WBC Cares Youth Referral Programme

In collaboration with the Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP), WBC Cares UK will be running FREE youth boxing programme across Sussex. This programme is designed to support young people who may benefit from structured, positive engagement through boxing and positive mentors.

They are accepting young people via referrals from professionals only (such as social workers, teachers, and youth offending service workers), as well as parents. Please find the referral form attached. The referred young people meet at least three of the criteria outlined in the referral specification; however, they will always take professional judgement and context into consideration when assessing suitability.

The programme will run across five locations:

• Crawley
• Brighton
• Haywards Heath
• Eastbourne
• Bognor Regis

Sessions will take place once a week and are completely free of charge.

While the programme is boxing-oriented, they recognise that not all young people engage with boxing. Therefore, they also offers additional activities such as table tennis, chess, football and other engaging activities to ensure inclusivity and engagement for all participants.

If you have a young person in mind who you feel would benefit from this programme, please do not hesitate to get in touch  via the email below. They would be happy to provide further information and discuss next steps. The programme poster has also been attached for your reference.

Please note:

• They can only accept referrals for young people aged between 9 and 17 (please be advised that young people aged 9-11 must be in either Year 5 or 6; they currently cannot accept referrals for Year 4 and below)
• Young people need to be accompanied to sessions at first, unless assessed otherwise.
• All coaches are fully DBS-checked and hold safeguarding, first aid, and England Boxing coaching qualifications, as well as mentoring experience.
• Attendance is flexible; young people are welcome to stay for as long or as short a time as they feel comfortable, with no pressure from the team.

Email: info@wbccaresuk.org

Referral Forms: Referral Forms