Poverty & Inclusion

24 ex-offenders progressed to employment following the Rebuilding Your Success programme — including 4 into roles directly with Rebuild With Hope — with participant testimonials describing transformation from HMP Thorn Cross into stable employment with qualifications in PAT testing, bike maintenance and warehouse and retail skills

96% of participants completed their pre-employment programme and 97% felt more employable on exit, with 100% satisfaction across all programmes — sustained against a backdrop of falling UK job openings and rising youth poverty

Around 70% of young people improved their confidence, communication and ability to set and achieve goals while on a Prince's Trust programme, with more than 15,800 qualifications awarded in 2022/23 alone and over one million young people helped since the charity was founded in 1976

Treat boxes and reach: 480 bespoke treat boxes delivered to those too ill for days out (90% with incurable conditions); 750 children joined a seriously ill parent on a Special Day; 593 different medical referrers approved in 2024

Food security: 90% are less anxious about feeding their family; 84% have more food choice; foodbank visits among former users more than halved after joining; over two-thirds eating more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, and meat

Policy influence: Six parliamentary submissions made in 2024/25, including on Social Security, Government Budget Policy, Treaty principles, and free school lunches (Ka Ora, Ka Ako)

Corporate partnerships: Boots (600+ store drop-off points, 29,000 kg collected, 1.7 million products donated cumulatively), Unilever Buy 2 Donate 1 campaign (300,000 units, 105 projects reached), smol (#CleanClothesCan campaign hit 250,000 washes donated and expanded Suds in Schools to 30 school launderettes)

Food and essentials: Food Community helped families save a combined £911,000 on groceries; Multibank delivered 40% more goods than the prior year, reaching 355 organisations across the North West