Aston Villa

Aston Villa is the official charitable arm of Aston Villa Football Club, running community social programmes that use football to enrich lives. Its work is organised around four areas: youth engagement, community development, health and wellbeing, and education. The organisation operates as an integral part of a professional football club, while its remit is charitable and community-focused rather than commercial.

Its programmes include youth engagement initiatives that reach young people in the local community through football; community development programmes delivered through partnerships and outreach designed to create lasting change for local residents; health and wellbeing initiatives that use the reach of the football club to promote better health; and educational initiatives delivered under the Foundation's mission. The stated aim is to inspire, support and transform lives through these channels.

Geographic presence is concentrated in the local community around Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham, UK. The organisation works collaboratively, relying on partnerships and outreach to deliver its programmes, and it recruits for roles across its operations, including within its Youth Engagement team. Sectors in which it operates comprise charity and non-profit work, community services, sports and football, youth engagement, health and wellbeing, and education. Further information is available at https://avfc.co.uk/.