Sport and young people
The Prince's Trust believes that sport can
help young people develop skills such as confidence, teamwork,
communication and discipline, qualities which are also required in
the world of work.
The vital support of key organisations in football, rugby and
cricket has enabled The Trust to change over 20,000 young lives
through the power of sport. Click
here to watch a video of our work with sport.
Launched in 1997, The Prince's Trust Football Initiative, which
is funded by the Premier League, Professional Footballers’
Association and the Football Foundation, works with 65 professional
football clubs and has helped change more than 17,000 young
lives.
Since 2003 The Trust has worked in partnership with 10 First
Class Counties and the Marylebone Cricket Club to support close to
2,500 young people to get their lives working.
Since 2005, more than 1,000 young people have been helped by The
Prince's Trust's RBS 6 Nations initiative.
In 2008 the British Horseracing Authority joined forces with The
Prince’s Trust to show young people the variety of opportunities
that exist within the sport.
Latest news
Nov 2011
Manager Dave Jones led a team of unemployed youngsters to a gripping footballing victory at West Bromwich Albion.
Oct 2011
A star-studded Golf Day hosted by the Prince's Trust and sponsored by Benfield Motor Group raises funds for young people in the North East
Sep 2011
Blackburn Rovers showcased their partnership with The Prince's Trust to fans and the media when Blackburn legend Brian Douglas presented a Rovers shirt to Gareth O’Hara.
Sep 2011
Leeds United FC striker Ross McCormack joined 13 young people from The Prince's Trust Get Started with Football course, run by the Leeds United Foundation.
Aug 2011
Young people from all over the UK were treated to a trip to Wimbledon after taking part in Prince's Trust xl clubs.
Aug 2011
Newcastle United Foundation and The Trust are putting 14 young people through their paces as part of a Get into Football Coaching course.
Aug 2011
Eleven young people got the opportunity to take their first step onto the coaching ladder by participating in The Trust's Get Started with Football programme at the Oval, Belfast.
Jun 2011
An early success of the merged organisation was funding for young people on the Fairbridge programme to join the Get Started with Football course.
Jun 2011
Fifteen young jobseekers are taking part in a programme with Swansea City FC to gain experience in sports leadership thanks to The Prince’s Trust.
Jul 2010
xl tennis programme participants visited the Wimbledon Championships to celebrate the end of a seven-week tennis course and met Tim Loughton MP, Minister of Families and Children.