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The Rangers Charity Foundation has been recognised for their work in the community in the SPFL’s new national campaign – UNITED: Football in the Community.

The SPFL, SWPL and SPFL Trust campaign, the UNITED content series, is celebrating the vital work of football clubs and community trusts supporting communities across Scotland.

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The new Football in the Community campaign aims to showcase how clubs and their associated community trusts and foundations have become increasingly important within their local areas, delivering programmes that support people’s health, wellbeing, social connection, education and inclusion, while helping to strengthen communities nationwide.

Rangers Charity Foundation’s community initiatives are showcased, with a particular focus on how Community Assistant Jordan Shennan has overcome challenges to thrive in her role in delivering a variety of programmes at the Foundation and helping others.
Jamie Duncanson, Community Programmes Manager at the Rangers Charity Foundation said:

“Jordan initially attended one of our employability programmes and impressed from Day 1 with her attitude. She is a young parent and carer for her mum and so had faced barriers to employment. We saw something special in her in the course and she then took on a volunteering role with us. Later we were able to offer her employment as a Community Assistant and she is now delivering her own courses, helping people gain Qualifications Scotland Awards and ultimately employment. She is a highly valued member of our team”

Connal Cochrane, Chief Executive of the Rangers Charity Foundation commented:

“People may not know that we work directly with thousands of people throughout the year to help improve their lives in different ways – whether that be helping them get Qualifications Scotland Awards, supporting young people into education or improving their health and wellbeing. Mental health and wellbeing is a key focus for us and we also have a full-time trauma counsellor who our participants can access confidentially.

The hook of the Club is really important for us and thanks to their strong backing, we now deliver a wider range of programmes at the Ibrox Community Complex, which provides dedicated and flexible classroom spaces together with a new astro turf pitch directly across from Ibrox Stadium. We have everything from after school classes for 5 and 6 year-olds to our Football Memories programme which supports people with dementia and their carers.

We are passionate about being a force for good on behalf of the Rangers family and it’s a real positive to be featured in this campaign and raise awareness of the community work that we and many others do across the country.”

Nicky Reid, SPFL Trust Chief Executive, said: “The impact delivered by associated community trusts across Scotland is extraordinary, with more than 800 staff and 1,450 volunteers supporting programmes nationwide. Football plays a vital role in tackling some of our country’s great challenges, with our trusts and clubs helping to promote health, wellbeing and inclusion. UNITED: Football in the Community gives us the chance to celebrate the incredible people and partnerships behind this amazing work.”