Wirral Charities - Prince's Trust
Registered
Charity Number : 1079675
The Prince's Trust is the UK's largest youth charity helping disadvantaged young people to get their lives working. Founded in 1976 by HRH The Prince of Wales our UK wide organisation supports young people through a variety of different programmes including Team and Business start ups. The Trust helps over a thousand young people to succeed every year in Merseyside.
The Prince's Trust works with young people aged 14-30 from the following groups:
Unemployed
Offenders/ex Offenders
Care Leavers
Educational Under Achievers.
Team Leader Tom Wilkinson (centre) leads ScottishPower Learning's staff running
the Team programme in Birkenhead
Our programmes include:
Business Start, giving help and advice, finance and mentor support.Team, a 12 week personal development programme leading to increased work, education and training opportunities
Development Awards, small financial grants to remove barriers to employment or education.xl, working with young people in school to help develop their personal skills and increase their chances of gaining qualifications
Other sport and music based development options such as Get off the bench and Get Into Retail
Area Manager for Wirral Claire Pedersen (right) greets Wirral Business Mentor
Chris Thorley at a volunteers event
For more information contact 0151 794 3197, e-mail liverpool@princes-trust.org.uk, or check us out online at www.princes-trust.org.uk