Who we are
Champions 4 Change Wellbeing CIC is a community interest company which helps young people and adults to improve their health and wellbeing through physical activity, mentoring and social intervention.
In particular, we use boxing empowerment to distract young people living in disadvantaged communities from engaging in anti-social behaviour and gang related activities.
In addition, we deliver community-based Boxercise programmes which are designed to help adults diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes to improve their blood-glucose control through structure physical activity.
Our Objectives
- Improve health and fitness whilst learning the art of boxing
- Improve career aspirations and lifestyle choices through digital skills training
- Build positive relationships
- Build confidence and self-esteem
- Manage emotions in a constructive way and relieve stress.
Our Programmes
Our after school boxing sessions provide a safe environment for children aged 8 to 16 to to develop healthy lifestyles, discipline, confidence, self-esteem and lasting relationships whilst learning the art of boxing.
We work with primary and secondary schools to integrate boxing empowerment as part of SEND intervention programmes.
Our boxing coaches support students to develop by getting them to define goals at the beginning of each term time boxing empowerment programme.
Our staff are trained and experienced in dealing with challenging young people and we actively work to provide pathways for employment and further training through collaboration with our partners in sports and technology.
Our aim is to motivate young people to develop strong relationship that provides a foundation from which they can rebuild their self-esteem and start a positive cycle of achievement.
Our community boxing empowerment programmes are usually run in 12-weekly cycles to ensure that attendees can set achievable goals at the start of the programme which are then self-assessed at the end of the programme.
Our boxing empowerment programmes are run throughout the year so that attendees have the opportunity for continuous personal development.
The aim of the summer boxing academy is to encourage young people to be happy, healthy and safe and to help them achieve their full potential, by providing effective support to all during the summer months.
Our summer academy are open to 8 to 16 year old young people who live or go to school in the local community.
The format of the academy will be a lite version of our 12-week boxing empowerment programme and run on Wednesday and Saturday during the summer holidays.
Our Boxing Fitness for Type 2 Diabetes Programme helps adults diagnosed with diabetes to reduce their dependency on prescription medication and achieve sustained improvement in their health and wellbeing.
At the start of the programme, participants will complete a Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) which will identify any health issues, and allow the coaches to assess individual goals for the programme.
During Phase 1 of the programme, participants will gain boxing skills in combination with fitness, endurance, and core strength.
In Phase 2, participants will reassess their initial goals and set new targets which will be monitored at self-assessment and peer reviews during the latter weeks of the programme.
Sustaining Active Lifestyle
At the end of the programme, participants will be sign-posted to further opportunities to sustain active lifestyles, such as local gyms and boxing clubs.
Anticipated outcomes include improvements in:
1. Reduced dependency on diabetes prescription medication
2. Improved fitness, health and wellbeing
3. Improved community cohesion through mutual support of participants with shared experiences
Location venues
Below is a list of some of our London venues. Please contact us for more locations in London.
- Glyndon Community Centre, Plumstead, London SE18 7LB
- Woolwich Common Community Centre, London SE18 4DW
- The Plumstead Centre, London SE18 1JL
- Waterways Children’s Centre Family Hub, Thamesmead, London SE28 8EZ
- Longfield Hall, Camberwell, London SE5 9QY
- LCC at Max Roach, Brixton, London SW9 7NE
- Marcus Lipton (ML) Community Centre, Brixton, London SW9 7UH
- Carnegie Library Hub, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0DG
- St. Thomas A Becket Primary School, Abbey Wood
- John Roan Secondary School, Maze Hill
- Royal Greenwich Trust School, Charlton Riverside
- Stationers Crown Woods Academy, Eltham, London SE9 2PT
- Saint Gabriel’s College, Brixton
- Maryon Park, Charlton
- Myatt’s Fields Park, London SE5 9LP