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What I admire most about The Prince's Trust is that they believe every young person should have the chance to succeed, regardless of their background. I've been an ambassador for The Prince's Trust for over 20 years and have witnessed first-hand just how life changing that belief can be. Since 1976, the youth charity has transformed the lives of thousands of disadvantaged young people by helping them move into work, education or training.

Too many young people have to grow up without support or guidance, simple things which we often take for granted. Thankfully, there are organisations like The Prince's Trust who work tirelessly to provide vital opportunities for these individuals, creating the potential to make a huge impact on their futures.

The free programmes run by The Prince's Trust are delivered by their dedicated staff, volunteers and partners who enable young people to realise their potential, giving them the self-belief that with the right mindset and support, anything is possible.

It's your donations that help make The Prince's Trust what it is today; this work can't continue without your help. Please support the remarkable work of this charity and help to secure a better future for our young people.

Brenda Blethyn

The Prince’s Trust is the UK’s leading youth charity. For the last 40 years it has helped thousands of young people transform their lives. The charity supports disadvantaged 13-30 year olds by helping them move into work, education or training.
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The Trust supports unemployed young people and those struggling at school. Many of the young people helped by The Prince’s Trust are in or leaving care, facing issues such as homelessness or mental health problems or have been in trouble with the law. The range of free programmes provided by The Trust give vulnerable young people the practical and financial support needed to stabilise their lives, helping them develop better self-esteem and skills for work.
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One of these courses is called Team, a 12 week personal development programme which encourages isolated and unemployed young people to gain new skills. Participants are challenged to take part in community group projects making a positive difference to the place they live, take part in an action packed residential trip away from home, develop English and maths skills and get valuable experience in a working environment. In addition to all this the programme helps young people develop their interview and CV skills to ensure their confidence is sky-high when taking the next step.
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Three in four young people supported by The Prince’s Trust move into work, education or training. To help continue this vital work donate now to save another generation of young lives.

Twenty six year old Laura is now enjoying her life, but six years ago she also sought out the Prince’s Trust for help. A traumatic experience of sexual abuse at school left her depressed and anxious. She developed an eating disorder and started to self harm. Then, at sixteen her life took an even more horrific turn.

"I was out with a group of friends, we were walking through the town centre and a couple of guys came up to us and we ended up getting split up and then I actually got raped by one of them."

Feeling like she was unable to report the incident, Laura moved to a new town, but was still haunted by her eating disorder. "I didn’t cope very well with it, my self harming increased, my suicidal thoughts increased, my eating disorder got worse, and everything just all went wrong at once. but I didn’t feel like it was a problem at the time. I felt like it was my way of dealing with everything that had gone on because I just wanted to disappear from the world."

Laura’s health deteriorated in spite of her time in hospital eating disorder units.

"The doctor told me that I was a week away of dying as my heart was failing basically on me"

Laura did pull through and slowly began to recover. It was then that she heard about the Prince’s Trust and enrolled on the TEAM Programme.

"I did a work placement at a school for children with disabilities. You got to help them do things that they wouldn’t otherwise able to do."

The TEAM programme had a massive effect on my recovery. It gave me the ability to believe in myself, and to actually think that my life was worth something. Young people turn to the Prince’s Trust with a variety of problems, homelessness, mental health issues, or unemployment. The charity is committed to helping them overcome whatever is standing in their way.

Sometimes – as for Josh - there can be a moment in life when you’re left at a crossroads. Knowing which way to turn can be tough, especially if you’re still a teenager. Before moving to a hostel, Josh was homeless in London for several months. He felt abandoned and alone.

"The first night it happened to me, I had a full blown panic attack. I had no one to talk to, no one to help me, no money to provide myself a hostel room for the night. I literally had nowhere to go."

It was only when he went to the job centre that Josh discovered a youth charity that could help him back on his feet.

Three months ago, Josh signed up for the charity’s TEAM programme, a personal development course involving work placements, as well as classroom based and outdoor activities. At the start of the 12 week course, Josh still had emotional and practical challenges that kept him from finding work.

"I aim to make new friends, try new things I never done before. I want to earn more qualifications and to gain a job at the end of it."

Twelve weeks later, Josh is pleased. "The course has been amazing. It made me realise who I am, gave me more life choices, more experience, more confidence, more friends. Having that feeling of support with people that you don’t know who are willing to help you along the way. It made me feel really good."

Thanks to the Prince’s Trust, Josh is now looking at going back to college, and he also has a trial shift at a local restaurant.