The Jack Petchey Foundation
The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up to inspire and motivate young people and recognise them for their achievements.
The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up by Sir Jack Petchey CBE to inspire and celebrate young people. Since 1999, over £170 million has been invested in programmes to benefit young people aged 11-25 across London and Essex.
We support many programmes, from sport to science, art to internships, vlogging to volunteering. We encourage every young person to get involved and try something new.
Our major programme is the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme, which is run in over 1,400 youth clubs, youth organisations and secondary schools across London and Essex.
How the Scheme Works
Organisations on the scheme nominate young people they would like to celebrate and acknowledge for an Achievement Award. Each award winner then receives a certificate, pin badge and a book from Sir Jack himself. They also choose how to spend a £300 grant to benefit their school or organisation. As well as this, organisations on the scheme get to apply for a package of other small grants throughout the year.
- Over 800,000 young people have been direct beneficiaries of Jack Petchey Foundation programmes, and thousands more have benefitted indirectly from our work.
- Over 200,000 young people have received a prestigious Jack Petchey Achievement Award
- Over 2.5m people have attended a Jack Petchey Foundation event to celebrate young people
- 96% of education and youth sector leaders said they believe involvement in Jack Petchey Foundation programmes increases young people’s self-confidence and self-belief
You can see the young people that have been rewarded for their hard work at SLHCC on this page!