CATS mission statement is to promote, recognise and reward all young people for positive community action with sports based awards.

If you would rather watch than read…scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on the two CATS videos…. it explains it all and will inspire you! (We promise!!).

Simply put, far from assuming that all young people are bad, CATS recognises young people who already are and offers opportunites to get involved in a positive way with their community. All are then awarded with sports activities and/or healthy living rewards. Very often sports, that the young person cannot afford or has not considered before.
CATS is aimed at ALL young people. Whether they need to be directed into positive community action or are already great community members.

How does it work?

CATS works by drawing together the experience and facilities of different organisations. We work with:
Schools, both primary and secondary; Police; Councils; Youth groups and services; Sports providers; Sports clubs; Everyone in your community

A Young Person is nominated by

• Anyone for any positive volunteer action in their community.
• Nominations from community groups are sent to CATS committee (local branch that you set up with our help)
• Level of award(Level 1-5) designated and then an invitation to come to an Oscar-esque public awards evening is sent to the award winner.
• Award presented in public arena, in front of their peers and inspirational VIP’s.
• Choice of sport reward taken up by the young person

Effectively, it helps communities more to recognise the pro-social activity that is going on across the area by ALL young people. This in turn will impact on local levels of Anti-Social Behaviour, having been proven to reduce this in areas where CATS is already working.