# Persimmon Homes to give £1 million a year to youth causes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/12/persimmon-homes-to-give-1-million-a-year-to-youth-causes/
- Published: 2019-02-12T15:40:51+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Housebuilder Persimmon Homes has announced its £1 million Building Futures programme,
which will assist community sports, education and arts and health initiatives for
under 18s.**

The new funding scheme is part of the company’s official partnership with Team GB
over the next three years, through to Tokyo 2020 and beyond.

Building Futures is being delivered through the Persimmon Charitable Foundation,
which last year donated £620,000 to support children’s sport.

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## Bigger this year

Building Futures will involve giving even more this year. It is aimed solely at 
community projects for under 18s and targeted at:

 * grassroots sports groups
 * community groups dealing with physical and mental health issues and awareness
 * arts and education projects.

 

> Through the [#BuildingFutures](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BuildingFutures?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> programme, our new partnership with [@TeamGB](https://twitter.com/TeamGB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> will help support young people across the UK just like the boxers at the Heart
> of England Boxing Club.
> Find out more and apply today [https://t.co/t02HPT4nu4](https://t.co/t02HPT4nu4)
> [pic.twitter.com/ilRl2x8rhi](https://t.co/ilRl2x8rhi)
> — persimmonhomes (@PersimmonHomes) [January 31, 2019](https://twitter.com/PersimmonHomes/status/1090923768229314560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## Funding available

Locally, **128 grants of £1,000** each will be awarded each year across Persimmon’s
31 regional businesses and its head office to improve facilities and the delivery
of vital grassroots community projects.

Three of these initiatives will go on to win **£100,000** each through a national
award scheme voted on by the public.

As well as this £100,000 prize, in each sector (sport, health and education) there
will be a **£50,000** second prize and a **£20,000** third prize, while a further
87 shortlisted projects will each receive **£5,000**.

 

## British Olympic Association partnership

As an official partner of the British Olympic Association, Persimmon’s initiative
will see Team GB Olympians attend community projects around the United Kingdom to
present funds in person and see first-hand the impact the donations have on local
communities.

 

## Boxing club saved by funding

Building Futures was launched, appropriately, at The Heart of England Community 
Boxing Club in Burbage, near Hinckley. A  few months earlier it had received a £
200,000 cheque from the Persimmon Foundation.

This grant helped to save the club from collapse. As a result it could continue 
to help around 80 young people each week overcome issues such as ADHD, autism, anti-
social behaviour and bullying, as well as offering dietary advice to its members
and tips on how to keep fit.

![Anthony Ogogo stands against a wall with logos of Persimmon Homes and Building
Futures](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2019/02/anthony-ogogo-team-gb.jpg)

_Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo_

 

At the launch, young people at the club were treated to a sparring session with 
London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo as part of the Team GB partnership.

British Olympic Association Commercial Director, Tim Ellerton, said: “Funding of
community facilities is an acutely important topic and we’re pleased to be working
on this initiative with the Persimmon Foundation. Over the next few years millions
of pounds will be invested in new facilities and Team GB athlete visits will take
place all over the country, all supporting schemes that will engage young people
to make their communities stronger and better.

## How to apply

Applications to the [Building Futures](https://www.persimmonhomes.com/charity/building-futures)
fund are open now.

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