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Participation & Community Engagement

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We use the power of football to build stronger, more cohesive communities.

Our network of CCOs are based at the heart of their communities and are uniquely positioned to positively impact the specific needs of local people. The aims of our participation and community engagement work is  to create engaged, connected and more resilient communities; encourage participation in civic society and ensure activity is inclusive for all.

We support and drive the cross-government agenda to achieve a more integrated society working with government departments and other national organisations such as the NCS Trust and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Using the power of football we help overcome divisiveness and prejudice, and unite people to recognise similarities as opposed to differences.

“It was amazing to be given the platform to make a positive difference in my community through my teams social action project .”

Read Connor’s story here

Connor Burleigh, NCS Grad & #IWill Ambassador

We have five main areas of work:

NCS helps a young person with their transition into adulthood:

Designed for 16-17 year olds, the experience gives young people the chance to turn “No you can’t” into “No We Can”! From meeting new people, taking on team challenges, tasting independence, building new skills and delivering their own community ‘passion project’  NCS engages, unites and empowers young people to achieve, regardless of where they are from or what their background is. The EFL Trust has been delivering NCS to young people since the pilots in 2011. This year alone around 20,000 young people will take part in NCS with our network.

Helping groups who face disadvantage to achieve and progress:

By identifying the barriers which can hold people back – particularly those who face disadvantage – we seek interventions to help them overcome these, access opportunities and improve their life prospects.  As an example, we are working in partnership with The FA to provide young girls in England the opportunity to access the Lionesses Talent Pathway and fulfil their potential towards becoming an elite athlete regardless of their ethnicity, demographic or social class.

Making our communities safer and more connected. We work with key partners to reduce serious violence and re-offending, and combat isolation and exclusion.  Our diversionary activities for young people aim to both divert them from getting involved in criminal activity, and prevent them from entering the criminal justice system. Many CCOs also work closely with offenders and ex-offenders to help facilitate their re-entry into community life, helping them to gain key life skills and improve their chances of social reintegration.

Supporting the integration of different communities:

Using their position as prominent community organisations, our CCOs use football as a uniting force to increase tolerance and understanding between different faiths, cultures, generations and social groups. Examples of our work include supporting The Home Office Building a Stronger Britain Together to reduce prejudice and counter extremism, and through NCS, bringing young people from different backgrounds together to form bonds which bridge apparent divides. The work of our CCOs in integrating different communities has been highlighted in the Integrated Communities Green Paper from the MHCLG and we continue to work with them and Sport England to develop sport’s role in integration.

Delivering social action and volunteering opportunities:

Our CCOs have a long history of offering volunteering opportunities, and through NCS our CCOs are now supporting young people to embrace social action and undertake hugely impactful projects within the community. Examples include working with homeless people, older people who face isolation, food those with mental health issues and people with disabilities.

Find out more about our Participation and Community Engagement projects:

National Citizen Service (NCS)

So far 60,000 young people have gone through NCS with the EFL Trust’s network.

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You Vs Train

You Vs Train is a campaign we deliver in partnership with Network Rail, British Transport Police (BTP) and StreetGames to help tackle the increasing number of people risking their lives on the railway.

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Utilita Kids Cup

The Utilita Kids Cup involves over 16,000 children and creates one of the country’s largest national football competitions.

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Utilita Girls Cup

Over 6,000 girls are involved in the Utilita Girls Cup competition each year.

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