Zoopla season review

The Albion Foundation

Inspire to Achieve

Thanks to Zoopla

Season 12/13


• The Albion Foundation is a registered charity working in partnership with WBAFC but financially independent of the Club

• We use the iconic brand to deliver quality sporting and educational opportunities to our community

• For every goal scored by WBA in the League this season the Foundation received £500. At the end of the season this totalled 53 GOALS and £26,500

• We are so grateful to Zoopla for this wonderful gesture and we wanted to show you what we have done this season with your support


40 Full time staff

57 Part-time staff

46 Volunteers

8183 participants per week

668 hours of delivery per week

The Vision

BE THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY AT

AIMS:• MAKE A DIFFERENCE• RAISE ASPIRATIONS

• CREATE AN INSPIRING WORK ENVIRONMENT

EDUCATIONAlternative Provision

FOOTBALL&

Selected Sports

Season Review AUGUST4 GOALS £2,000

• FOUNDATION ON THE MOVE• WE GOT THE KEYS TO OUR NEW PREMISES ON 28TH AUGUST AND WE

HAD PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL 21 DAYS LATER ON THE 17TH SEPTEMBER• THIS IS WHAT WE DID!!




Season Review SEPTEMBER4 GOALS £2,000

• 2012 MINUTES CONTINUOUS BADMINTON CHALLENGE RAISING MONEY FOR FOUNDATION AND BABY CARE UNIT


• WE TAKE 30 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO THE PARALYMPIC GAMES FOR A DAY TO REMEMBER


• STEVE CLARKE AND GARETH MCAULEY LAUNCH OUR ONE ALBION DISABILITY PROGRAMME AND PRESENT TROPHIES TO OUR SCA DISABILITY TEAMS

Season Review OCTOBER5 GOALS £2,500

• WBA V MAN CITY IS “FOUNDATION DAY RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR THE FOUNDATION

Season Review OCTOBER5 GOALS £2,500

• OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROVISION “TIME OUT” SHOWS IMPACT IN REPORT

• 54 PUPILS SUPPORTED • 86% ATTENDANCE• 81% OF PUPILS REINTEGRATED BACK TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL• 65% OF PUPILS ACHIEVE A QUALIFICATION

• ‘I don’t like school, but Time Out is alright because of the way staff speak to ya. All the staff are safe because they make the lessons better…’

The staff are proper sound and really easy to get along with…they’ve helped me achieve so much and I’m very grateful…I wish we could have a fag though.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMqIT4PF3ik



Season Review NOVEMBER11 GOALS £5,500

• PUPILS FROM A SCHOOL IN TIPTON COMPETED IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE, THEY WON THEIR REGIONAL HEAT AT VILLA PARK AND WERE NATIONAL RUNNERS UP AT FINAL IN LONDON

Season Review NOVEMBER11 GOALS £5,500

• TRIPLE A OUR ATTENDANCE PROJECT APPEARS ON MATCH OF THE DAY

Season Review DECEMBER4 GOALS £2,000

• YOUSSOUF MULUMBU LAUNCHES ALBION AMBASSADORS OUR LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK PROGRAMME IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Season Review DECEMBER4 GOALS £2,000

• MARC-ANTIONE FORTUNE OFFICIALLY OPENS THE ALBION FOUNDATION SCHOOL

Season Review JANUARY 6 GOALS £3,000

• KICKZ OUR INCLUSION PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITHT THE POLICE RUNS A “TRAIN LIKE A PRO” MATCH DAY EVENT AS A REWARD

Season Review JANUARY 6 GOALS £3,000

• WE SELL OUT A FAN’S FORUM AT WORCESTER COUNTY CRICKET CLUB WITH SHANE LONG AND JAMES MORRISON

Season Review FEBRUARY 4 GOALS £2,000

• STEVE CLARKE VISITS SPORTING CLUB ALBION TRAINING NIGHT MEETING 30 POWERCHAIR , 50 PAN DISABILITY, 25 LADIES AND 50 GIRLS PLAYERS

