Join our growing London Team
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Join our growing London Team

Join our growing London Team. We are excited to be recruiting for two key new posts in our London team including a Head of London Programmes and Programme Coordinator for Southwark.

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Foundation Welcomes Sports Tech Firm Clubforce
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Foundation Welcomes Sports Tech Firm Clubforce

The Foundation, which seeks to empower youths to tackle inequalities they face, has joined forces with sports tech firm, Clubforce. Clubforce is the only all-in-one sports club management platform that enables club volunteers to manage all aspects of their club from a single interface. Currently, the tech business is helping more than 2000 clubs to grow and thrive with members in 35 countries.

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Lewisham Summer Programme
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Lewisham Summer Programme

Thanks to funding from the Bromley and Lewisham Community Links programme and the Lewisham HAF fund, in collaboration with the Grove Park Youth Club Building Preservation Trust, we are delivering a jam-packed summer schedule of free activities - four days per week - for young people aged 11-17 years in Lewisham.

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Rio Ferdinand Foundation launches new partnership with The Jockey Club
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Rio Ferdinand Foundation launches new partnership with The Jockey Club

The largest employer in British horseracing, The Jockey Club, today announces an exciting new partnership with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation. The partnership aims to help young people from some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities learn more about the sport as a pastime and an industry they can work in.

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Oldham Partnership Creates New Opportunities
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Oldham Partnership Creates New Opportunities

Young people under-25 in Oldham have jumped at the opportunity to break into the music, sport, tech, and construction industries with free training, work experience and mentoring provided by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation

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BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal
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BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal

Listen in as our founder Rio Ferdinand and youth ambassador Poppy share their stories and ask for your help to change more young lives.

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RIO FERDINAND FOUNDATION & WARNER MUSIC PARTNERSHIP EXTENDED
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RIO FERDINAND FOUNDATION & WARNER MUSIC PARTNERSHIP EXTENDED

The Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Warner Music have extended their partnership for a further nine months in 2022. The news follows a successful three-month pilot programme to engage young people in skills-based programmes linked to the music industry in London and Manchester.

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Positive Futures Partnership Extended for 2022
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Positive Futures Partnership Extended for 2022

Rio Ferdinand Foundation is delighted to announce the Youth In Action: Positive Futures Programme will continue into 2022, as its partnership with UEFA Foundation goes from strength to strength.

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Find Your Future Launches
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Find Your Future Launches

The Rio Ferdinand Foundation and The Gym Group’s new programme, Find Your Future, launched today. This new community focused programme will see The Gym Group partner with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation to inspire the next generation and their future careers.

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