KFC Youth Foundation has awarded £90k in grants to fifteen charities and community groups in London providing support and opportunities to young people in the local community. With almost £500k given in total grants this year to more than 150 local causes across the UK, these grants mark KFC Youth Foundation’s biggest ever funding round to date, as KFC celebrates 60 years in the UK and Ireland.
Local London-based community groups receiving grants include Elevate Her, Step Up Youth, Don’t Sleep Community and Care to Dance.
Care to Dance is a social enterprise, led by qualified social workers and dancers, that supports care-experienced young people through dance. The organisation’s vision is for all care-experienced young people to feel a sense of belonging, freedom and connection, offering a creative outlet through which care-experienced young people can express their feelings, process their experiences and find a real sense of belonging.
Beth Vecchione, CEO and Founder, Care to Dance:
“KFC Youth Foundation funding has helped us to set up brand new programmes for more care-experienced young people across the country, creating new inclusive communities where young people can thrive and feel a sense of belonging. Since this funding we have managed to sustain our programmes over years, meaning we can build trusting and long-lasting relationships with young people. By doing this, young people grow to believe more in themselves, their value and what they could achieve”.
The KFC Youth Foundation aims to create a lasting positive impact on the lives of young people, through grants provided to grassroots community organisations. Since its launch ten years ago, it has delivered over £10 million to community groups providing education, career, and personal growth opportunities for young people across the UK.
The impact of this funding within the local communities that KFC serves is shown in KFC’s first ever economic and community impact report, Believing in chicken since 65, which explores KFC’s contribution to the UK economy and communities, as it celebrates 60 years in the UK&I. The findings demonstrate the positive impact of KFC in London specifically, which includes:
- KFC adds £166m each year to the local economy in London
- KFC has created 5,775 jobs in London
- In total, KFC has contributed an estimated £11.6 billion to the UK economy over the last 60 years, through its investment in restaurants, suppliers and jobs.
Jenny Packwood, Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer, KFC Pan-Europe said:
“The outlook for young people is tougher than ever before, which is why the KFC Youth Foundation funds local charities across the UK that help young people access support and opportunities to unlock their potential. The Foundation’s latest round of funding is the biggest yet and forms a crucial part of KFC’s commitment to supporting the communities we serve as we mark 60 years in the UK”.
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