ProFormance Pathways CIC are excited to begin working with Red Card CIC, Red Card is a ‘not for profit’ organisation. Prevention of gambling addiction is the key to their work. They say that the more we raise awareness, the more we can prevent people from going down the destructive route of problem gambling.
We aim to make sure that people from all backgrounds and cultures are educated about the dangers of gambling addiction and the impact it can have on our lives. We work with all agencies including schools, colleges, sports clubs, prison and probation services, and others to help create a more stable and healthy society in the future. Our vision is to become a long-term beneficial and supportive service for all who experience problem gambling.
Our mission is to create a lasting social change through our work, by educating people about the dangers of gambling, helping to reduce crime in our communities, raising awareness of mental health, and by delivering our work nationwide.
Our team deliver targeted workshops that not only share Tony’s personal story of his battle with gambling addiction but also, by using the knowledge and experience of professional therapists and counsellors, we go deeper in to the nature of addiction and how to combat it, and the wider impact on the gambling addict’s friends and family.
The Red Card team is made up of a mixture of professionals, all with a vast amount of experience that is relevant to addiction and problem gambling.
ProFormance Pathways Director Harry O’Riordan opened up about his struggles with gambling in this honest interview with Tony; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNDkPg7v7Q&t=119s
Harry will be working closely with Tony and the team to support delivery of their gambling education and awareness workshops in schools around the country. These workshops share real lived experience of the harm that problem gambling can cause to individuals and their family and friends.
ProFormance Pathway’s and Red Card will also be working together on new projects surrounding the gambling industry and education for young people to help decrease the numbers of problem gamblers.
To find out more information visit https://redcardgambling.org
If you are interested in getting more information about the delivery of the workshops you can email;
Harry O’Riordan: harry@proformance.uk (ProFormance Pathways CIC)
Tony Kelly: tony@redcardgambling.org (Red Card CIC)
