FREE support around welfare, safeguarding and creating positive environments is available to sports clubs and organisations across Worcestershire.
It comes via Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s Sport Welfare which aims to help any club in need of guidance when it comes to the welfare and safety of its members.
The support comes as part of the wider Sport Welfare Network, which has been launched across all 43 Active Partnerships in England.
As part of the offer, clubs and organisations in the sport and physical activity sector can access appropriate advice and guidance, local training opportunities and events and signposting to where best practice is shared.
Emily Griffiths, sport welfare lead at Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire said: “We want clubs and organisations delivering sports and physical activity to children, young people and adults to know that we are here for them.
“Things such as general advice, support with policy and procedure, creation of resources and signposting to proper channels and training opportunities are all things we can support with.
“We are incredibly enthusiastic about the brilliant work in the sector and this support is to help ensure that good work can continue in the best possible way.”
Since establishment, the Sport Welfare offer has provided specialist support directly to clubs and organisations, funding for training courses, and has a presence at national panels for governing bodies providing key information about welfare and safeguarding.
Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire chief executive Stephen Brewster said: “Welfare and safeguarding are instrumental to the running of any successful group or organisation, and specialist advice is available to all operating in this space.
“We encourage clubs, governing bodies and organisations to utilise the support.”
Visit activehw.co.uk/sport-welfare for more information.
