FM Conway join forces with local social enterprise Goal 17 to help end youth homelessness through football

Leading infrastructure services firm, FM Conway, will soon be participating in an experience at West Ham United Football Club as part of its ongoing support for young people facing homelessness in Kent. At the London Stadium the FM Conway team will get the opportunity to meet and work with a group of homeless 16 to 24-year olds whom the business is sponsoring. This away-day experience is hosted by Goal 17 and provided in connection with The Street Soccer Foundation, a charity which has created a 10-week football and careers skills academy to help transform the lives of vulnerable and homeless young people.

The Goal 17 Experience:

Goal 17 believes there is more to corporate social responsibility than just sending a cheque. The organisation will be facilitating a day of blending learning for the FM Conway staff. They will be bringing together two groups of people from very different backgrounds to help break down boundaries and unite them.

As well as completing a range of engaging activities on the day, FM Conway staff and the selected young people will then be invited to continue their relationship through a structured weekly telephone mentoring program. During this time the young people will receive a weekly football coaching session followed by an afternoon of classroom-based careers, skills and training development. At the end of the 10-week program the young people will be invited to the FM Conway head office in Sevenoaks, Kent to get a feel for the working environment but also to celebrate what they and their mentors have learned through the 10-week process.

FM Conway is one of the founding members of Goal 17 showing its continued support of the work of The Street Soccer Foundation and now of Goal 17, using business mentoring and the power of football to help end youth homelessness. FM Conway has been supporting The Street Soccer Foundation since 2016 as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates. The business was delighted to recently announce a renewed 3-year commitment to sponsoring the Foundation’s work specifically delivered across Kent.

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Fran Boorman, CEO and Co-Founder of Goal 17 says:

“This experience will not only change the young people, but we expect to see the FM Conway participants gain equally. They will learn vast amounts about themselves and become more engaged employees with an emotional attachment to the power of good that their company is achieving. The young people will also benefit vastly from their sponsor’s experience and association with people already in the workplace. Being able to do this within the inspiring environment of the London Stadium helps level participants from both sides of the program, supporting everyone in realising that underneath they are all exactly the same, but just have very different circumstances.”

Sharon Field, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at FM Conway added:

FM Conway are excited to be involved in the inaugural Goal 17 training and mentoring programme.

We continue to be keen supporters of The Street Soccer Foundation. We have provided resources and trainers to introduce our industry and its vast employment opportunities to their course participants.

This new programme extends and builds on our diverse training opportunities for employees whilst embracing our social responsibility commitment to the community, supporting fairness, inclusion and respect.

About FM Conway

FM Conway is a leading infrastructure services company delivering vital services in transportation, the built environment and open spaces for communities and businesses.

We inspect, design, build, enhance and maintain essential infrastructure services for the community.

With more than 50 years’ experience, we pride ourselves on being an industry leader and innovator, especially in recycling and reuse. We have a network of asphalt and aggregate recycling manufacturing plants serving London and the south of England, as well as a Thames side wharf and our own research and development laboratory. We have the ability to produce asphalt with a high recycled content and low carbon footprint.

We are a member of the British Safety Council, the Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association, the British Association of Landscape Industries and the Quarry Products Association, as well as being BSI registered for environmental and quality management.

Notes for Editors

For Editors that want to run a more in-depth feature on our background, founders, pictures, facts and figures and obtain more client testimonials:

Please visit our website at: www.goal17.global or follow @Goal17Global on Twitter

Alternatively, contact:

Fran Boorman, CEO and Co-Founder: fran@goal17.global / 07828 085778

Keith Mabbutt, COO and Co-Founder: keith@goal17.global / 07790 570766

Stephanie Byrne at Camargue: fmconway@camargue.uk / 0207 636 7366 or email:

For further information about FM Conway, visit www.fmconway.co.uk or follow @FMConwayltd on Twitter.


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About Goal 17 Ltd

SPORTS LED CORPORATE EVENTS WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE Goal 17 is about embracing the power of sport to connect businesses to a socially-good agenda. At the same time Goal 17 delivers a memorable experience for executives to engage, grow and give back in a rewarding and meaningful way. Our three-part football-themed experience includes opportunities for your team to visit a Premiership Football Club stadium, enjoy lunch with a footballing legend and work together to create empowering sessions for homeless young people participating in The Street Soccer Foundation Programme. Our aim is united and help end youth homelessness through the power of football.


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