FOUNDATION FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON FOUNDATION FOUNDATION Formed in 2010, the Chelsea Foundation is one of the world’s leading football social responsibility programmes. Using the power of football to motivate, educate and inspire, we believe sport can be harnessed to support communities and individuals, both at home and abroad. The Foundation brings together the Football in the Community and Education departments, along with the club’s wider charitable, CSR and community activities, as well as equality programmes. On top of our outstanding football development programmes, the Chelsea Foundation works on a broad range of initiatives focusing on employment, education, social deprivation, crime reduction, youth offending and much more. CONTENTS 04 Welcome - Bruce Buck 13 Supporting families 24 Educating through football 35 Working with charity 06 Developing sport 16 Promoting equality 28 Chelsea throughout the world 38 Plan International 10 Engaging communities 21 Boosting women and girls’ football 32 Providing opportunities - disability 42 Past Players’ Trust 1 MILLION + PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES £6.2m invested by the Foundation in our communities 153towns and cities around the UK in Number528 of schools the which Foundation Foundation works in programmes are run 04 • CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON BRUCE BUCK CHAIRMAN OF CHELSEA FC AND THE CHELSEA FOUNDATION “I HOPE YOU SHARE MY PRIDE IN WHAT THIS CLUB IS ACHIEVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE” The ethos behind the Foundation is Our equality work goes from simple: to use sport and, in particular, strength to strength. Our staff are football to inspire and motivate. now delivering a series of workshops Sport is unique in its ability to for young pupils, bringing the issues engage people and foster stronger of diversity and equality to the fore, communities. celebrating the multi-culturalism Everyone connected to this throughout Chelsea both on and fantastic club – fans, players and staff off the pitch. Along with the annual alike – should feel immense pride in Game for Equality, this forms part of what the Foundation has achieved our Building Bridges campaign and since its formation in 2010. a year-round commitment to fight In just over six years the discrimination of all kinds. Foundation has developed into one Our education team has diversified of the world’s leading football club its programmes and offers a range of community programmes. The vast activities from maths and English in range of work and the huge levels of primary schools to initiatives helping investment in our communities marks the long-term unemployed back to CHELSEA FOUNDATION TRUSTEES the Foundation out as a champion in work. Chris Alexander its field, mirroring the development of I hope you enjoy reading this year’s the club as a whole. annual review and as Chairman of John Devine My fellow trustees and I owe the Foundation I hope you share my Michael Emenalo a huge debt of gratitude to the pride in what this club is achieving in Piara Powar hundreds of coaches who work communities across the globe. week in, week out in rain, snow or Sir Hugh Robertson sunshine with people of all ages and Emma Wilkinson backgrounds, delivering sessions in 27 different sports. CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON • 05 DEVELOPING SPORT Working with more than one million young people every season in 153 towns and cities in the UK, 57,000 UNIQUE the Foundation holds over 500 sessions each week focusing on developing sport, social inclusion PARTICIPANTS and using sport as a force for good within our TOOK PART IN communities. Every initiative is designed to foster FOUNDATION team spirit and fair play but most of all to be fun, PROGRAMMES bringing the love of sport to a new generation. 06 • CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON DEVELOPING SPORT different sports taught by Chelsea Foundation coaches: 27l Athletics l Badminton l Baseball l Basketball l Boxing l Cricket l Curling l Dance l Floorball MORE THAN l Futsal 2,000 HOURS l Gym OF COACHING l Gymnastics PER WEEK l Handball l Hockey l Judo l Movement Exercise l Netball l Physical Literacy l Rounders l Rugby League l Rugby Union l Scatterball l Softball l Swimming l Table Tennis l Trampolining l Volleyball CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON • 07 DEVELOPING SPORT MORE THAN 200 SOCCER SCHOOLS WERE HELD 08 • CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON DEVELOPING SPORT BLUES DUO OPEN NEW 3G PITCH Club ambassador Carlo Cudicini After cutting the ribbon to and Chelsea Ladies forward Eniola officially open the venue, Aluko and Aluko were the guests of honour Cudicini joined youngsters from La at La Retraite School in Clapham in Retraite and neighbouring school St December 2015 as they officially Bernadette in a series of coaching opened