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Who Are The Prince's Trust?

The Prince's Trust give practical and financial support, developing key workplace skills such as confidence and motivation. They work with 14 to 30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law. They have helped more than 575,000 young people since 1976 and support 100 more each working day.

More than three in four young people that were helped last year moved into work, education or training. Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training. Youth unemployment costs the UK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity, while youth crime costs £1 billion every year.

 Programmes to support young people

The Prince's Trust run programmes that encourage young people to take responsibility for themselves – helping them build the life they choose rather than the one they’ve ended up with:

• The Business Programme provides money and support to help young people start up in business.

• xl clubs give 14-16 year olds who are at risk of truanting, exclusion and underachievement a say in their education. They aim to improve attendance, motivation and social skills.
  
• Get started is an intensive week of activities run by professional tutors. This could be in football, music and many more areas. 
• The Team Programme is a 12-week personal development course, offering work experience, qualifications, practical skills, community projects and a residential week.
• Get Into are short courses offering intensive training and vocational experience in a specific sector to help young people get a job.

• Development Awards are small grants to enable young people to access education, training or work.
• Community Cash Awards are grants to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community.

Find out more about the history of the Prince's Trust