£5,671,113 total social value generated across 2021/22 season (independent EFL Trust SROI report); 73% of young people on youth programmes reside in the most deprived areas of England; over 11,000 hours of session delivery across 49 schools with 32 partners
Key Metric 1
864 young people engaged through free PL Kicks football sessions; 350 older adults engaged weekly across walking football and multisport; 116 people completed Fit Dale programme with average 4kg weight loss and £1,411 social value per participant (£103,003 total for completers)
Key Metric 2
82% of children recognised own emotions after Primary Schools Mental Wellbeing Programme; 71% knew how to make themselves feel better when low; 100% of Headstart students (21 total) felt less anxious about secondary school transition; 100% pass rate on Sports College programme
Key Metric 3
Healthy life expectancy gap of 16.8 years between most and least deprived wards — just 3 miles apart; 28% of children in Rochdale live in poverty (up to 50% in one ward); Hope Football programme engaged 27 refugees and sanctuary seekers in first 3 weeks; one walking footballer called up to England Walking Football team