Essex Boys and Girls Clubs

Essex Boys and Girls Clubs is a registered UK charity working with young people in Essex and East London.

The charity's constituted aim is to further the development and education of boys and young men and girls and young women, so as to help them achieve their physical, mental and spiritual potential, enabling them to grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.

Essex Boys and Girls Clubs delivers services to the UK county of Essex, including the districts of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, and to the East London boroughs of Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Waltham Forest, Newham and Hackney.

The charity supports young people by working with approximately 150 volunteer-run community youth groups, including multi- and single-sport clubs.

The charity's work includes activity sessions in individual youth clubs, volunteer club leader training and support, arranging inter-club events and competitions, running youth development courses and outdoor skills courses, targeted projects, including The Respect Project, Duke of Edinburgh Award, National Citizen Service and the Jack Petchey Club Improvement Scheme in partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation and the YMCA George Williams College.

Set up in 1939 as the Essex Association of Boys Clubs, the organisation changed its name in 2006 to Essex Boys and Girls Clubs to reflect the membership of its affiliated youth clubs. Augustine Courtauld (1904-1959) was the first Chairman of the charity.

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