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It was also a year which featured many inspiring highlights as this season review details. Liverpool Football Club had The impact of the Covid-19 Getting help to where it was an amazing season on the pandemic towards the end of needed the most was only pitch with the Premier League the football year was significant made possible through the title returning to Anfield for for the LFC Foundation, the Club commitment of our staff and the first time in 30 years. The itself, but even more so for the volunteers, existing partnerships 2019/2020 football season was communities we are extremely across the community, and Welcome to the LFC Foundation Season Review 2019/2020. also one of tremendous growth lucky and privileged to serve the incredible support of our for the LFC Foundation, the and support. amazing LFC fans. Together we Club’s official charity. have achieved great things in a I am really proud of the way time of real uncertainty, thank It has been an incredibly difficult and There was key progress in our team; Red Neighbours, the you to everyone for the part developing new partnerships Club’s CSR team (Corporate they have played. turbulent year, on both local and global and a definite increase in the Social Responsibility); and in scales, and I want to start by congratulating number of people, of all ages, fact Liverpool Football Club in We now look forward to who we were able to support its entirety, have stepped up to continuing to grow the LFC the LFC family for coming together to help across Liverpool City Region lend a much needed helping Foundation and further develop those in need like no other football club can. and beyond. hand in the areas we felt we the programmes we can offer in could have the most impact. our community and beyond. This included volunteering Matt Parish The Foundation Board The unprecedented events of As soon as Government and community support, food and Trustees have been 2020 resulted in our regular guidelines allowed, the poverty, virtual physical activity, Director, LFC Foundation overwhelmed by the kindness, community programmes and Foundation returned to face-to- and supporting frontline passion, generosity and fundraising activities being face delivery ensuring the safety NHS staff and other invaluable resilience shown by our paused for three months. Upon of our participants, their families key workers. participants, fans, players and lockdown, the Foundation, Club and our staff while adhering to colleagues around the world. and Red Neighbours teams strict health and safety and Our anthem of You’ll Never immediately sprung into action PPE protocols. Walk Alone has never rung to provide emergency aid across so true. Liverpool City Region, through The pandemic has affected us food provision, social isolation, all, and the most in need in our In the months prior to the and NHS and key worker communities have been hit the Covid-19 pandemic, the LFC support. You can read more hardest. On behalf of my fellow Foundation was continuing about LFC during lockdown on Trustees and LFC Foundation to develop its reach and Pages 18 & 19. team, thank you for your impact, both in Liverpool and unwavering support over the internationally through our We have also developed past year to provide essential partnership with Right To Play. new ways of delivering our help where it is most needed. We were on track to have community work virtually to supported more than 30,000 ensure that we continue to Gavin Laws participants through our support those most in need. Chair, LFC Foundation growing portfolio of community We’ve had some great success in delivery programmes, and our this area, while at the same time Legends Charity Match against we’re all learning to adapt to FC Barcelona scheduled for this new way of engaging with 28 March 2020 had already each other safely. sold out. 4 5 LFC Foundation Season Review 19 | 20 Meet The Team Billy Hogan, Vice Chair Linda Henry Community & Wellbeing Team Linda is the Managing Director of the Boston Billy joined Liverpool FC in 2012 and held a number Karl Carney, Sport Development Manager of senior roles before being appointed as the Club’s Globe. She is a co-founder of HUBweek, a fantastic Chief Executive Officer in September 2020. collaboration between the Boston Globe, Harvard Tony Cosgrove, Programme Manager, Kicks University, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital, Patrick Brown, Kicks Co-ordinator that explores the intersection of art, science and Susan Black technology. Billy Gerard, Kicks Co-ordinator Susan joined Liverpool FC in 2011 and is the Director of Dawn Georgeson, Programme Manager, Open