Celebrating Our Impact at Cardiff City Stadium
Our celebration also gave us the opportunity to release our 2022/23 Impact Report - a document that showcases the work we've been doing across Cardiff City FC communities and the stories behind it.
13 November 2023
From Monday 6th - Friday 10th November, Cardiff City FC Community Foundation and Cardiff City FC joined the EFL's annual Week of Action, where all 72 EFL Clubs and Community Club Organisations come together to showcase the impact of our work in the community across the towns and cities of Wales and England
Ollie Tanner, Mark McGuinness, Rhianne Oakley and Hollie Smith made a special appearance at our Secondary Education project which supports young people who are at risk of not achieving their full potential as they move through the education system.
The players attended Cardiff West Community High School in Ely – a partner school in our education programme. We provide tailored support to schools like Cardiff West, aiming to support improved attendance, attitudes to and enjoyment of learning, improved behavioural issues, along with improving physical and mental wellbeing.
Cardiff City FC Community Foundation also ran a bonus session of Fit Bluebirds at Cardiff City Stadium during EFL Week of Action, to celebrate the impact of this transformational free-to-access health scheme run in partnership with the Welsh Government, FA Wales and EFL Trust.
The EFL's FIT FANS initiative has helped 1000’s of people – football fans just like you – to achieve long-term improvements in weight loss, physical activity, diet and general wellbeing. Participants on average lost over 5% of their body weight during the 12 week programme.
Fit Bluebirds provides Cardiff City fans with a safe and welcoming space to lose weight, get fitter and lead a more active life – fully supported by our Community Foundation coaches.
Football clubs can inspire hope, passion, and a sense of belonging. Working together, the Club and our communities can achieve great things.
Our aim is to change lives and transform communities by providing a supportive network that encourages growth, wellbeing and a sense of belonging.
Today, our organisation achieves an estimated £11 million of social impact value, thanks to the incredible support of our funders, partners and community.
Foundation Director, Gavin Hawkey, said:
"The EFL Week of Action showcases the collective impact of football clubs in their communities. Last year there were over 100,000 engagements in our activities which generated an estimated £11 million in social value. Of course, our work is about changing lives and transforming communities, so we were delighted to share impact stories of some of our service users."
Celebrating Our Impact at Cardiff City Stadium
Our celebration also gave us the opportunity to release our 2022/23 Impact Report - a document that showcases the work we've been doing across Cardiff City FC communities and the stories behind it.
Girls Taster Day: Study with us!
Get the chance to engage in a Q&A session with our Community Foundation Ambassador and Cardiff City FC Womens Striker, Rhianne Oakley, to gain insights into her coaching responsibilities, advice for the field and explore the future of women's football.
Further Education Open Evening: Study with us!
Cardiff City FC Community Foundation is giving anyone the age between 16-19 the opportunity to learn more about the BTEC Sport courses we have to offer at our Open Evening on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 at Cardiff City House of Sport.
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