a new third generation (3G) sessions put on by Foundation artificial grass pitch. coaches. Cudicini, who was voted the club’s The Chelsea pair then paused Player of the Year in 2002, and for a Q&A with the pupils before England international Aluko cut the signing autographs and posing for ribbon at the new multi-sport pitch in individual photographs with the front of staff and students who now students. benefit from the first-class facility For Aluko, who helped England which can be used all year round. finish third at the 2015 Women’s The former Chelsea goalkeeper, World Cup before playing a key who currently works on Antonio role in Chelsea Ladies’ FA Women’s Conte’s coaching staff, and Double- Super League and FA Women’s Cup winner Aluko were representing successes, the day was particularly the Chelsea Foundation which important with La Retraite an all operates Saturday clubs and soccer girls’ school. schools from the venue as well as She said: “It is always great to a Football Development Centre on see new facilities open for young Thursday evenings. people to play football and for me Cudicini said: “It’s fantastic for as a female footballer it is good to the Foundation and the club to be see something like this at an all girls’ involved in a day like this. You can see school. the enthusiasm the children have and “Where there is a passion for it has been great to be a part of that. football you need a platform to play “We have had a lot of fun, joining so it is good to see such a great in with the sessions and answering facility available for these kids to use. questions but it is knowing that “If me being here helps to inspire the children are working with some of these girls to go on and such experienced coaches which is play more football then I am happy important in the long term.” to do it.” CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON • 09 ENGAGING COMMUNITIES 466social inclusion sessions provided Using the power of football to engage and inspire, our innovative programmes are custom-made to deliver according to the needs of the communities we help. From tackling youth crime, gang membership and anti-social behaviour to providing opportunities for education and employment, the Foundation’s initiatives help develop both participants and the communities they live in. 10 • CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON ENGAGING COMMUNITIES 62% OF LONDON PARTICIPANTS 12,703 FROM BLACK AND unique participants ETHNIC MINORITY within London COMMUNITIES CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON • 11 ENGAGING COMMUNITIES NEW OSGOOD AWARD RECOGNISES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT In 2016, an award was set up in raising more than £100,000 to support Peter Osgood’s name to celebrate his various charities. The remaining funds life, 10 years after the club legend have been donated to the Chelsea passed away. Foundation. The new award for outstanding She said: “As a child Peter loved achievement will be presented kicking a ball around, and the aim annually to a participant on Chelsea’s of the Trust was to give a helping social inclusion programmes who has hand to clubs, societies, charities and shown the commitment, dedication organisations caring for disadvantaged and spirit that Peter was famous for, youngsters, by providing grants and 17-year-old Leanne Tozer was enabling them to fulfil their potential in the first recipient. football. Tozer started attending the Premier “To this end we have raised in the League Kicks programme in 2009 and region of £100,000 over the years and went on to play for AFC Wimbledon, have helped various charities and groups as well as representing Chelsea Kicks in this way. However, the decision has at a national tournament in 2014. been taken by the Trustees to close When she turned 16 she began the charity and donate the remaining volunteering at Kicks, helping with funds to the Chelsea Foundation, which key aspects of the session such as provides such fantastic support to registration and organisation. underprivileged youngsters. Peter’s widow Lynn presented the “Although this has now been inaugural award on the pitch ahead completed, we shall continue to support of our game with Stoke City in the Foundation by making a donation March (below). It has been created from our annual ‘Ossie & Hutch Race on behalf of the Peter Osgood Day’ held every year in August at Trust, which closed in 2016 after Royal Windsor.” 880participants undertook qualifications 134participants have become volunteers 12 • CHELSEA FOUNDATION REVIEW 2015/16 SEASON SUPPORTING FAMILIES Families with seriously and terminally ill children are supported through our Matchday Wishes “DAYS LIKE THIS ARE AN IMPORTANT programme as well as our regular Community PART OF THE COMMUNITY FEELING Days at Cobham, which give children and adults AT CHELSEA. TO PUT A SMILE ON the opportunity to meet the players and manager.