The Princes Trust

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The Princes Trust

• Changing young peoples lives

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• Hope Aspiration
• The YouGov Youth Index
• 79 into education, employment or training

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The voluntary sector can play an important role
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Community engagement
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• Barriers to Employment
• 1.2 million young people NEET
• More considering self employment

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An aging population
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The environment
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• Reducing inequalities
• 1 in 6 leave school unable to read, write, add up
• 88 improve skills on Trust programmes

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The challenges we face

• An unprecedented economic climate with budget
  cuts
• Working with the hardest to reach in this
  district
• An aging population that may need to work longer
  and learn new skills
• How do we actively engage young people
• The need to work smarter in partnerships

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Our Mission

• To help Young people overcome barriers and
• get their lives working.
• Also we aim to promote
• Citizenship and respect
• Financial independence and practical skills
• Self esteem and motivation
• Community regeneration

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The Princes Trust

• Started in 1976
• Supported over 600,000 people
• Located across Great Britain
• The East of England
• Hertfordshire
• St Albans District

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Personal development Team xl- get started
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Grants Community cash- Development awards
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Employment opportunities Business starts get
into
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Activity in St Albans district

• 2 business starts
• 16 development awards totalling over 4000
• 11 Young people on Team
• 2 on get into
• 15 on xl

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The importance of Partnerships

• The challenges we face with limited resources
• The importance of networking
• Seeking win win
• Strong partnerships - Probation, Business Link,
  Connexions, LSC, Youth Service, JSP, Fire and
  police and many others
• Who else do we need to work with

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Young ambassador

• Tarkan Ahmet

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To conclude the theme of today

• Aiming high- everyone has a talent
• We all care about the future
• How can we now make a difference locally
• We need to organise creative partnerships to
  tackle your 7 priorities
• Today's youth is tomorrows future, we must not
  fail

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