Get Involved
At Foundation Futures, we know that real, lasting change happens when a community comes together. We are looking for passionate local businesses, organisations, and individuals who want to stand alongside us, share their skills, and help create opportunities where they are needed most.
Real, lasting change doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when people who truly care about our communities stand up and decide to make a difference.
Right now, the North East faces a profound challenge. Too many of our young people are falling through the cracks, left without access to education, employment, or training. We refuse to sit back and watch their potential go unnoticed. We are determined to tackle this head-on, but we cannot do it alone. We need forward-thinking businesses and organisations to partner with us to bridge the gap between untapped talent and the working world.
If you understand our communities, you know that success isn't just about handing someone a CV or pointing them toward a job. It starts much deeper than that. True success is built on a foundation of core life skills that can only grow when a young person feels supported, heard, and valued.
Volunteer
People with lived experience
Community Champions & Mentors
Youth & Community Groups
You can volunteer in big or small ways by sharing your thoughts, or offering your time at our clubs, events, and fundraising. Whether you are sharing your career journey or becoming a peer mentor, every bit of support helps
GET IN TOUCH !
Whether you are a business looking to offer training, a company wanting to share career insights,
or an individual eager to volunteer your time,
we want to hear from you.
Business and CSR
We've been supported by some incredible local businesses for many years.
Business Partners
At Foundation Futures, we understand that many in the business community would love to meaningfully engage with their local community. The North East is known for having a strong sense of community, a solid social conscience, for being friendly and supportive. We are rightly proud of our region. Local businesses share these qualities and pride, however sometimes it's difficult to find ways to "give back" or fulfill your corporate social respsonsibilities.
Foundation Futures can make this easy for you, so please get involved!
Do something remarkable
We have been working with North East businesses for 10 years. We make it our business to make it easy for your business to make a difference! We guarantee you and your staff will gain huge satisfaction from being one of our partners.
Choose us for your Charity of The Year
Volunteer
Provide an experience
Unlike large or national charities, we can let you know exactly where your donations have made a difference. We share stories, films, testimonials and photos of the things your donations make possible.
We deliver community programmes for children and young people aged 5-18.
There are opportunities to volunteer with our
Youth Groups
Holiday Clubs
Social Action Projects
Adult Wellbeing Groups
Our alternative education programmes support young people who struggle to thrive in our education system. We are looking for businesses to help us develop their soft skills, give them reasons to learn, aspirations to aim for and experiences to shape successful future employees.
What our Business Partners say
"Foundation Futures is awesome. The all female team that run it are robust, reliable, kind, caring and fun. They care passionately about what they do and make a real and significant difference to young people’s lives - North of the Tyne
Chris Hall TASFL
We thoroughly enjoy working with Foundation Futures
Michelle Warren
Warren Access.
“ We find working with Foundation Futures inspirational not just as a business but also at a personal level. Where we can we help the young people understand how important they are, not just for their future but the future of younger generations also. Seeing them achieve personal goals and helping them accomplish them is something we have always aspired to do. We have a good relationship with Foundation Futures team and hope to continue this long into the future, giving the youth of today and tomorrow a chance to shine”
Michael Allen
WAHSafety Solutions
‘We have enjoyed supporting Foundation Futures for over six years now. Our involvement has been through site visits for the young people as well as assistance in refurbishing and maintaining their premises. This has given us immense satisfaction and an opportunity to see how valuable the work they do is and how much it is needed.
We see our involvement continuing in whatever guise they need.
I hope more Northeast businesses will recognise the importance of the charity’s work and will get involved in some capacity to support the misunderstood young people of this region.’
Steve McClusky
Trinity Engineering.
