FOUNDATION FOR GOOD

FFG Foundation began after we observed what positive impact we were having on the community with another organisation (Fight Fitness Guru ABC). We thought that our positive work wasn’t reflected in our name, as an organisation we help all members of the community, and we wanted a name that was more inclusive and more inviting for all community members.

Our ethos is to educate, inspire and empower. Our aims are to bring the communities of Consett and the surrounding areas together.  Our focus is around improving mental health and well-being. In line with current issues such as social and economic disadvantage and deprivation, low levels of education, unemployment, insecure employment, discrimination, and violence. Mental health in turn impacts issues such as alcohol and substance misuse, abuse, and gender-based violence.

As a team, we enjoy seeing our community members growing and we encourage continuous development and improvement of our members, and we love to see our community members progress in life. We have a range of different initiatives which are in place to help community cohesion and to improve the physical, mental, and social well-being of people within the community. We are a pillar of the community; we thrive on seeing the development of the community in an area that is socially deprived and that is lacking in mental health services.

Our service includes:

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROVISION - We offer a unique service with the aim of positively engaging young people into life based learning. The provision takes students out of the traditional educational setting of Maths and English and offers a new approach where the same values are practiced, but with a spin! YOUTH 

EMPOWERMENT PATHWAYS - An umbrella Service for at risk youth, helping them to fight for a brighter healthier and happier future. We create a safe environment in which service users can learn, adapt, and overcome obstacles. We assist in the development of life management systems with the goal of assisting users in developing a more positive attitude on life and moving toward happiness. 

BOXING - We provide a space for young people to learn and excel within the sport of boxing. Whether they want to do it for fun or competitively, we even have young boxers who have went on to box for England. The environment we have created supports young people and helps them towards successful futures. Post 16 Services 

DOWN BUT NOT OUT -  An umbrella Service for adults who are in the fight against mental ill health, addiction and other complexities of life that creates long term unemployment barriers. Large focus on suicide prevention and helping those who need our help the most. We provide a safe space for service users to learn, adapt and overcome. We help to develop life management systems and seek to help users have a more positive outlook on their life and make the appropriate steps to move towards happiness. 

ACCELERATE  - We offer a unique service with the aim of positively engaging people who are not in education, employment or training. The program helps accelerate the service users and looks to move them towards successful futures. We aim to provide the users with learning which will be essential for their acceleration. BOXING We provide a space for young people to learn and excel within the sport of boxing. Whether they want to do it for fun or competitively, we even have young boxers who have went on to box for England. The environment we have created supports young people and helps them towards successful futures. 

Inclusive Services 

DISABILITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A range of physical activity classes, including boxing and adaptive resistance band training. People who have disabilities regularly miss out on opportunities that people without disability have. We believe that services around the world should do their part to make services accessible and inclusive for all people. 

SPECIAL OLYMPICS & PARALYMPICS We are in talks with the special Olympics to add 'Inclusive Tag Boxing' into the global development sports for the special Olympics. We have designed a sport which helps boxing to be inclusive for those who are unable to do it due to disability 

FFG Foundation run fully inclusive services where each demographic in the area is looked at individually. We look at the demographics individually so we can provide a physical activity that is suitable for these different groups. We can then provide the best relevant outcomes to these groups i.e., advancement and maintenance of health or looking to expand the horizons for the younger population by gaining insight and qualifications in health-related subjects. The services we offer for different groups not only look at physical health but also look to improve the social and mental well-being of these demographics. By providing the right support to different groups we believe we can have many positive benefits to our community and continue our mission to help those who need our help the most and with the support that they specifically need.

Should you kindly consider supporting us on this amazing journey we are currently looking for an additional top-up funder to work alongside our other funders.