Hull FC Community Foundation is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £210,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to launch their ‘Set Restart’ project.
Prioritising support to young adults aged 14 – 29 living on Orchard Park Estate, ‘Set Restart’ is an initial three-year intervention entailing activities designed to support members of the community to achieve outcomes associated with better physical health, mental wellbeing, and education and employability.
The project received the backing of key partners including Dame Diana Johnson MP and NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group throughout its development process and builds on recent funding announcements from the Foundation.
The project implements new community response activities that seek to help people living in the most deprived areas of the city rebuild their lives following Covid-19.
With community coaches and volunteers working daily on the estate to support vulnerable people at risk of loneliness and isolation throughout the pandemic, ‘Set Restart’ will now prioritise support to three groups where existing health and social inequalities have been exacerbated.
Young people aged 14-17, unemployed adults aged 18-29, and young families will from September have access to bespoke personal development, sport, and physical activity sessions delivered from accessible venues on the estate and from FC’s community facilities at the MKM Stadium. The project fundamentally aims to equip residents with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to lead healthier, resilient lives.
Commenting on the award, James Price, Head of Community Foundation said: “As a project, ‘Set Restart’ has been almost two years in the making and I would like to extend my thanks to National Lottery players for making projects like this possible.
“We identified a clear need for a multi-faceted place-based project supporting Orchard Park residents having developed relationships with the community and local partners through the delivery of projects ranging from diversionary sport and school engagement to older person inclusion activities.
“Our Covid-19 response work on the estate allowed us to develop a greater understanding of the issues affecting local people, particularly young adults where isolation and loneliness has had a significant impact. We look forward to launching our ‘Set Restart’ programme of activities shortly and supporting young people to be their best self.”
For more information on ‘Set Restart’ or any other project delivered by Hull FC Community Foundation, please contact the team on 01482 327200.
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