Sponsor a student
Can you help support young people across Bedfordshire? Sponsoring a student could help change lives and empower them to make positive choices.
Why sponsor a student?
Sometimes school just isnt the right method of learning for a young person. In Bedfordshire exclusion rates are higher than the national average. Through our Outreach programmes and rugby’s core values, we aim to address this and provide an alternative route to learning core skills that some young people miss.
We work with over 80 young people a week accessing our intervention programmes. Our programmes support young people who struggle with mainstream education; our aim is to help develop a range of skills so they begin to enjoy and prosper in school and that this leads to discovering their strengths and a path to life after school.
We need your help to do this!
What difference can you make?
Sponsoring a student will enable them to gain vital skills and experiences that will transform their future and boost their aspirations. Your contribution could provide training and qualifications, facilities to learn and resources to aid personal development.
Many young people we support are experiencing challenges which vary from behaviour, mental wellbeing, low confidence and self-esteem. Our interventions use rugby’s core values to help address some of these challenges.
By sponsoring £800 a student across 12 months you will enable them to receive qualifications, learning and workshops that helps build core functional skills that they will benefit from for the rest of their lives.
Why now?
An estimated 11.3% of all people aged 16 to 24 years in the UK were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in January to March 2023. Our early intervention programmes and alternative approaches to supporting and developing young people has never been more important. With your help we can make a difference.
Hear from a supporter:
Premier Solicitors recently came on board on our Sponsor a Student programme. Hear why they donated to the cause:
“We got to know about the work of the Blues Foundation at their Golf Day. We were keen to support them, via the Sponsor a Student, knowing their work changes the lives of children in our local community. Keep up the great work.”
Get involved today!
If you think your company can help, please complete the form below or contact Mike Adamson via mike@bluesfoundation.org.uk