The Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust Young People Relief Fund
VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE NEED HELP. This is a tough time for young people to be starting their working lives. Young people will bear a heavy economic cost in their education, their first jobs and in their lifetime earning capacity. YOUR DONATION COULD BE THE TURNING POINT FOR A YOUNG LIFE.
It ran from 12:00 PM, 1 December 2020 to 12:00 PM, 8 December 2020
Registered Charity in England and Wales (1079675)
Match funded Campaign target
£150,000
Amount raised
£150,000
Donations
45
Championed by The Reed Foundation
Location
United Kingdom
Campaign overview
Aims
Where's the money going?
Impact & reporting
Situation
Hundreds of thousands of young people left school this summer with their education cut short and will really struggle to find their first job. Millions of young people who had only just started their working lives are finding their jobs and small businesses at risk. Britain’s economy is predicted to be severely affected with a detrimental effect on living standards worse than the 2008 financial crisis. We can expect that the impact will be felt disproportionally by young people.
Solution
We have been helping young people access education, training, employment and volunteering opportunities for over 40 years. In times of crisis, the most vulnerable in society become more vulnerable. Our youth support workers are a trusted person for hundreds of young people every day who need help to keep going. We connect young people to opportunities that lift them out of hardship. Young people have never needed more help than they do now to find their first job, reskill or access support.
" When the Coronavirus crisis hit, The Prince’s Trust helped me with my application for a full-time job at Royal Blackburn Hospital as a Health Care Assistant. I interviewed via telephone for safety reasons. I got a call about an hour later and was told that I was being offered the position."
— Sarah, Healthcare Assistant, NHS