Sporting Communities is an ethical, not for profit Community Interest Company founded on 8th May 2012. We are committed passionately to delivering cost-effective, timely and professional services. Sporting Communities operates 4 strands of service: Sporting - a service that provides a broad range of activities across a wide spectrum of sport and recreation to cater for the whole community, challenging negative perceptions and promoting positive messages through activity. This is done through Community doorstep sport, Holiday schemes, Sport specific coaching, PPA and school clubs. Creative - starting up a play scheme at a school or community site, staging a schools fun day or community event, painting murals, staging and operating festivals, Commissioning of artists and performers into communities and schools. Supporting - providing a range of emotional and psychological support. It is our genuine belief that the earliest possible intervention creates a starting point for children and families to help build their own resilience and self-confidence. This includes, Family Support, Mentoring, Mediation and Advocacy. Sustaining - providing options for communities and schools to create a sustainable and realistic business approach with agreed targets and outcomes. This includes collaborative funding applications, Trading partnerships and Business mentoring.