Changing people's lives through sport around Burgess Park

"School holidays can be stressful periods for children from low-income families. Poor provision of appropriate childcare, limited access to enrichment activities, and food insecurity mean that children's health and well-being can suffer, and their learning stagnates or declines".

Since 2016 Burgess Sports has introduced healthy food within its holiday. 

We started our charity to help children in a very urban and under privileged area of London. Our mission is to provide young people a unique opportunity to develop leadership, organizational and physical management skills in a fun and safe supportive learning environment in which participants can build a sense of community.

Our programmes are made up of children from different ethnic, socioeconomic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Sports creates bridges where boundaries usually exist, giving participants a lesson in teamwork, empathy for their teammates and respect for their opponents.  Sport stresses the positive effects of participation in learning the important life skills of goal setting … the development of a strong sense of morality; and the development of an appreciation of diversity.