FC Eindhoven

FC Eindhoven

FCE Foundation

Dutch club FC Eindhoven wants to be an accessible club where everyone can quickly feel at home, regardless of age, background, gender, or football talent. The club has the following mission: There is no unused talent in Eindhoven and the Kempen. In addition, the club will be more visible and, above all, do more for the Eindhoven resident. To really get a place in the life of this Eindhoven resident, FC Eindhoven wants to enter the neighborhoods and districts with activities, initiatives, and events, so that people can be helped. The club realises this through the FCE Foundation.

The FCE Foundation focuses on children and young people. In addition to the untapped talent:

• People with a distance to the labor market
• People who are (temporarily) in a difficult position
• People who feel they are ‘on the sidelines’ and do not know how they can capitalize on the opportunities that exist in the Brainport region.

The projects are solved under three pillars: Healthy, Happiness and Equal. Any initiative, activity or event established by the FCE Foundation is under one of several of these interrelated pillars.

• Healthy – Both physically (exercise, healthy lifestyle, nutrition) and mentally (feeling good about yourself, self-confidence, team play, perseverance)
• Happiness – Everyone is ‘entitled’ to fun and a (social) network, the Foundation offers concrete help to people who could use a helping hand
• Equal – Every person has talent, and FCE wants to help those who are at risk of being left behind to develop their opportunities and talents

Find here some examples of the related projects:

HEALTH:

• FCE Oldstars Walking Football

Walking Football is a form of football in which a walking pace on a quarter field is played. The participants meet weekly to train. The aim of Walking Football is for people over 55 physical and social movements. By continuing to play football, the elderly are active, but also in contact with each other.

In addition to moving, the social aspect is very important. After each training, there is room to sit and relax together and talk while enjoying a cup of coffee.

• FCE School football tournament

The FCE Foundation wants to give all young people in the region the opportunity to play football together as accessible as possible. This tournament is for all primary and secondary schools in Eindhoven and the Kempen. Respect is a very important item during the tournament.

• FCE Street League

The FCE Street League is the street football competition in Eindhoven and the Kempen for children from groups 7 and 8 of primary school. During the school year, they compete with each other to determine who is the sportiest school, both on and off the field.

In addition, dealing with social themes in the classroom is also one part of the Street League, they will also receive workshops on this. The aim of the Street League is to raise awareness within the target group.

• FCE Football Memories

Bringing back football memories together, that’s the essence of Football Memories. FC Eindhoven wants to bring people together again through this activity. Football Memories focuses on preventing loneliness through meaningful encounters to take. This activity occurs every 2nd and 4^th Thursday of the month in the Jan Louwers Stadium. The target audience of Football Memories is the elderly (over 60s).

• FC Eindhoven Fit / Kicksfit

FC Eindhoven Fit / KicksFit is a new and unique concept, that fitness and football training in workouts of at least one hour. By the fitness elements from functional training, you train your entire body with FC Eindhoven Fit body which keeps you in balance and improves your condition, your muscle strength, and your soccer technique at once. That way you can just play football and get stronger without having to go to the gym.

HAPPINESS:

• FC Robinstijn Fan of the Match

FC Robinstijn makes football wishes come true for children between the ages of 5 to 18 years, who deserve to be put in the spotlight for a day become. This concerns children who are (or have been) seriously ill, children with a physical or mental disability, but also children who going through a difficult period for another reason. The Fan of the Match initiative takes place at every home game of FC Eindhoven.

• Collaborations with Special Talents & Only Friends

FC Eindhoven has collaborations with Special Talents & Only Friends. Special Talents & Only Friends are foundations with a social purpose. They offer football / sports activities for children 8 years and older, who because of certain developmental problems cannot go to a regular football/sports club. These activities are offered at their own level in a place where they feel safe and to be completely yourself.

EQUAL:

• Triple-T

Triple T Academy stands for Pride, Talent and Technology. It training program is aimed at personal development, sports and vitality. With this, VDL Group wants to encourage young people to opt for technical BBL training. In addition to their regular MBO vocational training, the young people at the Triple T Academy get to work on topics such as setting goals, healthy food, sports and stress resistance. The FCE Foundation, in collaboration with VDL Group & Mikrocentrum, offers BBL students the opportunity to develop themselves in several areas for a healthy and successful future.

• Rugdekking (Back Covered)

Together with the Stichting Schouders Eronder, the FCE Foundation organizes a twelve-week program for boys and girls between the ages of 18 and 28. Back Cover uses the appeal of professional football to offer young people without work or education new perspectives with the help of FC Eindhoven. They offer young people the opportunity to get started in the security sector. The participants also walk as a steward or host in the stadium of FC Eindhoven. After successful completion of the process, they have various certificates in your pocket and you can often move on to a job in this sector.