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sportingchance
5 stories, newest first.
Community Safety · WandsworthWandsworth boxing charity Carney's Community receives £62,500 grant
Carney's Community, a Wandsworth-based boxing charity supporting at-risk young people, has received a £62,500 grant from The Standard's Sporting Chance campaign. The funds will help the charity continue its work with hundreds of young Londoners annually.
Wandsworth3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 70 · Hype 40
Community Safety · WestminsterGreenhouse Sports receives £500,000 boost for youth programmes
Greenhouse Sports, which supports 8,000 young people annually in Westminster and across London, has received a significant financial injection. The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund has pledged £500,000 to the Sporting Chance campaign, which uses sport to improve life chances.
Westminster3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 61 · Hype 41
Community Safety · CroydonCroydon teen's behaviour improves with basketball coaching
A 14-year-old Croydon resident, Aakeeshen, has experienced significant improvements in his behaviour and school engagement thanks to a basketball coaching programme run by Greenhouse Sports. The initiative is part of the 'Sporting Chance' campaign aimed at supporting disadvantaged young Londoners.
Croydon3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 65 · Hype 41
Community Safety · LondonBloomsbury Football Foundation receives £62,500 grant
Bloomsbury Football Foundation, which uses football coaching to transform the lives of disadvantaged young Londoners, has received a £62,500 grant from The Standard’s Dispossessed Fund. The charity aims to reach 40,000 children across five cities by 2030.
London4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 71 · Hype 45
Community Safety · NewhamBasketball coach credited with transforming pupil's life
A coach-mentor from Greenhouse Sports has been credited with significantly improving a Newham teenager's school engagement and grades through basketball. The Sporting Chance campaign, backed by The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, aims to support similar initiatives across London.
Newham4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 67 · Hype 45