CARE: Promoting Equality, Diversity and Cohesion
CARE is an award winning multisport and arts based partnership, led by Greenwich Council and Charlton Athletic Football Club.
CARE aims to build positive community relations by:
- tackling discrimination
- promoting social inclusion
- strengthening community spirit
- building bridges between people from different backgrounds
What is CARE?
CARE stands for Charlton Athletic Race Equality (CARE) Partnership.
The groundbreaking CARE Partnership, which was established by Greenwich Council and Charlton Athletic FC in 1992, has made a continuous contribution to promoting equality.
Although the initial focus was to address racism, the work has expanded to embrace a wider equality and diversity agenda, with a particular focus on community cohesion.
CARE uses innovative sports and arts initiatives to engage with the community, and to build positive community relations by tackling inequality and discrimination.
CARE works in particular with underrepresented groups and in disadvantaged areas.
Who are the CARE Partners?
This unique CARE partnership is led by Greenwich Council and Charlton Athletic Football Club, who are widely recognised as one of the most successful football clubs in the country at promoting social inclusion, building community cohesion, and tackling racism.
Chair of Charlton Athletic FC and Joint Chair of CARE Partnership Martin Simons said:
“CARE has a very impressive track record of delivering some great work in the local community.”
Other partners include, a range of voluntary and community organisations, as well as Kick It Out, Greenwich Community College, London Leisure College, the Metropolitan Police, and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL).
Good practice
Euro 2008 - Uniting Communities
As part of this year's European Football Championships (Euro 2008), CARE have had their paper on Uniting Communities published in a special edition of the influential EU Journal - Equal Voices.
The Paper focuses on the important work being delivered in Greenwich, using sport as a way to engage different communities. The Paper not only looks at the popular CARE Unity Cup, but also preperations taking place in Greenwich in the lead up to being a host borough for The 2012 Games.
You can view a copy of the journal by visiting the EU website.
Launch of Commission on Integration and Cohesion (CIC)
On 21 February 2007, CARE hosted the launch of the Commission on Integration and Cohesion’s (CIC) Interim Statement at Charlton Athletic FC.
Council Leader Cllr Chris Roberts and Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly attended the event.
A full report called 'Our Shared Future' was launched by Ruth Kelly on 14 June 2007.
CARE was included in this report as an example of Good Practice.
Read the full story
Further information
For more information, please contact the CARE Partnership using the contact information in the menu to the right.