Northampton Saints Foundation
A year of building positive futures
As the 2024/25 academic year comes to an end, Northampton Saints Foundation is celebrating supporting more than 8,000 young people across Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, helping to build positive futures in the community. Through its education, employability and social inclusion
programmes, the organisation has helped create spaces where young people feel safe, valued and supported to build better futures. T e Education team delivered more than 2,650 hours of sessions
in 41 schools and settings, reaching more than 6,700 young people. Whether helping to improve their physical, social and emotional development, rebuild confidence or re-engage students with learning, every session was tailored to the individual and designed to make a diff erence. T e Social Inclusion department supported 276 young people
through the Engage programme, refl ecting a 16% increase from the previous year. The Foundation also opened a new hub in Kettering, with another launching soon in Northampton, focused on supporting young people currently waiting for mental health services. T ese spaces are already providing much-needed support, structure and community. Employability and Skills programmes helped 78 young people
build workplace confi dence and gain qualifi cations. A pilot project with West Northamptonshire Council saw 75% of participants move into education, training or employment. T anks to partnerships with Northampton College and Tresham College, businesses and the emergency services, practical experience is now off ered across 16 industries with that number continuing to grow. Mental health support continues to be a vital part of Northampton
Saints Foundation’s work. From one-to-one counselling to outreach and group sessions, the in-house team has provided flexible, compassionate support to young people navigating anxiety, low mood and emotional challenges. Elsewhere, the Memory Cafe and intergenerational programmes continue to bring people together and strengthen the wider community.
T is year, the Foundation took its message to Parliament, calling
for greater recognition and long-term funding for grassroots organisations. With more than 923,000 young people in the UK currently not in education, employment or training, and more than 14,000 children in Northamptonshire living with a mental health disorder, the need for local, trusted support has never been more urgent. Everything the Foundation has achieved this year is thanks to
those that have provided support, from corporate partners and schools to volunteers and Northampton Saints supporters, every placement off ered, raffl e ticket sold, hour donated and pound raised has helped change a young person’s life. Looking ahead to 2025 and beyond, the focus remains on the
core mission to grow the impact, deepen the support and keep young people at the centre of everything it does. Business owners, educators and community leaders are invited
to get involved in the work of Northampton Saints Foundation, by off ering work experience, sponsoring a programme, hosting a workshop or simply spreading the word. T at support can make a real diff erence.
To fi nd out more, contact
admin@northamptonsaintsfoundation.org or visit
www.northamptonsaintsfoundation.org
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