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Asda Foundation Wembley Community Champions Sports Day
London, UK – Wednesday 30 July 2014:
Youth and community development charity Active Communities Network joined forces with retailer, Asda and their charitable arm - the Asda Foundation - to launch a partnership aimed at improving the employability of young people across Brent.
Part of a wider pan-London, three-year programme, the Brent partnership will see Asda ‘Community Life Champions’ and colleagues from Asda Park Royal and Asda Wembley mentor young people, shadow them during intensive sport and youth work programmes and offer them work placement opportunities and training including the bespoke Open College Network (OCN) ‘Skills for Employment and Enterprise’ accreditation.
The partnership targets some of the area’s most ‘at risk’ young people, delivering clear progression pathways into citizenship and volunteering with those involved supported with access to work placements, help with writing CVs and gaining interview practice.
Over 200 young people aged 12-16 years old, alongside 15 local volunteers attended the launch today at The Pavilion, Stonebridge Recreation Ground, Hillside alongside a special visit from The Worshipful the Mayor of Brent, Councillor Kana Naheerathan and former professional boxer and Junior World Welterweight Champion Herol Graham alongside parliamentary candidates for Brent Central, Dawn Butler and Ibrahim Taguri.
The free event started at 12pm and included boxing, football, tag rugby, handball, badminton and a ‘keepy-up’ competition and was delivered by local partners Hornstars SC with support from the Saracens Sport Foundation, The Hyde Group, Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Ruislip Eagles Handball Club, Badminton England and Fight 4 Change.
The event finished with medal presentations at 4:30pm.
For more information about the partnership programme or to get involved, contact Active Communities Network on 020 7407 8177, Tweet @ActiveCN or email info@activecommunities.org.uk
Asda Foundation Wembley Community Champions Sports Day
London, UK – Wednesday 30 July 2014:
Youth and community development charity Active Communities Network joined forces with retailer, Asda and their charitable arm - the Asda Foundation - to launch a partnership aimed at improving the employability of young people across Brent.
Part of a wider pan-London, three-year programme, the Brent partnership will see Asda ‘Community Life Champions’ and colleagues from Asda Park Royal and Asda Wembley mentor young people, shadow them during intensive sport and youth work programmes and offer them work placement opportunities and training including the bespoke Open College Network (OCN) ‘Skills for Employment and Enterprise’ accreditation.
The partnership targets some of the area’s most ‘at risk’ young people, delivering clear progression pathways into citizenship and volunteering with those involved supported with access to work placements, help with writing CVs and gaining interview practice.
Over 200 young people aged 12-16 years old, alongside 15 local volunteers attended the launch today at The Pavilion, Stonebridge Recreation Ground, Hillside alongside a special visit from The Worshipful the Mayor of Brent, Councillor Kana Naheerathan and former professional boxer and Junior World Welterweight Champion Herol Graham alongside parliamentary candidates for Brent Central, Dawn Butler and Ibrahim Taguri.
The free event started at 12pm and included boxing, football, tag rugby, handball, badminton and a ‘keepy-up’ competition and was delivered by local partners Hornstars SC with support from the Saracens Sport Foundation, The Hyde Group, Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Ruislip Eagles Handball Club, Badminton England and Fight 4 Change.
The event finished with medal presentations at 4:30pm.
For more information about the partnership programme or to get involved, contact Active Communities Network on 020 7407 8177, Tweet @ActiveCN or email info@activecommunities.org.uk