The King's Trust celebrated its 50th. B-Day!
Fifty years of helping young people build a future In 1976, the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, founded what would become one of the United Kingdom’s most influential youth charities: the The King’s Trust. Originally known as The Prince’s Trust, the organisation was created with a clear mission: helping vulnerable young people between the ages of 11 and 30 who were struggling with unemployment, homelessness, disability, difficulties at school or problems with the law. Nearly fifty years later, that mission remains as important as ever. The idea behind the trust was remarkably personal. At the time, the young Prince Charles used part of his naval severance pay to launch initiatives supporting disadvantaged youth. What began as a small project gradually evolved into a nationwide network offering training programmes, mentoring, grants and business support. Over the decades, the charity has grown into the leading youth organisation in the United Kingdom. More than one million y...