Homeless Rugby

Aim

Building strong partnerships between rugby clubs & local homeless charities to help create positive sporting opportunities.

Homeless Rugby CIC

The multi-award winning Homeless Rugby CIC was established to bring charities and the rugby community together to tackle challenges faced by people affected by homelessness. Following the successful launch of our first project with Worcester Warriors RUFC and Worcester YMCA, we have launched a second programme in Glasgow and a third project in Newport. In May this year, Worcester, Glasgow and Newport teams came together in the first ever Homeless Rugby World Cup.

We provide opportunities to those affected by homelessness to train and play rugby, inspiring and empowering individuals to realise their full potential, and directly improving participants’ health, discipline, communication skills and self-respect.

We believe participation in grassroots rugby can be a catalyst for people experiencing homelessness to engage more effectively with wider support services related to health, education, training and employment.

Watch our video and find out more at www.homelessrugby.org

Meinhardt UK Charity Touch Rugby Tournament Fundraiser September 2017

This September, Homeless Rugby CIC is supported by Meinhardt UK in their bid to raise vital funds to develop and expand the work of the charity.

Meinhardt UK is a key corporate supporter of Homeless Rugby, and helped us by raising over £3000 through their corporate charity touch rugby tournament in 2016.

Following the success of last year’s event, Meinhardt UK’s charity tournament returns this September, bigger and better than before. Meinhardt will play host to 8 corporate rugby teams from various companies across the property sector, who will come together for an afternoon of friendly competition followed by a celebratory after-party.

Meinhardt UK would like to thank our corporate teams for their entry donations to the tournament, and for their support at the event, where there will be further fun ways to donate money to the charity.

How You Can Help

Homeless Rugby and Meinhardt UK need your help too.

Please help us to boost funds raised from the event by donating here, and joining us in our goal to #TackleHomelessness and improve the lives of the most vulnerable and hidden in society.

Your donation will:

• Aid us in our continued work developing a national programme of homeless rugby training and development initiatives across the UK, engaging professional and amateur clubs along with homeless charities and the business community.
• Help us to start new teams across the UK and register more players with the Homeless Rugby programme so that they can benefit from the wealth of resources and connections the rugby family has to offer.
• Maintain, enhance and expand the resources and activities we provide for those affected by homelessness.
• Support our existing teams – providing kit, training facilities and funding to travel and attend matches and compete in local leagues.
• Help us to increase awareness of our work, and transform public understanding of homelessness in the UK.

This project successfully funded on 2nd November 2017