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Date:
9/7/2024
Posted By:
Charlotte
Category:
Trust News
Community Trust records another hugely successful year
Nottingham Forest Community Trust, the official charity of Nottingham Forest Football Club, is pleased to announce the release of its latest annual report. The charitable arm of Nottingham Forest Football Club, the Trust serves a crucial role in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire regions by working closely with private, public and third-sector partners to provide support to individuals and organisations.
The report showcases the Trust’s accomplishments throughout 2023 and the positive outcomes achieved during another hugely successful year.
Within that time, the Trust has engaged over 94,000 local participants through 8,083 individual community support sessions. These efforts align with the Community Trust’s three strategic objectives:
Significantly increase improvements in local people’s Health and Wellbeing.
Significantly increase opportunities for local people to access high quality education and training, leading to meaningful sustainable employment.
Significantly increase reach into local communities through delivery of Community Engagement programmes.
Highlights include providing extracurricular support to 6,547 primary school pupils, facilitating 48 mental health sessions and the Trust working with Nottingham Forest to host the Club’s first Iftar at the City Ground.
The annual report also captures the stories of individuals who have engaged with the Trust’s community initiatives, offering a personal insight into the lives and positive impact on the people of Nottingham.
Judith Lyons, Chair of Trustees said, “Reflecting on a remarkable year for Nottingham Forest Community Trust in 2023 we’re excited to share some of the highlights of our success.
“We’re proud to report that over 94,000 members of our community directly benefited from our initiatives throughout the year. Our commitment to our three-year strategic plan remains steadfast as does our focus on making a meaningful impact where it’s needed most.
“Looking ahead to 2024 we’ve set ourselves some ambitious goals to accelerate the progress we’ve made. We are proud to be an integral part of the Nottingham Forest family and remain committed to bringing continued, meaningful change within our community.”
Calum Osborne, Nottingham Forest Community Trust Chief Executive Officer added, “I am immensely proud to present another year of significant impact and achievement for Nottingham Forest Community Trust.
“Our dedicated team has shown relentless commitment and passion, driving measurable positive change throughout 2023—one of our strongest years to date.
“As we look ahead, we remain focused on increasing our impact in 2024 and beyond.”
Download the annual report here.
