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Steve Morgan Community Impact Model generates £35.6million for Speke-Garston

We are delighted to announce that the ‘Steve Morgan Community Impact Model’, delivered by our strategic partner, Everton in the Community, in Speke-Garston, has generated £35.6million of total social value since it first launched in March 2020.

Made possible by the multi-million-pound funding received from the Steve Morgan Foundation, Everton Football Club’s official charity delivers early intervention programmes in Speke-Garston to protect young people from exploitation and inspire them to reach their full potential, and it is thanks to EitC’s significant work in South Liverpool as to why the Impact Model was additionally rolled out across Liverpool 4 and South Sefton last July.

Reflecting on the success of the charity’s delivery in Speke-Garston alone, an independent report by socio-economic specialists, RealWorth found that for every £1 spent to deliver the Impact Model, £17.78 of social value was created for society*. As a result, EitC has generated a remarkable £35.6million of total social value in the last three years from March 2020 to December 2023.

Elsewhere, the report shows that the Impact Model has reduced anti-social behaviour and vulnerability to gangs, improved physical and mental wellbeing and boosted self-confidence amongst the young people in Speke-Garston, elevated academic achievements and developments in work and life skills were associated with over half of the total social value.

What’s more, one of the key findings specifically highlighted how the reading ages amongst local secondary school pupils increased by an average of eight to 16 months within just 12 weeks of the Impact Model’s delivery. These findings were supported by the fact that the charity also contributed to wider school changes in Speke-Garston, including improved Ofsted ratings in two of the three high schools it works in, in an area where 40% of young people aged 16+ have no qualifications.

EitC delivering the Steve Morgan Community Impact Model

Meanwhile, despite both young people and children being listed as the two main beneficiaries of the Impact Model, the report also reflected the wrap-around support for families connected to the Impact Model as well, with them benefitting from £2million of the total social value in this analysis.

To date, more than 17,000 individuals across Speke-Garston have been supported resulting in significant improvements in mental wellbeing, developments in skills and knowledge, and increases in attendance and engagement in school. And from March 2023 to March 2024, EitC has delivered targeted interventions to over 5,000 young people in 11 schools and multiple community venues.

Sue Gregory, CEO at EitC said:

“We’ve been working with the Steve Morgan Foundation since 2020 delivering their Impact Model, and the results that we’ve seen in Speke-Garston during that time is astounding. The findings from the RealWorth report speak for themselves; to have generated over £35million in total social value in just three years shows the significant value the Impact Model has had on the lives of so many young people across South Liverpool. We look forward to continuing this work with the Steve Morgan Foundation and seeing what the next three years brings.”

Liam Eaglestone, CEO at Steve Morgan Foundation added:

“Originally inspired by Steve Morgan’s desire to give back to the community where he was born, we are delighted that the Impact Model has already changed the trajectories of so many young people living in our region. Our partnership with Everton in the Community highlights the Foundation’s approach to providing long-term secure funding, underpinned by very practical support and expertise and, we too, are excited to see the impact it has over the coming years.”

*Societal value is the calculation of benefits created by an organisation as part of their everyday output. The figures are based on an accepted national formula and not only take into account the value for money created by Everton in the Community and Steve Morgan Foundation, but also the wider benefit to society through the direct impact on people’s lives, the economy and the environment.

Steve Morgan Foundation supports Everton in the Community with multi-million-pound funding

The Steve Morgan Foundation is delighted to be supporting Everton in the Community with multi-million-pound funding to deliver early intervention programmes in Liverpool 4 and South Sefton to tackle social deprivation and inequalities that often hinder young people from getting the best start in life.

The Steve Morgan Foundation has been working with the charitable arm of Everton Football Club since 2020, delivering the ‘Steve Morgan Impact Model’ in Speke-Garston to protect young people from exploitation and inspire them to reach their full potential. In the last three years more than 13,500 individuals have been supported resulting in significant improvements in mental wellbeing, developments in skills and knowledge, and increases in attendance and engagement in school.

Everton in the Community’s delivery of the Impact Model in South Liverpool has also contributed to wider school and community changes, such as improved Ofsted ratings in two of the three high schools it works in, improved literary scores and declining anti-social behaviour trends in an area where 40% of young people aged 16+ have no qualifications and 40% of children live in poverty.

And it is thanks to the significant impact of its work in Speke-Garston as to why Everton in the Community and the Steve Morgan Foundation are keen to roll out the Impact Model in Liverpool 4 and South Sefton to nurture aspirations for a brighter tomorrow.

The wards of Liverpool 4 and South Sefton suffer from high levels of deprivation, crime, poor health and child exploitation and the new three-year multi-million-pound funding will see EitC work in primary and secondary schools in the area to deliver the ‘Steve Morgan Impact Model’ to elevate academic achievements, prevent anti-social behaviour and vulnerability to gangs, improve physical and mental wellbeing, develop work and life skills, and boost confidence and self-esteem.

Thanks to the funding received from the Steve Morgan Foundation, the independently financed and independently-governed charitable arm of Everton Football Club will deliver targeted interventions in identified high schools and primary schools across Liverpool 4 and South Sefton to overcome these issues as well as tackling inadequate provision for students with special educational needs and disabilities, struggling literacy skills, negative behaviour and attitudes and limited access to enrichment opportunities.

Over three years, charity staff will work in four identified high schools and nine primary schools to support thousands of young people at a crucial stage in their education journey and deliver personal, social and health education as well as provide access to a range of after-school activities, career and pathway programmes, one-on-one mentoring, social action projects, pastoral support, literacy and numeracy initiatives and much more with the aim of improving attendance rates, enhancing SEND provision, fostering positive behaviour and increasing access to diverse enrichment opportunities.

Everton in the Community will also provide wrap-around support to families of children connected to the Steve Morgan Impact Model and provide employment support, pathways into the charity’s new ADHD screen service as well as specialist mental health support and welfare and benefit advice.

EitC Chief Executive Officer Sue Gregory said: “The areas of Liverpool 4 and South Sefton are home to some of the most deprived communities in the country where our research has shown that socio-economic challenges severely impact education. The aftermath of the pandemic hit these communities harder than most, leaving young people vulnerable and in desperate need of support.

“Thanks to this significant funding from Steve Morgan Foundation, we are able to deliver immediate and decisive interventions in these areas to prevent them succumbing to a life of crime and help them achieve a good education and subsequent employment.

“Our vision is to create systematic change in the Liverpool 4 and South Sefton communities by investing in youth and offering vital support to their families. We believe that the Steve Morgan Impact Model will continue to serve as a pioneering model of place-based change and a flagship programme for transforming communities as we work together to build a better future for our young people.

Liam Eaglestone, CEO of the Steve Morgan Foundation added, “We have been proud to work with Everton in the Community since 2019 and we are delighted to provide our practical support and financial backing for the expansion of the Steve Morgan Impact Model into Liverpool 4 and South Sefton.

“The Impact Model was originally inspired by Steve Morgan’s desire to give back to the community in which he grew up and our partnership with Everton in the Community highlights the Foundation’s approach to providing long-term secure funding, underpinned by very practical support and expertise. We are thrilled that the Impact Model will now have the potential to change the trajectories of thousands more young lives in our region.”

The Steve Morgan Foundation also provided significant funding and support for the development of The People’s Place – Everton in the Community’s purpose-built mental health and wellbeing hub and the first such initiative by any Premier League club.