Sponsor a Student this Christmas

This Christmas, we’re inviting businesses across Bedfordshire and beyond to stand with us in transforming the futures of vulnerable young people.

Our Sponsor a Student appeal focuses on supporting students who are struggling in mainstream education and urgently need a pathway to rebuild confidence, skills and hope — and businesses have the power to make a profound difference.

Every week, we work with more than 80 young people facing exclusion, low self-esteem, challenging home environments and barriers to learning. Through our tailored outreach programmes, built on rugby’s core values. We help students re-engage with education, develop vital social and vocational skills, and believe in their potential again.

“The Foundation has changed to course of my life. Before Tackle LIFE, I would get mad, now I am calm and more comfortable with myself.”

We’re seeing demand for our programmes rise sharply as youth mental health concerns increase and families face mounting pressures. Business sponsorships directly fund one-to-one mentoring, qualifications, wellbeing support, teamwork activities and workshops, providing young people with the tools they need to build a brighter future.

Corporate partners can sponsor one or multiple students, contribute through CSR initiatives, or integrate fundraising into their workplace culture. An annual sponsorship of £1,200 per student — or £100 per month — fuels meaningful, measurable impact. We provide businesses with regular updates, impact reports and stories from the students whose lives they are changing.

“Our students are bright, capable young people who simply need someone to believe in them. This Christmas, that someone could be your organisation.”

By joining our Sponsor a Student appeal, your business isn’t just giving a seasonal gift — you’re investing in the next generation, strengthening our community, and changing lives. To explore partnership options or begin sponsoring, please contact our Fundraising Manager, Mike Adamson via mike@bluesfoundation.org.uk