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Valleys To Coast: Garw Valley Youth Sports Equipment Scheme
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project directly addresses local youth deprivation by supplying essential sports equipment—including football boots, training balls, team bibs, and bats—to children living on our Garw Valley estates. By lowering the financial barrier to play, we encourage physical well-being, reduce anti-social behavior, and bring communities together. Items will be distributed via localised community pop-ups, estate activity days, and youth focus groups.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Low-income children and teenagers aged 5–16 living across social housing estates in the Garw Valley. Many face financial barriers to joining mainstream sports teams due to the high upfront cost of necessary kits, boots, and personal equipment.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 250

    Direct youth recipients of footwear, clothing, or kit bags.

Geographic reach

  • Wales: Bridgend

    Garw Valley region within Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. Focus areas include the specific social housing estates within Blaengarw, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, and Bettws communities.

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

100

New children equipped or supported during yearly rollouts.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£7,500.00

TIMELINE

Jun 2026 - Sep 2026

Project Outcome Targets

Equip 80+ low-income Garw Valley youth with free sports footwear to completely remove financial barriers to play.

Deploy 10 shared multi-sport kit bags across estates to increase daily physical activity levels for 200+ youth.

Reduce local anti-social behavior complaints by providing safe, structured, and constructive estate play assets.

Project Activities

  • Review tenant registries and accept local family referrals to identify children most in need of sports kit.

  • Host community equipment pop-ups and distribution days directly on Garw Valley social housing estates.

  • Purchase safety-checked footwear, multi-sport balls, training bibs, and secure weather-proof lockers.

  • Set up 4 permanent outdoor community lockers on target estates for 24/7 access to shared sporting assets.

  • Partner with V2C neighborhood officers to host weekend matches and structured estate play days.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
PRODUCTS Various sizes of sports footwear for low-income children living on Garw Valley estates. 80 Flexible Removes the primary financial barrier to play, preventing injuries and allowing 80 kids to join local sports safely.
Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Using digital internal spreadsheets to track inventory distribution, tenant surveys, and local police safety reports.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Valleys to Coast Housing (Core Community Capital Fund)

V2C provides internal seed funding, staff resources, and estate land access via its community investment budget.
OTHER PARTNERS

Llanw Repairs

Our local subsidiary repairs team handles the secure installation and structural maintenance of the estate lockers.