Affordable housing developer, Brantones, has been awarded Football For Change ‘champion’ status after helping the charitable initiative with its fundraising efforts.

The Liverpool-based business, which delivers supported housing solutions for people who need them most, started supporting Football For Change in 2022.

This year, the company became a headline sponsor of the annual lunch which was attended by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jamie Carragher.

Football For Change was launched in 2021 by Alexander-Arnold, Carragher and Connor Coady. It has since been backed by Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham as well as stars including Gary Neville, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Peter Crouch and Beth Mead.

The initiative brings together sports and business leaders to help NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) young people find education and employment opportunities, as well as helping others from underprivileged communities achieve their full potential. The organisation also supports young people who may have been affected by crime to help turn their lives around.

The 2024 fundraising lunch, hosted at Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building, saw Alexander-Arnold and Carragher team up for an exclusive ‘in conversation with’, where the two discussed the Liverpool star’s trophy-laden career and his future in football.

Football For Change, which is managed by the Communities Foundation for Lancashire and Merseyside, has raised more than £1.1 million since 2021. It has provided grants to organisations and charities across the country including the Liverpool FC Foundation, Everton in the Community, The Inclusive Hub and Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.

Lee Birkett, Brantones director, says: “This is an incredible initiative for an extremely important cause and we are thrilled to be given Football For Change champion status.

“The work Football For Change does will have a profound impact on the lives of so many vulnerable children and young people across the UK and we are proud to be able to do our bit and support this cause.”

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