Anna Heslop

We are proud to share that our first Champion of Change for 2024 is Kiran Matharu. Kiran is the Community Tennis Manager at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). She has been nominated because of her instrumental work in the collaborative tennis for good projects between The Change Foundation and the LTA. These projects have included the […]

This week marked the launch of our first Street Elite programme sessions for 2024! The Hammersmith and Fulham female cohort had childminders on-site to enable parents to fully engage in their session. Whilst the children were occupied nearby, the young women exercised in the gym and discussed their future goals. Reflecting on the session, Rhianna,

Almost half (46%) of younger Millennial and Generation Z people in the UK believe it is too late for them to pursue a career in technology (NTN). We understood that by providing young people aged 18-25 with a space to develop career skills in the tech industry we could reverse this statistic. So, in 2023

Last Friday, we hosted a graduation ceremony that marked a milestone for The Change Foundation. The graduation celebrated 15 young people who had completed our 12-week Work Hard, Play Hard programme. The programme exclusively uses basketball to engage young people in conversations about mental health. It’s the first time we’ve created a basketball programme and

During the Christmas holidays, we invited 30 Ukrainian refugee families to Parkdean Resorts Trecco Bay venue after they generously donated 30 caravans. The four-day trip was part of our wider Ukraine Refugee Sports Project and allowed families to enjoy pool parties, games and delicious hot meals provided by Dizzie from Hugs4Ukraine. Our coaching team also hosted a

Throughout 2023, we have celebrated exceptional individuals by crowning them our ‘Champions of Change’. Each champion was chosen for going above and beyond to support The Change Foundation and the young people on our programmes. As 2023 winds down, we want to give one last thank you to… January- Helen Webster-PullanFebruary – Kaydra FacerMarch – Glenn