About us
About Us
Notts County Foundation is the official charity of Notts County Football Club. We serve the local community and we're passionate about using the power of sport to transform the lives of people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
What we do
Innovative programmes that change lives
We are proud to deliver a range of innovative programmes that improve the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, raising aspirations and supporting some of the most disadvantaged, marginalised and talented people across the city and county. We use the power of physical activity and the profile of Notts County FC to provide direction and support.
We are committed to providing high quality, accessible and life-changing development opportunities that change people's health, confidence and skills, increase positive behaviours and bring enjoyment to the people we work with. As a charity, we raise our own funding and continue to design innovative projects that target specific groups of local people. We work with a wide range of groups across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire on a daily basis covering all ages, abilities and disabilities.
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Focus areas
We're committed to working across our four focus areas
Sport and Inclusion
We promote the benefits of sports and activity from a physical, mental and social point of view and work with people of all ages, abilities and disabilities to increase sports participation.
Health
We deliver a range of healthy lifestyle, disability, weight management and mental health projects to different age groups, making a huge difference to participants' long-term health.
Education
We deliver multiple education projects in schools, as well as directly educating young people aged 14-18 on a full-time basis in our alternative provision 'Heading for Goal.'
Portland Centre
Based on Muskham Street in the Meadows, Portland Centre is a community facility operated by Notts County Foundation. The facility offers a wide variety of excellent sporting facilities and is open to all within the local community.
Our purpose and our personality
Notts County Foundation is proud to be the charitable arm of Notts County Football Club, the oldest professional football club in the world!
Our Purpose
We support people in Nottingham in addressing their biggest social needs by channelling the passion, energy, expertise and status of the Club-Foundation partnership to deliver innovative, inclusive and impactful programmes that transform lives.
Our Personality
Guides our culture, communications, partnership development and programme delivery.
- Compassionate: Caring and strongly motivated to make a positive difference to our communities.
- Ambitious: Achieving greater community engagement and impact.
- Collaborative: Working with and for communities in partnership with like-minded organisations.
- Innovative: Developing creative solutions to meet community needs.
- Change-Agents: Facilitating positive behaviour change, better lifestyle choices, systemic change and continuous improvement.
Notts County Foundation actively values equality and diversity.Read our full Equality and Diversity Statement.
Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of Notts County Foundation and The Portland Centre.
Safeguarding
Protecting those within our communities is our highest priority, and our dedication to safeguarding runs throughout the organisation.