Season Review FEBRUARY 4 GOALS £2,000

• OUR “GIRLS ALLOWED” PUPILS TAKE PART IN A WELL-BEING PROJECT WHICH TACKLES THEIR EMOTIONS

Season Review MARCH 3 GOALS £1,500

• FOR THE SECOND YEAR WE HOST THE NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME FESTIVAL IN THE ACADEMY DOME AND OUR VERY OWN TEAM COMPETES FOR THE FIRST TIME

Season Review MARCH 3 GOALS £1,500

• WE START OUR OVERSEAS PROGRAMME WITH TRIPS TO AUSTRALIA AND NIGERIA, WE RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA FOR 3 WEEKS IN JULY

Season Review APRIL 5 GOALS £1,500

• OUR POWERCHAIR TEAM QUALIFY FOR THE “CHAMPIONS LEAGUE “ IN PARIS. STEVE CLARKE AND HIS COACHING TEAM WERE CHALLENGED TO A GAME, THEY LOST 6-0 AND DONATED MONEY TO FUND THE TRIP


• ZOOPLA STAFF TAKE PART IN OUR DISABILITY AWARENESS TEAM BUILDING DAY, PLAYING BLIND FOOTBALL, POWERCHAIR AND WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL. SEE THEM IN ACTION AT THIS LINK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMNUS6IZJ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMNUS6IZJ4


• SCA MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WIN PROMOTION FROM ENGLISH DIVISION 4 IN THEIR FIRST SEASON, THE UNDER 18 GIRLS AND UNDER 16 BOYS REACH THE PLAY OFFS

Season Review MAY 7 GOALS £3,500

• THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE• STUDENT “X” IN YEAR 7 WENT TO SCHOOL FOR 15 DAYS• HER MOTHER SUFFERS FROM DEPRESSION AND SHE IS THE MAIN

CARER FOR HER SIBLINGS• SHE MOVED HOUSE 7 TIMES IN 6 YEARS DECLARED HOMELESS

TWICE AND HOUSING DECLARED UNSAFE AND “DIRTY LIVING ENVIRONMENT”

• CAME TO OUR PROJECT BACK IN OCTOBER 2012• HER ATTENDANCE IS 86% AND SHE HAS ONLY BEEN LATE TWICE• SHE HAS NEVER SHOWN ANY DISPLAYS OF ANGER, DISRESPECT

FORMING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND STAFF• THRIVING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND VOLUNTEERING ON OUR

PROGRAMMES

Season Review MAY 7 GOALS £3,500

• RENEE HAS JUST SAT HER GCSE MATHS AND ENGLISH• WE HAVE GOT HER A PLACE ON THE MIDLAND HEART “BACK ON

TRACK” APPRENTICESHIP• RENEE’S REACTION WAS

• “THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN TO PEOPLE LIKE ME. I WILL BE ABLE TO HELP MY MUM OUT MORE”

• ERIN HER MENTOR AND OUR MEMBER OF STAFF EMAILED

• “THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FINDING THIS, SHE IS COMPLETELY OVER THE MOON, IT’S LIKE SHE’S WON THE LOTTERY!! TO SEE HER FACE ON DAYS LIKE TODAY IS WHY I LOVE MY JOB.”

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WHAT NEXT?

• SUCCESSFUL FREE SCHOOL APPLICATION SO WE CAN EXPAND THE WORK WE DO AND HELP MORE YOUNG PEOPLE

• DELIVERING A PRIMARY SCHOOL PE PROGRAMME TO INSPIRE YOUNGER CHILDREN TO LOVE SPORT

• EXPANSION OF DISABILITY PROGRAMME TO EXTEND FOCUS ON ADULTS IN CARE AND GETTING THEM PHYSICALLY ACTIVE

• FURTHER OVERSEAS WORK IN AUSTRALIA, USA, NIGERIA, CHINA, INDIA, SWEDEN, FINLAND TO RAISE FUNDS TO PUT BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY