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Everton FC in the Community - Belfast
Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 October 2014, Belfast: A number of Everton in the Community’s Youth Engagement coaches visited Belfast to coach football as part of our work in Shankill and Whiterock.
Hundreds of youngsters benefited from the expertise of the Club’s official charity, which used the power of the game and the badge of Everton Football Club to encourage the children to work together and network through the medium of sport.
Taking football sessions in the Nationalist area of Whiterock and the Unionist area of Falls Road, Shankhill, hundreds of youngsters, both Catholic and Protestant, enjoyed the afternoons, which form part of the Active Communities Network to break down barriers in Northern Ireland while carrying on the good work of the Good Friday Agreement.
Away from the pitch, the concept also teaches, diversity, single-identity training, with graduates obtaining a Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs), which is being delivered by Active Communities.
“The whole initiative has been a real success,” said Everton in the Community Youth Engagement coordinator, Paul Nagle. “Regardless of religion, race or colour, here at Everton in the Community we always preach inclusion.
“Through the medium of football, and the power of the badge of Everton Football Club, we can break down barriers of prejudice in a bid to promote more harmonious societies.
“It has been a real pleasure to help Active Communities Network and we look forward to this becoming a long, successful initiative.”
Moving forward, a number of youngsters from Northern Ireland will be hosted by the Club’s official charity next year in March to take part in similar footballing sessions in Liverpool as well as enjoying the atmosphere of Goodison Park when the Blues take on Newcastle.
Much like Active Communities Network, Everton in the Community aims to tackle poverty and social deprivation at the heart of neighbourhoods.
The charity’s Kicks programme sees coaches lead football sessions throughout areas in Liverpool that have high incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour, to encourage children to develop their potential.
Funded by the Premier League, Merseyside Council and Merseyside Police, the project works towards creating stronger, more respectful communities through football, and has proved both popular and successful and as a result a significant drop in crime has been reported by Merseyside Police.
Everton FC in the Community - Belfast
Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 October 2014, Belfast: A number of Everton in the Community’s Youth Engagement coaches visited Belfast to coach football as part of our work in Shankill and Whiterock.
Hundreds of youngsters benefited from the expertise of the Club’s official charity, which used the power of the game and the badge of Everton Football Club to encourage the children to work together and network through the medium of sport.
Taking football sessions in the Nationalist area of Whiterock and the Unionist area of Falls Road, Shankhill, hundreds of youngsters, both Catholic and Protestant, enjoyed the afternoons, which form part of the Active Communities Network to break down barriers in Northern Ireland while carrying on the good work of the Good Friday Agreement.
Away from the pitch, the concept also teaches, diversity, single-identity training, with graduates obtaining a Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs), which is being delivered by Active Communities.
“The whole initiative has been a real success,” said Everton in the Community Youth Engagement coordinator, Paul Nagle. “Regardless of religion, race or colour, here at Everton in the Community we always preach inclusion.
“Through the medium of football, and the power of the badge of Everton Football Club, we can break down barriers of prejudice in a bid to promote more harmonious societies.
“It has been a real pleasure to help Active Communities Network and we look forward to this becoming a long, successful initiative.”
Moving forward, a number of youngsters from Northern Ireland will be hosted by the Club’s official charity next year in March to take part in similar footballing sessions in Liverpool as well as enjoying the atmosphere of Goodison Park when the Blues take on Newcastle.
Much like Active Communities Network, Everton in the Community aims to tackle poverty and social deprivation at the heart of neighbourhoods.
The charity’s Kicks programme sees coaches lead football sessions throughout areas in Liverpool that have high incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour, to encourage children to develop their potential.
Funded by the Premier League, Merseyside Council and Merseyside Police, the project works towards creating stronger, more respectful communities through football, and has proved both popular and successful and as a result a significant drop in crime has been reported by Merseyside Police.