Albion in the Community’s football sessions help improve mental wellbeing
Carl Venkatarao first heard about Albion in the Community’s mental wellbeing football sessions four years ago when he was referred by the NHS Community mental health service in Worthing. After a low period for Carl where he had spent more time at home and put-on weight after leaving his job, he was looking to get
Match of the Day visits Albion in the Community
Albion in the Community (AITC) was recently visited by the BBC’s Match of the Day programme to film a feature on the charity’s important work supporting local schools in Sussex. The filming took place at Breakwater Academy in Newhaven, where AITC has been working for four years to support the school’s curriculum with football-themed PHSE,
Albion in the Community supporting children’s learning
Albion in the Community (AITC) is using the appeal of Brighton & Hove Albion and the Premier League to inspire and engage children in the classroom. With more than 140 schools in Sussex benefitting from the work of AITC each year it has never been more important than ever over the past 12 months with
Albion encourages pupils to read for world book day
Albion stars took part in a live workshop with primary schools to encourage a love of reading and writing. Neal Maupay and Katie Startup shared their love of books and reading with more than 220 pupils from local schools at an online literacy workshop organised by Albion in the Community for World Book Day. You
Albion in the Community connecting people with a disability during lockdown
Albion in the Community has been connecting with participants from its disability football programme each week during the current lockdown through an online programme designed to bring people together over Zoom and build friendships. With more than 30 in-person football sessions suspended for the charity’s disability football participants that are usually attended by over 400