR In the Community Trust, becoming a registered charity.
The Scheme to date has reached over half a million children across the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Hillingdon and Westminster since its inception in 1994.
After 14 years of building bridges, forming bonds and aiding children and young adults, the Scheme has taken the decision to convert to charitable status and become QPR In The Community Trust.
Trust CEO Andy Evans told http://www.qpr.co.uk: "This is not just about coaching. This is not just about football. This is about using the power of football to reach children and young people of all backgrounds.
"Social inclusion is a vital ingredient of what has been a successful Scheme, and what will be a successful and dynamic charity.
"Sport motivates, inspires and connects across a wide area of the community to deliver positive outcomes to people's lives.
"The move to Trust allows us to help more people through increased scope, capabilities and funding."
The Scheme's work to date has led to its inclusion in Show Racism the Red Card's Hall of Fame, as well as being Finalists in the Football League's Community Scheme of the Year 2007, winning the Family Excellence Award 2008 and achieving the highest accreditation possible from the Football League for our community work.
Looking ahead, the Trust aims to build on these triumphs by continuing to have a positive influence on thousands of lives, as many as 100,000 every year. Amongst other projects:
- We will continue to target some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country through our Kickz Project, creating stronger communities by developing young people's potential and breaking down social barriers
- We will be offering coaching sessions to youngsters with learning disabilities in Westminster, as well as wheelchair football for all primary, secondary and special educational needs schools in Middlesex
- The QPR Health Advocacy Project is continuing to assist diverse communities in accessing the information and support they need to live healthy lives
- We will be encouraging youngsters with poor punctuality records to attend education through the power of football, with the Inspire Project
- We will be putting on estate-based football coaching sessions in the London borough of Hillingdon, targeting the socially deprived, where there are high levels of crime and anti social behaviour
The QPR Football In The Community Scheme persists in breaking down barriers and improving people's everyday life.
We believe becoming QPR In The Community Trust will help us to continue to achieve and to further these objectives.
To learn more about QPR In The Community Trust, visit www.qprcommunitytrust.co.uk
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1559807,00.html
QPR Official Site - QPR IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST
QPR's Football In The Community Scheme has been re-launched as QPR In the Community Trust, becoming a registered charity.
The Scheme to date has reached over half a million children across the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Hillingdon and Westminster since its inception in 1994.
After 14 years of building bridges, forming bonds and aiding children and young adults, the Scheme has taken the decision to convert to charitable status and become QPR In The Community Trust.
Trust CEO Andy Evans told http://www.qpr.co.uk: "This is not just about coaching. This is not just about football. This is about using the power of football to reach children and young people of all backgrounds.
"Social inclusion is a vital ingredient of what has been a successful Scheme, and what will be a successful and dynamic charity.
"Sport motivates, inspires and connects across a wide area of the community to deliver positive outcomes to people's lives.
"The move to Trust allows us to help more people through increased scope, capabilities and funding."
The Scheme's work to date has led to its inclusion in Show Racism the Red Card's Hall of Fame, as well as being Finalists in the Football League's Community Scheme of the Year 2007, winning the Family Excellence Award 2008 and achieving the highest accreditation possible from the Football League for our community work.
Looking ahead, the Trust aims to build on these triumphs by continuing to have a positive influence on thousands of lives, as many as 100,000 every year. Amongst other projects:
- We will continue to target some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country through our Kickz Project, creating stronger communities by developing young people's potential and breaking down social barriers
- We will be offering coaching sessions to youngsters with learning disabilities in Westminster, as well as wheelchair football for all primary, secondary and special educational needs schools in Middlesex
- The QPR Health Advocacy Project is continuing to assist diverse communities in accessing the information and support they need to live healthy lives
- We will be encouraging youngsters with poor punctuality records to attend education through the power of football, with the Inspire Project
- We will be putting on estate-based football coaching sessions in the London borough of Hillingdon, targeting the socially deprived, where there are high levels of crime and anti social behaviour
The QPR Football In The Community Scheme persists in breaking down barriers and improving people's everyday life.
We believe becoming QPR In The Community Trust will help us to continue to achieve and to further these objectives.
To learn more about QPR In The Community Trust, visit www.qprcommunitytrust.co.uk
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1559807,00.html