YORK City’s community team is proof that, sometimes, charity really does begin at home. It has worked with children from schools across North Yorkshire, and has also helped transform the lives of homeless residents at York’s Arc Light hostel.
The work it does now looks set to step up a gear. It has been renamed theYork City Foundation – and has won coveted charitable status.
That will mean it can tap into more potential sources of funding, and will be able to expand its programme of community events.
The Foundation is proof that City is much more than just a football club. It is a vital part of our community. Now all we need is for the first team to start performing as well on the pitch as the Foundation does off it.
Wimbledon today would be a good place to start...
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