Project:
Goals! Life Skills (East and South East)
Grant amount
£98,478
project summary
Goals! uses the positive image of football and Southend United to equip and support young people aged 14 to 18 make positive choices around the issues of self awareness, esteem, friends, community and career.
what was the grant spent on?
What are the long term benefits of the project on the community?
Local young people attending Goals! benefit the community by having increased self esteem, higher than expected qualifications thereby having a greater chance of finding meaningful employment. Participants have gone onto volunteer at other Trust programmes such as Kickz, and mentoring young people at risk of causing crime or anti social behaviour.
Tell us about the positive affect on individuals
Goals! has improved the expected GCSE pass rate of over 85% of participants. School attendance amongst participants has improved to 100% in most cases.
How has the Foundation's funding made a significant positive difference?
Foundation funding has levered in additional funding to the project of over £100,000. It has also led to the creation of new partnerships between local support agencies with the result of greater cohesion in the community. Over 360 young people have benefited from the project to date.
quotes
Name: Tina Rabone King
Position: Teacher, Belfairs School
“TJay changed from being uncooperative and unruly into someone identified by our school as a leader and entrepreneur. Goals! opens minds, cleanses poor core beliefs and enhances self esteem. "
Name: TJay, 16
Position: Participant
"I loved being at Southend United. My time there was short but it changed the way I behaved at home and school. I won the most improved learner award in the whole of the East of England!"
