At GSTS we are totally committed to making a positive impact on the communities in which our employees and clients live and work. We are proud to support two Liverpool-based initiatives set-up to reduce crime, get young people active and into meaningful employment.
NEXUS (NW) is a CIC provision, who fund and facilitate educational programmes across the north west to improve communities and health and well-being in our region. In delivering their services they have have identified that many communities are impacted by young people who display antisocial behaviours and often fail to attend school.
NEXUS know that through sport they can change people’s lives and by accessing young people with social and behavioural problems in the education system, it supports their mission to develop local communities and change the trajectory of young people’s lives to deter them from a future of criminality.
The Weapons Down Gloves Up initiative is delivered in several gym locations across the city region, enabling them to support a wide range of young people from some of the most deprived areas. They also offer remote services and e-learning modules allowing them to support people both on and off-site.
Champion boxer Tony Bellew and Mixed Martial Artist Molly McCann are part of Weapons Down Gloves Up, they are engaged in activities and meet the young people on the programme. In November 2020 Weapons Down Gloves Up were awarded the Echo Regional Community Group Award. This is testament to the outcomes they are achieving and the difference they are making to young peoples lives.
