Leyton Orient Trust

Who we are

Leyton Orient Trust operates as a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The Trust delivers a range of engagement and development programmes to communities based in Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Redbridge.

The vision of Leyton Orient Trust is: ‘Using the power of sport to improve life chances’

Its mission is to deliver and develop Health, Well Being, Educational Attainment and Employability programmes that are relevant, engaging and inspiring.

Since its creation in 1989 Leyton Orient Trust has invested over £30 million in North and East London touching the lives of over 100,000 people in that time.

Leyton Orient Trust aligns itself with the aims and objectives of Local, Regional and National Government; its agencies and the third and community sector where appropriate and of mutual benefit, in particular, in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

As a result, Leyton Orient Trust delivers the following programmes:

Youth Engagement and Mentoring Projects such as:

• Kicks and Targeted Kicks in partnership with the Premier League

• Chances Programme in partnership with Substance and the Big Issue

• Divert Project in partnership with the New Era Foundation and London Violence Reduction Unit

• Schools Open Holiday Programme with the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Social Action Programmes such as the National Citizens Service – in partnership with NCS Trust and EFL Trust.

Education, Training and Health projects such as:

● Study Programmes for 16-19 year olds with Waltham Forest College

● Healthy Schools Projects supported by Premier League and EFL Trust

● Mental Health Treatment and Recovery Programme ‘Coping through Football’ with London Playing Fields Foundation and North and East London Mental Health Trust

● Mental Health Teenage Well Being Advantage programme in partnership with NELFT, West Ham and Arsenal

● Weight loss and social interaction programmes such as Fit Fans with EFL Trust and Daughters and Dads with Women in Sport and EFL Trust