Ambassadors Fathers Football
This project's parent organization is Ambassadors Football Limited
It operates in United Kingdom
It uses Football (Soccer) and Badminton
Entered the Sport For Social Inclusion Award
More about Ambassadors Fathers Football
Tower Hamlets is one of the most impoverished areas in Britain:
Poor health - over 20% of the borough’s adult population is considered to be obese
Low social cohesion – “the underlying issues causing unemployment are related to isolation, lack of access to services, lack of sense of belonging to the wider community” (London Center for Social Impact 2012)
High unemployment - 13.2 per cent in the borough (2012 figures) fifth out of 415 regions and local authorities in the UK.
Borough initiatives are for mothers thus leaving fathers isolated, marginalized and excluded from their children’s education. One million fatherless children in the UK and to rise to 2 million by 2015 at a 6,000GBP cost compared to 1GBP investment in families (Centre for Social Justice June 2013)
Fathers Football programme has coaching, matches, tournaments and social/educational events/sessions to bring fathers together, regardless of physical, social, educational, ethnic, spiritual or financial background or health, to achieve whole life change.
The Father’s Football Programme:
• Exercise to address health issues.
• Fun attraction to mix, build friendships and help each other.
• Brings together schools, faith groups and community services for improved service provision.
• Addresses educational and employment needs.