Live Well (360G-CheshireCF-A608659)
AFC Wimbledon Foundation aims to provide services that improve our community’s skills, resilience, well-being and confidence. This project will deliver a weekly social and exercise activity sessions for older isolated adults in our community. The grant funding will be used to pay for staff, refreshments, equipment, facilities, transport and marketing expenses. This project will allow those who are suffering from the negative impacts of isolation to take part in engaging weekly activity from boccia and chair exercise to quizzes and games, alleviating feelings of loneliness and strengthening social connections.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 4180 |
| Amount Awarded | 4180 |
| Award Date | 2021-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01003475 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Merton 001D |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2021 SE, SW London, EoE |
| Grant Programme: Title | Assura Community Fund Grants Programme 2021 |
| Impact Category | Advance people's physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety |
| Primary age group | Seniors (65+) |
| Primary beneficiary | Older People |
| Primary ethnicity | All Ethnicities |
| Primary issue | Stronger communities/Community support and development |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1154198 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Vision: A community where no dreams is off limits Mission: To help our community pursue their dreams by improving their skills, resilience, well-being and confidence. The AFC Wimbledon Foundation aims to fulfil our local community's ever-changing needs by delivering targeted community-based activities. Our core projects focus on alleviating isolation, increasing employment opportunities, improving mental & physical health, strengthening aspirations, and creating a greater sense of community cohesion. The majority of our outreach work uses the power of sport and exercise to achieve these goals, however we also team up with local partners to provide education, employability and health focused outreach work. We run weekly sessions such as: Walking Football in partnership with Age UK that aims to reduce loneliness and allows older people to socialise and get moving. Sporting Memories in conjunction with Merton Dementia Hub which aims to tackle dementia, depression and isolation. (The session brings together older people who have an interest in sports and uses memorabilia to spark discussion and remember key sporting events from their lives.) Premier League Kicks free football sessions for young people in deprived areas on a Friday evening. This sessions aims to reduce anti-social behaviour and violent crime by providing young people with a safe space to take part in a sport they enjoy. We also run free holiday programmes that target children living in the most deprived estates in the boroughs of Merton, Wandsworth & Kingston. At these programmes we offer multisports, arts & crafts, dance & drama, and education sessions as well as food provisions for all the children many of who receive free school meals. The holiday provision offers a supportive and safe space for the young people to spend their holidays. Finally we offer employment support to young people through various pathways including volunteering opportunities, enrolment on refereeing and coaching courses and apprentices/traineeships/Kickstart employment roles. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://afcwimbledonfoundation.com/ |