Foundation announces commitment to children’s rights
The BHAFC Foundation is announcing its commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The Foundation will be working with UNICEF to embed a children’s rights approach to its work with children and young people in our community, starting by strengthening the way it listens to children to learn what positive
Horsham MP visits disability group
Several Horsham politicians came to see the impact of an inclusive disability football session run by the BHAFC Foundation. John Milne, MP for Horsham, visited the session alongside Holbrook councillors Nigel Emery and Nick Grant. The trio visited to see firsthand an example of the community work that the BHAFC Foundation does in Horsham Foundation
Foundation launches new mental health football programme
Heads Up, a new programme aimed at supporting people’s mental health, has been launched by the BHAFC Foundation. The charity will be running several groups across Brighton and Hove, bringing people closer together through their love of football. Young people aged 12-18, and adults aged 30-50, will be able to benefit from Heads Up. The
Deian and the Foundation
For the last ten years, disability football has been one of the biggest parts of Deian’s life. Deian, 17, was born with spina bifida – when a baby’s spine and spinal cord does not develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. When he was younger Deian played football at mainstream football
Foundation helps rehabilitate offenders at Lewes Prison
A life skills project run by the BHAFC Foundation has supported more than 80 people at Lewes Prison in the last year. The Twinning Project is a national programme that sees coaches from football clubs enter prisons to run a 12-week coaching programme, with the goal of reducing reoffending rates and re-integrating offenders back into