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We improve lives through football for the disenfranchised, marginalised and displaced in society.
VYD is a fully grounded, not-for-profit organisation with high aspirations.
The ethos is simple: Use football to enable personal development, and in doing so, help tackle the socio-economic pressures affecting some of the UK’s most deprived and neglected communities. And for those wondering, VYD stands for Value Your Development.
Read moreMental health:
1 in 4 people in the UK affected
(source: MHFA)
Nutritional health:
only 18% of children getting daily recommended nutrition
(source: NHS)
Unemployment:
1.3m people currently unemployed
(source: ONS)
Social confidence:
61% of young adults lack self-esteem
(source: GFK)
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