Plymouth Albion is pleased to welcome Five Rivers as a ground board sponsor for the 2025/26 season, adding an organisation with a strong social purpose to our growing sponsor community.
Established in 1989, Five Rivers is one of England’s most experienced providers of children’s social care. Their purpose is clear and deeply important: to help children recover from neglect, abuse, trauma or family breakdown, enabling them to flourish and fulfil their potential.
Five Rivers is a trusted partner to more than 100 local authorities across England, delivering a comprehensive and connected range of services across five key focus areas:
- Foster care
- Residential care
- Education
- Assessment and therapy
- Crisis intervention
A Social Enterprise Focused on Impact
Operating as a social enterprise, Five Rivers reinvests into people, projects, research and training to continually improve the experiences and outcomes of the children and young people they support. Success is measured not by profit, but by the positive, lasting impact made on lives and communities.
Their work is underpinned by a commitment to innovation, evidence-based practice and ethical delivery, ensuring children receive the highest standard of care at every stage of their journey.
Five Rivers, Five Fundamentals
At Five Rivers Child Care, children are at the heart of every decision, service and relationship. Founded in 1989, Five Rivers is one of England’s most experienced providers of children’s social care, recognised across England for providing excellent foster care services.
Through a network of local foster care offices, Five Rivers supports children and young people by providing stable, caring families for those who need them most.
As a trusted voice in children’s services, Five proudly partners with local authorities to deliver not only fostering, but residential care and education services, all underpinned by its pioneering Attachment and Trauma Informed Care (ATIC™) clinical model. This commitment creates safe, nurturing environments where vulnerable children can build brighter futures.
Unlike charities or not-for-profits, Five Rivers is a social enterprise, generating its own income and reinvesting profits directly into the services and people who need them most, ensuring sustainability and lasting impact.
Five Rivers is building a community of people who are passionate about helping children in care – Fans of Fostering. You don’t need to be a foster carer, you just need to be passionate about turning children and young peoples’ lives around. Become a Fan of Fostering.
A Values-Led Addition to Brickfields
Five Rivers’ branding will now be visible pitchside at Brickfields throughout the season, representing a partnership rooted in care, responsibility and community impact.
“We’re proud to welcome Five Rivers as a ground board sponsor for the season. Their commitment to supporting vulnerable young people and reinvesting into positive outcomes aligns strongly with our values as a club. It’s important to us that our commercial community reflects organisations making a real difference beyond the game.”
— James Greenacre, Commercial Director, Plymouth Albion
As Plymouth Albion continues to grow its presence on and off the pitch, partnerships like this highlight the wider role sport can play in supporting meaningful work within the community.
If your organisation would like to join our sponsor community, please contact the commercial team at commercial@plymouthalbion.com.
