Premier League Kicks, funded by the Premier League through the Premier League Charitable Fund, uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales.

The programme creates opportunities for young people aged 8-18 who are at risk of anti-social behaviour, youth violence and/or from high-need areas to regularly engage in football, sport, mentoring and personal development opportunities.

Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, DIVERT sees the Foundation work in partnership with Suffolk Constabulary to actively engage with and raise aspirations of young people aged 13-17 years old in Ipswich that are on the periphery of, or entrenched in, serious youth violence.

The launch of this new initiative acts on an increased need for targeted and bespoke interventions in Ipswich in response to serious violence and gang activity in the town.

The Foundation delivers the Advantage Talking Tactics Programme in Ipswich in partnership with Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, and The Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance.

The programme has been designed to increase access to NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, help tackle waiting times and reduce health inequalities by providing weekly 1-2-1 mentoring support for young people aged 11-21 with mild-moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing support needs.

The Foundation is working alongside Suffolk Constabulary to deliver Knife Crime workshops in high schools across Ipswich.

Targeting areas with high-levels of youth violence, the interventions aim to inform young people of the dangers of carrying or using a knife.