Who we are

BHAFC Foundation

We are the official charity of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club.

For more than 30 years we have been using the power of football to engage and inspire people to make good life choices and help reduce inequalities in our local communities in Sussex.

We deliver award-winning educational and outreach programmes that improve people’s wellbeing, supports learning and offers inclusive opportunities for everyone to get active and play football.

What we do

Football is a global game that connects communities and cultures. It has the ability to unite people in a powerful way. For more than 120 years, football clubs have acted as anchor institutions within local communities. Local football clubs offer an important sense of belonging and identity.

But football isn’t just a game. It can be a powerful tool to breakdown social, cultural, physical and mental barriers.

We exist to change lives through football. We recognise football’s unique reach and ability to connect and empower people to change their lives for the better.

We work together in the community with local partners to deliver some key objectives:

Football participation

• Together, we will increase and diversify participation in football to get more people active.

Education and employability

• Together, we will increase educational achievement, life skills and access to qualifications and work.

Community wellbeing

• Together, we will increase physical and mental wellbeing, reduce inequalities and strengthen local communities.

Our social impact

For every £1 invested in our programmes we generate £8.84 of social value.

This has been calculated through the Social Value Bank to estimate the economic and social contribution that Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation makes to Sussex.

This means that over the past five years we have created £140 million worth of social and economic impact locally.

Ambassadors

We are supported by a committed group of ambassadors who help champion the work and impact of the charity in the local community.

For the 2024/25 season, our roster of ambassadors includes current and former Albion players, as well as famous Albion fan DJ Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim).

• Men’s first team ambassadors: Georginio Rutter, Matt O’Riley, Jack Hinshelwood, Joel Veltman
• Women’s first team ambassadors: Fran Kirby, Nikita Parris, Madison Haley, Vicky Losada, Pauline Bremer
• Former players: Guy Butters, Inigo Calderon, Bobby Zamora