By james art 
In its 50th year, Rigby Group through its charity, the Rigby Foundation launched a “inspiring future” project for social mobility, aimed at 11 to 25 years of origin with low income.
The program pairs 10 schools and colleges from the city with 10 leading charity organizations that will provide support with activities, including mathematics and achievement in English, mental health, debut skills and preparation for work.
Working with West Midlands combined the authority and the Birmingham City Council, the organization aims to support at least 1000 children every year for three years, with £ 1m funding annually.
According to a recent Action For Children report, 46.4% of children in West Midlands live in poverty.
Steve Rigby, Chairman of the Rigby Foundation, said the organization “focused on the nourishment and support of young people in our region of work”, in accordance with Birmingham Mayor Richard Parker, “The West Midlands Youth Employment Plan”.
Rigby added: “This starts with a good education and we hope, by uniting schools, colleges and charity organizations, we can increase the aspirations of students in our city.
He explained that the “inspiring future” was the result of many months of research, meetings with more than 30 potential charity partners and mapping of high school systems together with the Birmingham City Council.
“We hope that our financing of this program will allow young people in Birmingham to strive and succeed in education and move on to a sustainable and meaningful career,” Rigby continued.
The participating charity organizations are training for action, forward partnership, debate half, predicting, receiving a further, intensive level, place2be, skill builder, Sutton Trust and Zero Gravity.
The “inspiring future” focuses solely on low -income communities that have high levels of deprivation and multiple challenges.
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Jacqueline Maher, Deputy Director at South and City College, Birmingham said support “will go a long way to ensure that a number of our students after 16 will provide their mathematics and English GCSE to be able to eligible for exams For the gateway, “adding that he adds:” This opportunity further enables us to directly influence the life chances of students facing challenges in education.
“The initiative will support our students to reach their full potential and grow in confidence, which will affect their overall research now and in the future.”