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Greenhouse sports
Address
35, Cosway Street
London
NW1 5NS
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Beneficiaries
- General public
- Arab community
- Bangladeshi community
- Black African-Caribbean community
- Chinese community
- Eastern and central European communities
- Faith Communities
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- LGBTQIA people
- Women
- Children and families
- Young people
- Disabled people
- People with learning disabilities
- Older people
- People in a specific neighbourhood
- BME organisations
- Women's organisations
- Other
Activities
- Education/Play (children/young people)
- Education/Training (adults)
- Getting people into work
- Group outings and social activities
- Healthy eating and fitness
- Providing food and other necessities
- Sports
- Supplementary school or after-school club
Description
Greenhouse was founded in 2002 when our Chief Executive, Michael de Giorgio, set up a sports coaching pilot to give young people on a local housing estate something positive to do in the school holidays.
Using the sports facilities at St Paul’s School, an independent school in West London, the pilot programme helped troubled teenagers and was supported by the Metropolitan Police. It was so successful and in demand that it continued over the following years and merged with similar charity, Table Tennis for Kids (TTK).
Mike quickly realised that rather than transporting young people from their own neighbourhoods to private schools in more affluent areas, he needed to bring sport to young people in their own communities – our current unique model of running full-time school sports programmes was born! In 2004, the ‘Greenhouse Schools Project’ moved into schools, with two full-time table tennis programmes and weekend/holiday programmes at eight locations.
From then Greenhouse has continued to grow, thanks to the generosity of our supporters who share our belief in the value of providing opportunities and role models for all young people.