Supporting community-led projects to help your local area recover from the COVID-19 crisis
KENSINGTON BOROUGH FC NEEDS YOUR HELP joined: Make London 7 years ago
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By Making Communties Work & Grow
We are reaching out to the Kensington & Chelsea crowd to help Kensington Borough FC to compete in our highest league to date and to hold a community football tournament for young people in the borough
Making Communities Work and Grow is a user led community organisation MCWG was established in 1994 by local residents who wanted to improve the quality of life and future prospects of their community. We are proud to be a grass-root, user-led organisation that listens to and responds to the needs of our community. We provide services to address the varying needs of the residents of North Kensington (RBKC). Although our service is not restricted to anyone the focus is on the large Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic residents of our community. Established in 2012 Kensington Borough FC started with a few individual volunteers concerned with the problems young people are facing in modern day society with crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour. We set up Kensington Borough to engage young people through sports (mainly football) and open doors for disadvantaged young people from a variety of backgrounds, and help tackle the complicated, personal and social problems the community was facing.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
MCWG believes through sports and mainly football, young people can have the opportunity to build friendships and experience cultures that may otherwise may never be encountered. Give young people the opportunity to meet people from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures and equip a person with a range of tools to meet new challenges one may face in their future. We aim to inspire young people through football, raising aspiration and achievements.
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Location Kensington and Chelsea
About the space
Golborne ward in Kensington & Chelsea, where our service is based ranks in the 5% of the most deprived areas in England. The child poverty rate here is a disturbing 51% (End child poverty, 2011), the highest in the borough, and more than twice as many children qualify for free school meals than the national average. Unemployment is high and long te
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Supporting community-led projects to help your local area recover from the COVID-19 crisis
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How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £14,149
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Target (inc. fees) £14,149
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MCWG aims to improve the social and educational development of disadvantaged people in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. We have a particular emphasis on enabling young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to become responsible citizens, and integrate into mainstream society. As well as developing their confidence, skills and motivation. We work closely with social care and education professionals to help families stay safe and access support, whilst working with young people to build their self-esteem and sense of achievement. Currently we are the only organisation that is facilitating for younger participants of the North African/Arab community; we also cater for Afro-Caribbean, Asian and other minority ethnic groups. Our projects compliment the work that is done at a borough level such as the Community Safety Team, the Metropolitan Police, Safer Neighborhood Team’s work on reducing crime. Similarly, our supplementary school assist’s local schools by providing their pupils with extra-curricular support.
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Project Owner: Making Communties Work & Grow The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
