Each month CITC is spotlighting its work and programmes through the voices and stories of its participants across Manchester.
In the latest story, Tom and Declan, City Careers participants, discuss how City in the Community’s employability course made a positive impact on their lives through helping to improve social skills, as well as providing them with hands-on work experience.
Discussing what impact the programme has had on his life, Declan said: “This place has given me everything. It’s really given me that spark back and impacted me big time.
“For me it was definitely an escape from the norms of daily life, the struggles that we go through, to go there and work in such a friendly environment.”
The pair previously sat down with City and the Netherlands star Vivianne Miedema to discuss the City Careers programme and how the pair respectively progressed through the programme, both gaining employability experience.
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Discussing meeting Vivianne, Tom said: “Having the opportunity to meet Vivianne and to sit down to discuss our careers and share stories about our journeys was an incredible experience.
“Speaking about how CITC has helped me and my journey, being able to discuss goals and the importance of the community projects and the impact it has had on me really inspired me for the future.”
City Careers is a ten-week employability programme, working in areas of deprivation to provide health and education benefits, with the aim of supporting young people in education, employment and training.
Throughout the course, participants work with CITC staff and external partners, with the aim of improving a variety of transferable skills and knowledge to support young people into positive outcomes, whilst also developing specific employability skills including CV and cover letter writing, interview practice and how to approach job interviews.
There is also the opportunity to gain qualifications, such as Level 2 Community Sports Leadership, FA Introduction to Football, First Aid and an Access course to Hospitality.
To sign up to the next City Careers cohort or for more information contact oliver.murphy@cityfootball.com.
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City in the Community empowers healthier lives with city youth through football.
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If you’d like to support CITC and its work, you can this Christmas through Manchester City’s festive campaign, ‘0161 Christmas Calling’ which creates an opportunity for fans to come together with the Club to support its charity and local children’s hospitals.
For every purchase a fan makes from a range of selected retail items*, including the ‘0161’ inspired PUMA home kit for the 2024/25 season, the Club will donate £5 to its charity, City in the Community (CITC) (registered charity no. 1139229).
Manchester City is also matching any additional donations made to the charity, to help increase overall funds up to the value of £75,000**.
Fans can donate at the tills in the stadium store, when checking out online during their purchase journey for match tickets, or via this donation page.
Funds raised will go towards supporting CITC’s existing programmes and a new year-round project with the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald House, including a refurbished space for patients to play football.
For more information, visit www.mancity.com/ChristmasCalling
City in the Community empowers healthier lives with city youth through football.
*Fair Isle Christmas Plush, 4-in-a-row Christmas Jumper, Santa Teddy Plush, Penguin Winter Plush, Christmas Sloth Plush, Manchester City’s PUMA home kit for the 2024/25 season.
**MCFC will donate £5 for each product* sold and will match donations made to Manchester City F.C. City in the Community Foundation (registered charity no. 1139229) during the period of 07 November 2024 to 31 December 2024 up to a maximum of £75,000 in total.
