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QPR in the Community Trust – The Launch

Tuesday 17th February was an historic day in the history of QPR’s Football in the Community Scheme. The Community scheme was officially launched as a registered charity. The event took place at The House of Lords, and included speeches from trustees Lord Burns and Amit Bhatia, Trust CEO Andy Evans, First team coach Gareth Ainsworth, plus some key individuals that have been positively affected by the Community scheme to date. The entire QPR first team squad were present at the event as well as some leading MP’s from the local boroughs that the Trust covers.

Watch our video below highlighting the fantastic work that ‘QPR in the Community Trust’ undertake in West London.

Click here to download our PDF of the Community Launch

The Community Scheme to date has reached over half a million children across the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Hillingdon and Westminster since its inception in 1994.

After 14 years of building bridges, forming bonds and aiding children and young adults, the Scheme has taken the decision to convert to charitable status and become QPR In The Community Trust.

Trust CEO Andy Evans told www.qpr.co.uk: “This is not just about coaching. This is not just about football. This is about using the power of football to reach children and young people of all backgrounds.

“Social inclusion is a vital ingredient of what has been a successful Scheme, and what will be a successful and dynamic charity.

“Sport motivates, inspires and connects across a wide area of the community to deliver positive outcomes to people’s lives.

“The move to Trust allows us to help more people through increased scope, capabilities and funding.”

The Scheme’s work to date has led to its inclusion in Show Racism the Red Card’s Hall of Fame, as well as being Finalists in the Football League’s Community Scheme of the Year 2007, winning the Family Excellence Award 2008 and achieving the highest accreditation possible from the Football League for our community work.

Looking ahead, the Trust aims to build on these triumphs by continuing to have a positive influence on thousands of lives, as many as 100,000 every year.
The QPR Football In The Community Scheme persists in breaking down barriers and improving people’s everyday life.

We believe becoming QPR In The Community Trust will help us to continue to achieve and to further these objectives.