FunFit Families
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FunFit Families is a Sport England funded project to get Brent families doing more physical activity together.Young Brent Foundation are working with a range of member organisations in Brent to get young people, children and their parents, grandparents and carers more active and enjoying exercise. FunFit Families is all about giving families in Brent ideas and opportunities to be active. Being creative with sports and activities is a great fun way to spend time together whilst getting fitter and healthier. Each YBF members runs 12 week programmes across the year for groups of families. Equipment is provided and rewards along the way to help motivate families to meet their activity goals throughout the week.
The programme aims to help families fit 30 minutes of physical activity into their busy schedules each day and make it part of their everyday routine. Achieving this kind of routine can help towards reducing stress and anxiety, improve self-confidence, help maintain a healthy weight and improve concentration levels at school. The project has demonstrated to date that getting more active together as a family can also help to improve family relationships and bonding.
Funding awarded
Sports England confirms 3 year funding
15 YBF Member organisations confirmed as delivery partners
Organisations with experience in working with families using fun sports activities
Year 1 delivery commences
Due diligence process complete
Year 1 key highlights
- 132 families/316 individual participants recruited onto the programme
- Monitoring reports indicate high level of engagement in areas of deprivation
- Families report improvement in relationships through taking part in family based fun activities
- Wide range of venues; primary schools, secondary schools, community centres, youth clubs and a library.
Year 2 delivery commences
Buidling on success from year 1
Year 2 key highlights
- Families taking part report improvements in health & wellbeing
- Training programme developed for members to increase skills and qualifications in sport & physical activity
- Innovative response to COVID-19 in the development of "Fun fit Families Lighter programme". Providing organisations with funding to engage families to remain active during restrictions through virtual activity sessions.
For more details about FunFit Families or to get involved contact Jemima Morris.
