York City Knights Foundation – promoting fitness through sport

York City Knights Foundation

The York City Knights Foundation (reg charity 1112571) has several key aims and objectives within the community and operates through an independent board of trustees under the title of York City Knights Foundation.

The York City Knights Foundation (YCKF) is a registered charity that promotes community participation in sport and physical activity. As such, the Foundation accepts donations here

The York City Knights Foundation considers the interest of social welfare to improve the quality of life by providing and assisting in facilities for sport, physical activity and health and social inclusion. We support children and young adults and the general public regardless of;

• age
• gender
• sexuality
• disability
• socioeconomic status

Loved by the kids - Norris the Knight

The Foundation advances the education of children and young people through;

• assembly programmes
• initiative delivery on sport, dance and physical activity, obesity and other health related issues
• team building
• life skills
• sports volunteering education courses, and volunteer recruitment

'Ave it! - Promoting fitness through fun

York City Knights Foundation utilise expert knowledge, skills, training, development and education associated with sport, health and physical activity to ensure quality and sustainability of our programmes. The YCKF strives to create a lasting legacy on the future generation of sport, health and physical activity in York and North Yorkshire.

The Foundation aims to provide and deliver a range of services and activities for the benefit of the local and wider community by drawing upon the York City Knights RLFC profile and authority to achieve its objectives.

The Foundation will, through its activities, explore new ways of supporting learning development.

YCKF promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of Rugby League and other sports (‘facilities’ means land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities).

All smiles with Chris Thorman

We provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time of people who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty of social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life.
YCKF attempts to:

1. Advance the education of children and young people in accordance with the law of charity
2. Protect and preserve the health of young people
3. Provide or assist in the provision of courses, lectures, demonstrations and coaching for teachers who organise or supervise playing or coaching rugby league and such other games or sports.

If you would like to learn more, please see the York City Knights Foundation website.

The York City Knights Foundation is a wholy charitable organisation dependant on donations from the public and local business. Please, make a donation today or offer yourself as a Volunteer.