Why Give?
Help someone take their first step into sport
For many young people, wanting to take part is not the problem.
The barriers come first — the cost of sessions, getting there, having the right equipment, finding a local opportunity, or simply having the confidence to walk through the door.
Your support helps us remove those barriers.
We work with schools and communities where access to sport is limited, using volleyball to create a safe and welcoming place for young people to begin.
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What your support makes possible
A donation to the Volleyball England Foundation can help provide:
funded beginner sessions for young people who might otherwise miss out
equipment and kit so cost does not prevent participation
trained volunteers and safe, supervised environments
starter groups in schools and communities with limited access to sport
ongoing support that helps participants build confidence and keep taking part
Our aim is not simply to give someone one experience of sport.
It is to give them the opportunity to start — and enough support to want to come back.
Why it matters
Exclusion from sport often happens quietly.
A young person misses the first opportunity. They lack the confidence to join a club. Their family cannot afford the weekly cost. There is nowhere nearby for them to play.
Eventually, sport becomes something other people do.
We want to change that.
Volleyball gives us an accessible, non-contact and beginner-friendly environment in which young people can participate without needing previous experience.
Some will go on to join local clubs and explore wider opportunities. Others simply discover an activity, a community and somewhere they feel they belong.
Both matter.
Because when someone gets the opportunity to start, they have a much better chance of staying active.
Your donation can make a tangible difference
£10
Supports a first session.
£25
Provides access to equipment.
£60
Supports a participant for a term.
£150
Helps fund a small starter group.
£500
Helps a school sustain a programme.
Every contribution helps us create more opportunities for people who might otherwise be left out.
Help us open the door
Opportunity to participate in sport should not depend on income, confidence or postcode.
With your support, we can reach more schools, more communities and more young people — and make sure their first experience of sport is one that encourages them to stay.
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Volleyball England Foundation is a Registered Charity No. 1138864