Lawrence Dallaglio, Founder, Dallaglio Foundation said: “I know the power sport has for social change and I want to share it with young people, giving them the chance to find their own success, which is my charity’s key focus. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is the perfect way to help achieve this.

“Completing their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award with Liverpool St. Helens Football Club, young people will volunteer in their communities, undertake exciting, taxing challenges and get fit while having fun. This project will open up opportunities for young people to develop valuable skills and gain experience in settings they would not have had the chance to access before.”

To find out more about ‘Powerful Together’ please visit:

http://www.dallagliofoundation.com/what-we-do/our-projects/powerful-together

To find out more about the DofE and how it enables young people to succeed, please visit www.dofe.org

There are currently over 300,000 young people taking part in a DofE programme across the UK through a variety of centres including both state and independent schools, special schools, businesses, prisons, Young Offender Institutions and youth groups.

Contact details:

John Williams

Press Officer, Liverpool St. Helens Football Club

T: 07767 441978

E: johnawilliams1@btinternet.com

Laura McIntosh

Communications Manager, DofE

T: 01753 727480

E: Laura.McIntosh@DofE.org

Paula Robertson

Head of Programmes, Dallaglio Foundation

T: 020 8735 8752

E: paula@dallagliofoundation.com

 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was founded in 1956 by its Patron HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.  HRH The Earl of Wessex is a Trustee.

 Over 300,000 young people are currently taking part in DofE programmes in the UK, at over 11,500 DofE centres and supported by over 700 partner organisations and over 48,000 adult volunteers from all walks of life.  

 Last year 218,806 new young people started a DofE programme.

 99,147 achieved a Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

 In total, over 5 million people have participated in DofE programmes and achieved over 2 million Awards in the UK since 1956.

 Through the volunteering part of their programme, young people give their free time to society with a value of over £24 million per year and volunteers contribute over £17 million per year. That’s over £41 million put back into society!

 A survey with major employers, commissioned by the United Learning Trust, found that a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is the most highly valued experience when selecting employees.

 There are over 900,000 young people participating worldwide globally in over 140 countries and territories.

 Since 1956, over 8 million people have taken part across the world, highlighting how the DofE can truly transcend boundaries of race, language, ethnicity and culture.

 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a Registered Charity No 1072490 and in Scotland

No SC038254 and a Royal Charter Corporation RC000806.

 Further information can be found at www.DofE.org

The DofE Charity

Youth charity The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award supports over 300,000 people aged 14-24 every year.  Our ethos is to enable every young person of every background to take part in our programmes and succeed, regardless of any barriers.  We help instil a sense of adventure and have a lasting impact on young people’s behaviour, skills and life chances.

Our mission

To inspire, guide and support young people in their self-development and recognise
their achievements.

DofE programmes

Anyone aged between 14 and 24 can do a programme at one of the three progressive levels which, when successfully completed, lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.  There are four sections at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold.

- Volunteering: undertaking service to individuals or the community.

- Physical: improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities.

- Skills: developing practical and social skills and personal interests.

- Expedition: planning, training for and completion of an adventurous journey in the UK
or abroad.

- At Gold level, participants must do an additional fifth Residential section, which involves staying and working away from home doing shared activity.

Achieving a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Young people will achieve a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award if they show persistence, commitment and personal development over a period of time.  Every activity must be successfully completed and assessed.  The result is the world’s leading achievement award for young people, recognised by employers and universities alike.

Where it is run

DofE programmes are delivered under licence by over 700 partners (Licensed Organisations) who offer it in 11,500 DofE groups run in centres such as youth clubs, voluntary organisations, schools, academies, colleges, universities, young offender institutions and businesses, which are run and supported by over 48,000 adult volunteers.

The Dallaglio Foundation has now been running successfully for 4 years raising an extraordinary amount of money, in excess of £7 million.

The iconic ex-England rugby player and famous number 8, Lawrence Dallaglio, feels passionately about rugby, but more importantly, about giving young people a chance in life; the chance his family gave him to succeed. As a result, the Dallaglio Foundation focuses on youth development and uses the values of rugby and the power of sport to change young people’s lives for the better.

We are committed to support youth development across England and believe that by using rugby as a platform we can achieve great things and reach out to those individuals that need the support and direction that our programmes offer, from the gifted through to the those hard to reach kids that have disengaged from society.

We do this through a programme that empowers and equips young people, giving them the means and inspiration to change their lives for the better. Our programme demonstrates how a long term properly focussed sports programmes can help young people develop a sense of team work, identity, pride and form solid friendships.

For more information about our work, visit: www.dallagliofoundation.com

More about Liverpool St. Helens Football Club::       Contact John Williams 07767 441978