Goals Communications. She has over 20 years experience Jamie Henderson, Open Goals Coach in the telecommunications, technology and global Tom Werner management consultancy sectors. Tom is Chairman of Liverpool FC and the Boston Mike Levenson, Open Goals Coach Red Sox. He was instrumental in establishing and Terri Ritchie, Inclusion Manager, Inclusion overseeing the Red Sox Foundation, America’s largest Dr Simon Bowers sports team charity. Mathew Murphy, Disability Co-ordinator Simon is a GP at Fulwood Green Medical Centre in Leah McAteer, Women & Girls Co-ordinator South Liverpool, and Clinical Director of the Digital Innovation strand of Healthy Liverpool. Laura Weston Liam Brady, Disability Coach Laura joined the LFC Foundation’s Board of Trustees Megan Dykes, Women & Girls Coach in August 2019. An independent brand and PR consultant, Laura returned to Liverpool after living Andy Fulstow, Health Manager in London for 20 years, and most recently was Andy Hanlon, Mental Health Lead Managing Director at Iris Worldwide heading up its Mark Henderson, Mental Health Co-ordinator award-winning sports and entertainment agency. Ellen Anderson, Mental Health Co-ordinator, Action for Children Ste Hollis, Military Vets Project Lead Alex Hughes, Volunteer Manager Executive Team Skills Team Matt Parish, LFC Foundation Director David McParland, Programme Manager, Primary Stars Holly Chan, Financial Controller Ste Leftley, Primary Stars Co-ordinator Janine Ross, Head of Marketing & Business Development Nick Ryan, Primary Stars Co-ordinator Gemma Smith, Senior Manager (Skills) Chris Manning, Primary Stars Co-ordinator Katie Ellis Carrigg, Senior Manager (Communities & Wellbeing) Jakob Spruce, Primary Stars Co-ordinator Lynn Taylor, Governance & Administration Manager Anthony Wright, Primary Stars Co-ordinator Stephen Piscopo, Programme Manager, Employability Administration & Operations James McCall, Programme Lead Elaine Birkenhead, Office & Administration Manager Rob Fairfield,Employability Co-ordinator Eddie Sullivan, Community Co-ordinator Franny Hargreaves, (Maternity Cover), Programme Manager, Crime Prevention Anna Slack, Programme Manager, Crime Prevention Fundraising & Marketing Ashton Lee, Project Co-ordinator Rachael Biggs, Marketing Manager Nicky Rea, Project Co-ordinator Rachel Bates, Fundraising Manager Shaun Preston, Project Co-ordinator Dr Paula Carroll, Impact & Insights Manager Lewey Smyth, Project Co-ordinator Lewis Webster, Marketing Specialist Paul Wright, Kicks Targeted Co-ordinator Tracy Boden-Coyne, Fundraising Co-ordinator Shawn Donaghy, Inspires Co-ordinator Alex Jones, Programme Manager, #iwill Helen Whitfield, Programme Lead, #iwill Mollie Caswell, Programme Co-ordinator Ellie Douglas, Programme Co-ordinator Jake McGovern, Programme Co-ordinator 6 7 LFC Foundation Season Review 19 | 20 What We Do The Need Health Our mission is to improve and enhance communities, while creating life changing opportunities for children, young people and their families. Life expectancy in the Liverpool City Region is lower than the national average. For example, in Liverpool, In Sefton it is men live 11.1 years and 11.8 years lower for men In 2019, there were approximately women live 8.9 years and 11.5 years lower for less than the women 1,559,300 people national average In Knowsley it is (1) living in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) 11.4 years lower for men and 12.6 years lower (1) Nomisweb.co.uk. 2021. Labour Market Profile - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics. [online] Available from: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/lep/1925185554/report.aspx#tabempunemp for women(3) (3) Public Health England, 2020. Public Health Outcome Frameworks. Deprivation Deprivation in the LCR is higher than the national average. For example, Liverpool is considered the 3rd most deprived of 317 Local Authority areas. It was ranked as the 4th most deprived in 2015, having previously been ranked the most deprived in 2004, 2007 and 2010 The Anfield area in Liverpool is one of the 10 most deprived areas in England in 2019(2) (2) Liverpool City Council, 2019. The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 A Liverpool analysis. [online] Available at: <https://liverpool.gov.uk/media/1359213/imd-2019-liverpool-analysis-main-report.pdf> 8 9 LFC Foundation Season Review 19 | 20 Employment Education Levels of unemployment in LCR are greater than the UK average. Grades of GCSEs are lower than the national average. Employment in LCR is The number of young people in lower than the UK average Liverpool achieving Maths and (77.7% and 79.1% respectively)(1) English GCSEs at Grade 5 or above (1) Nomisweb.co.uk.