Lincoln City Foundation have released their annual Impact Report for 2022-2023, detailing the positive reach and impact of the charity over the period.
The Foundation’s continued growth is represented in the statistics, with over 7,000 different participants benefitting from their work in the community - an increase of 25% on previous years.
The hours of delivery that the charity provides has also doubled since the 2021-2022 report was released, with over 20,000 hours spent across all programmes, spotlighting the incredible work of the Foundation’s ever-growing team.
Programmes that the Foundation run are spread across three categories: healthier communities, sport and physical activity, and education and employability.
Across these three sectors, the charity now operates in 16 different locations across the county of Lincolnshire.
In the 32 paged report a multitude of topics are covered, with volunteers and Sincil Bank community work highlighted alongside the financing and fundraising reports over the period. The important relationship with Lincoln City Football Club is also explored, with reference to work at the LNER stadium and player visits.
The document also looks forward and sets out clear targets of the charity for the upcoming years.
Martin Hickerton, CEO of the Foundation, “Our mission is to create happier, healthier, and inspired communities, and that sits at the heart of everything that we do.
“This report marks the third season of the Foundation’s focus on publishing our impact, and with each year we are dedicated to improving the lives of the communities we engage with, ensuring we make a positive impact not just for the short term, but changing lives in the long term.
“Working closely with Lincoln City Football Club, this year has seen a significant increase in the number of participants engaging with our programmes, from English classes for the community, sports degrees for students, to our walking football sessions.
“At the Foundation there is something for all age groups and all abilities and we are deliberately broad in our approach.”
