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Asda Foundation - Enfield Community Champions Sports Day
London, UK – Saturday 25 October 2014:
PHOTOS BY SONYA HURTADO (@sonyahurt)
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 Enfield.
Part of a wider pan-London, three-year programme, the Enfield partnership will see Asda ‘Community Life Champions’ and colleagues from local stores 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 100 young people aged 12-16 years old and local volunteers attended the launch at the Nightingale Academy alongside a special visit from local MP Andy Love.
The free event started at 1pm and included boxing, football, BMX and a ‘keepy-up’ football competition.
The event was supported by London BMX, East London Ladies FC, Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Fight 4 Change.
The event finished with medal presentations at 4:45pm.
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 - Enfield Community Champions Sports Day
London, UK – Saturday 25 October 2014:
PHOTOS BY SONYA HURTADO (@sonyahurt)
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 Enfield.
Part of a wider pan-London, three-year programme, the Enfield partnership will see Asda ‘Community Life Champions’ and colleagues from local stores 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 100 young people aged 12-16 years old and local volunteers attended the launch at the Nightingale Academy alongside a special visit from local MP Andy Love.
The free event started at 1pm and included boxing, football, BMX and a ‘keepy-up’ football competition.
The event was supported by London BMX, East London Ladies FC, Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Fight 4 Change.
The event finished with medal presentations at 4:45pm.
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.