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Elodie was surprised at her school by Billy Bantam and Oliver Read, from the Bradford City FC Community Foundation. A Bradford school pupil has won a competition to design a warm-up shirt which will be donned by Bradford City AFC players before their fixture vs Leyton Orient on Saturday 7th March. The competition was held as part of Bradford City FC Community Foundation’s Community Takeover Day celebrations , which will take place at the same fixture. The day will be dedicate

Ian Ormondroyd has been CEO of the Foundation since 1999. Bradford City FC Community Foundation CEO, and former Bantams striker, Ian Ormondroyd will step down from his position at the end of the 2025/26 football season. Mr Ormondroyd has been in place as CEO of the Foundation, the official charity of Bradford City AFC, since 1999. In that time, the Foundation has become established as a key provider of sporting, non-sporting, social outreach and youth empowerment work in the

Users can now directly support the Foundation's work using the One Donate platform. Bradford City FC Community Foundation has officially joined the One Donate Ltd platform  in a new collaboration designed to make community giving easier, more transparent, and more impactful for supporters. The partnership will enable Bradford City supporters and the wider community to donate seamlessly to the Foundation’s programmes through the OneDonate app. By leveraging innovative digital

BCAFC star Bobby Pointon attended a recent graduation event for The Way Forward participants. Bradford City AFC stars Bobby Pointon and Matt Pennington attended a graduation event for the Bradford City FC Community Foundation’s The Way Forward programme, speaking to young men involved in the project about the importance of positive role models, and how physical activity can improve their health and wellbeing. Funded by a £100,000 award from the Sky Bet EFL Building Foundation

Muhammad Ibrahim Butt and his winning image. Image by Mary P. Crowther ARPS. A young Bradford photographer has been recognised by one of the oldest photographic societies in the world, after participating in a photography project delivered by the Bradford City FC Community Foundation. Muhammad Ibrahim Butt, who participated in the Foundation’s Click & Connect project, was presented with his award by the President of the RPS, Simon Hill  Hon FRPS, at a special ceremony, which

Bradford City AFC will host its second annual Community Takeover Day on Saturday 7th March, as the city of Bradford gathers to celebrate the work of Bradford City AFC’s charitable arm, the Bradford City FC Community Foundation. 

BetterPoints is a rewards app which has recently launched across West Yorkshire - and City fans are being encouraged to get involved! The Bantams faithful are being encouraged to use the BetterPoints app for a chance to win their City season ticket. BetterPoints is a rewards app which has recently launched across West Yorkshire, giving anyone who lives, works or studies in the region the chance to earn rewards for everyday journeys — including football matchdays. Adam Keizer,

The Bradford City FC Community Foundation is delighted to announce that it has been nominated for the Charitable Excellence Award year's #YorkshireChoiceAwards, in recognition of its continued social outreach, sports, and community support work from the past year.

Toy will be spotlighted as part of the EFL's Scan to Smile campaign when City play Doncaster on 31st January. Toyi Hussein, a regular participant at the Bradford City FC Community Foundation’s flagship programme, The Way Forward , says the project gives him a reason to get up in the morning, and that he has learned and grown a lot from it. Toyi’s journey is being shared as part of Scan to Smile , a new EFL initiative designed to lift spirits during the January blues and shine

Bradford City AFC Women have collaborated for Christmas with the Holly House Foundation  and the Bradford Children and Families Trust (BCFT) to provide gifts and festive experiences for children and young people in care across Bradford. Wishes Under the Tree uses the power of sport and community to spread joy over the festive period, supporting and engaging with children and young people who may otherwise go without over Christmas.  WATCH how it all went : Qasim Akhtar, BCAFC

Bradford City FC Community Foundation, the official charity of Bradford City AFC, have partnered with Rackets Cubed , a fellow charity, to open a new Community Partnership Hub in Manningham, right next to the iconic University of Bradford Stadium. Rackets Cubed delivers schools programmes offering a unique combination of racket sports, STEM education and nutrition, and currently supports over 750 underserved children a week across the UK. They also provide Community Partnersh

The Bradford City FC Community Foundation have partnered with Bertha's Legacy, co-founded by Zanele Bey (left) and Sithembile Chigwada (right). The Bradford City FC Community Foundation, the official charity of Bradford City AFC, has teamed up with Bertha’s Legacy , an organisation dedicated to ending gender-based violence and inequality. The Foundation and Bertha’s Legacy have worked together to create a new campaign, entitled ‘Clock It. Call It. Cut It.’, aimed at engaging

Bradford City FC Community Foundation, the charitable arm of Bradford City AFC, and Bradford Metropolitan District Council have launched a new youth anti-vaping campaign. The ‘Catch Your Breath’ campaign will run until the end of the 2025/26 football season, and aims at tackling the issue of vaping in Bradford and the wider district. The campaign will focus on three distinct phases exploring the negative impacts of vaping on young people, starting with the implications of nic

The Smoke and Vape-Free Sidelines campaign has been delivered by the Bradford City FC Community Foundation, and funded by Bradford Council. A local primary school pupil has won a competition to design a banner promoting smoke and vape-free sidelines at junior sports clubs, as part of a campaign delivered by the Bradford City FC Community Foundation and Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Adelina Fistac, a 10-year-old pupil at Westbourne Primary School in the Manningham wa

Actor, mover, shaker and one of the faces of The Way Forward , Victor Okokwa-Onyerunma typifies the work done at the Foundation. Victor Okokwa-Onyerunma. Image by Kimia Modaressi Chahardehi. Victor Okokwa-Onyerunma  came aboard the Foundation in November 2023 after what turned out to be a fruitful job hunt. Victor joined us as a Peer Researcher on our Peer Action Collective team , becoming one of a number of young people leading in creating change for their community and thei

Graham Alexander and Josh Neufville attended our SSAFA coffee meeting at the City Hub. As part of this year’s English Football League Week of Action, Bradford City FC Community Foundation  and SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity , celebrated the success of their joint weekly coffee meet-ups for all serving, ex-serving and family members of the UK Armed Forces at the Foundation’s City Hub. Graham Alexander spoke to attendees at the event, which welcomes serving, ex-serving and fam

The Smoke and Vape-Free Sidelines Tournament was held on Saturday 25th October. Image: Michelle Heseltine Bradford City FC Community Foundation, the charitable arm of Bradford City AFC, have teamed up with Bradford Metropolitan District Council to host a special football tournament for grassroots clubs across the city and wider district. The Smoke and Vape-Free Sidelines Tournament welcomed ten under-11 teams from nine junior clubs, who battled it out at the Co-Op Academy Sou

Dartboard Maths is being delivered in St Columba's Catholic Primary School in Bradford. Bradford City FC Community Foundation, the...

The Click & Connect exhibition is now on display at the Foundation's City Hub. Image by Kimia Modaressi Chahardehi. The Bradford City FC...

The Bradford City FC Community Foundation are seeking 16 teams to take part in a special tournament hosted by the Foundation and Bradford...