The Steve Morgan Foundation has announced a three-year partnership with Wrexham AFC Foundation to scale up its community-based programmes that tackle anti-social behaviour, increase employment prospects, and improve declining youth facilities.
We are investing £300,000 in Wrexham AFC Foundation over the next three years, so it can expand its Street Dragons and Young Leaders programmes, invest in community pitch regeneration, and create safer spaces for young people to thrive.
The partnership builds on our long-term strategic support for both Everton in the Community and the Liverpool FC Foundation.
“We know things are really tough right now for a lot of people and communities across our region.” Steve Morgan explains.
“That’s why the Steve Morgan Foundation is backing organisations that make a real, lasting difference. We understand first-hand the positive influence of football in engaging young people and we are proud to be working with the ambitious and committed team at Wrexham AFC Foundation to help change lives for the better.”
With our backing, Wrexham AFC Foundation aims to build a generation equipped with life, leadership, and teamwork skills through the provision of regular ‘Street Dragons’ football and sports sessions to reduce anti-social behaviour, delivering its youth leadership programme to improve wellbeing and boost confidence, and revitalising community spaces to turn derelict pitches into safe, active hubs.
Jamie Edwards, Head of Wrexham AFC Foundation, comments:
“At Wrexham AFC Foundation we are determined that the team’s ongoing success is mirrored by our positive impact within the community and having the support of the Steve Morgan Foundation will be an absolute game-changer for us. We are fully aligned to the Steve Morgan Foundation’s unwavering focus on tackling the root issues of social disadvantage and this grant will enable us to provide long-term investment in people, pitches and partnerships in our town, and beyond.”
Watch Steve Morgan’s pitchside interview here: