Mission
CELTIC FC FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE PRINCIPLES AND HERITAGE OF CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB. OUR AIM IS TO HELP THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY THROUGH A RANGE OF INITIATIVES TARGETING HUNGER, EMPLOYABILITY, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION'S ETHOS IS TYPIFIED BY A DETERMINATION TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIETY'S MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALISED GROUPS - PRINCIPALLY, WE ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY BY EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND MEANS TO REVERSE INEQUALITY. CHARITY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO CELTIC'S IDENTITY, AND AS THE CLUB'S CHARITABLE ARM, WE RECOGNISE THE ENORMOUS IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF HONOURING THE LEGACY OF OUR FOUNDING FATHER, BROTHER WALFRID. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK ENCOMPASSES A DIVERSE VARIETY OF GROUPS, WITH OUR WORK PROMOTING EMPLOYABILITY, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, DIVERSIONARY ACTIVITIES AND DISABILITY SPORTS INITIATIVES.