The game of rugby inspires a stronger sense of camaraderie than any other I know. For the people we work with, it also provides the validation, motivation and sense of belonging that is needed to help get them back on track.
Since 2012, we have helped over 700 adults through our Adult Employability courses, tackling unemployment, anti-social behaviour, crime and poor health. Our SOHK for Schools programme, targets the school children commonly left behind in the system, who are most at-risk of permanent exclusion. Through a proven method of sport coaching and specialist mentoring, we have helped so many people change their lives and create better futures.
To sustain the work we do, we’re looking for new friends. If you become a Friend of SOHK and pledge £3 a month, you will join a growing army of supporters, committed to helping us change the game.
By the blow of the final whistle at the Rugby World Cup 2019, we would love for 5,000 amazing individuals to be Friends of SOHK, donating £3 per month. With gift aid factored in, this could eventually create a steady revenue of £250,000 per year - enough to change the lives of 500 vulnerable children each year. How incredible is that?
£3 might not sound like a lot, but to us this will enable us to create a platform for sustained growth. For the price of your morning coffee, you can bring long term security to what we can do at School of Hard Knocks.
For every £1 donated to School of Hard Knocks, we spend at least 87 pence on supporting adults and children create better futures for themselves, through expert coaching and mentoring. Find out more.
£5
Provides boxing wraps for a participant.
£10
Provides one mentoring session for an adult participant.
£75
Funds an adult participant for the day.
£100
Trains and matches a volunteer mentor with an adult beneficiary.
£600
Supports a school pupil at risk of exclusion with rugby coaching and mentoring every week for a year.
£1000
Funds an unemployed adult through an SOHK programme to help them find sustainable employment.
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