Voices from the community.

I came to BADU camps at eight years old. Now I'm a paid coach giving the same chances back to kids on my old estate.

BADU didn't just teach me football — they believed I could play at academy level. Two years later I'm at a WSL club.

My mentor helped me through my GCSEs when I was ready to give up. I'm now at college studying sports science.

The holiday camps meant my kids had hot meals, safe spaces and role models while I worked. I don't know what we'd have done without BADU.

I'd never touched a camera before. Now I'm getting paid to film campaigns and building a real portfolio.

I started at the Saturday Centre just for fun. They scouted me into the academy and changed my whole trajectory.