Centre Spot Awarded Try for Change Small Grant

Centre Spot Awarded Try for Change Small Grant

Centre Spot are pleased to be one of 11 projects selected across the country by England Rugby and Comic Relief, who announced the first set of Try for Change small grant recipients.

The Try for Change small grants round is the first initiative in England Rugby’s partnership with Sport Relief. Aimed at supporting smaller charities, community groups and grassroots rugby clubs in England, the grants offer projects up to £10,000 to support the valuable work they are doing to improve lives through rugby.

Over 40 organisations, including 17 rugby clubs, applied for a small grant, with 11 projects ultimately being awarded funding. The successful projects are located across England and use rugby and its core values as a tool to greatly improve and support the lives of marginalised and disadvantaged people.

Dominic Proctor, RFU Chair for Try for Change and RFU Board Member said “It’s great to see such deserving projects being awarded grants in our first round of funding. The projects selected each demonstrate how rugby has the ability to improve the lives of millions of people from all walks of life and I’m excited to see how they each of them utilise their grants to make a real difference over the coming months.”

Sue Wicks, Strategic Lead, Sport for Change at Comic Relief said: “The small grant recipients have each shown their commitment to making positive change through rugby, with many already demonstrating just how important such initiatives are to individuals in need. There’s a great spectrum of projects covering numerous disadvantaged and socially isolated groups across England, and I can’t wait to see how they continue to grow their fantastic programmes over the coming year to provide positive change within their communities.”

Centre Spot will be working with local schools and community groups within the Smethwick area of Sandwell. The project will work with young people at risk of/engaged in substance abuse and/or anti-social behaviour providing regular structured sporting activities and group learning to increase activity, improve emotional health, well-being, and life chances, whilst focusing on citizenship and team working to promote community cohesion and positive attitudes.