WHY CHANGE A GIRL'S LIFE?

In the UK today, over a million young people aged 16-24 are not in education, work or training.

The King’s Trust set up Change a Girl’s Life in 2019 to give young women who are facing adversity the help they need to get back on their feet and into work. Through the transformative support The Trust offers, they have helped over 3,000 young women over the past five years, with 79% going on to further education, training, or work.

We are raising funds for The King’s Trust to help Change a Girl's Life this International Women’s Day.

CHANGE A GIRL'S LIFE

From 8th February - 31st March, Elizabeth Arden will donate £5.00 from every Eight Hour® Cream Skin Protectant sold on elizabetharden.co.uk to The King's Trust Change a Girl's Life campaign, supporting women to change their lives for the better.

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MEET THE YOUNG WOMEN

CARRISSA'S STORY

Carrissa has always been passionate about helping others and enjoyed working in roles where she could make a positive difference to people’s lives. Unfortunately, she experienced burnout during the pandemic and was also suffering with depression during this difficult time.

Finding the strength to heal from her past traumas, Carrissa is now a body transformation coach and founder of the online coaching programme, Keep Me Curvy, following the support she received from The Trust’s Enterprise programme.

SHANNON'S STORY

Shannon, 23, from Dundee, was struggling on benefits and caring for her two little boys, but with help from The King’s Trust, she now has a career working in the NHS.

Due to being under the care and supervision of Action for Children since the age of 16, Shannon has lived independently from a young age. She is a single mum, and her second son was born prematurely and has long term health difficulties. During a hospital visit, Shannon saw an advert on Facebook for The King's Trust Get into Healthcare programme and made an enquiry.

ASIA'S STORY

Currently working as a Maternity Support Worker for the NHS, Asia is on the path to fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a Midwife.

Suffering from depression and anxiety, following numerous unsuccessful applications, Asia feared she would never be able to turn her dream into a reality, until she came across The Prince’s Trust Get into Health and Social Care programme. Feeling hopeful, Asia decided to seize the opportunity and hasn’t looked back since.

THE NEED

MONEY WORRIES

  • For the majority of young women, the cost of living is weighing heavily on their minds, with 60 per cent of young women fearing that the rising cost of living means they will never be financially secure (versus 45 per cent of young men).
  • The cost of living is making almost half of young women (47 per cent) feel anxious on a daily basis, compared to 39 per cent of young men.

CONFIDENCE IS KEY

  • More young women than young men feel a lack of confidence is holding them back from achieving their career goals (40 per cent of young women versus 32 per cent of young men).

MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE

  • More young women than young men said that their mental health has caused problems with their concentration at school or work, and even that they have missed school or work in the last twelve months as a result of their mental health.

  • A quarter of young women (25 per cent) said their mental health was holding them back from achieving their career goals (compared to 20 per cent of young men).

Testimonials

I felt nervous about starting a business without a budget, but The King’s Trust has been a life saver for me – they have given me a network of support.

Carrissa

I’m so happy to be able to be doing a job I love and I’m passionate about, helping other families like mine at the same hospital my little boy was in. I don’t think I would have had the opportunities I’ve had if it wasn’t for the support from The King’s Trust. They have helped me throughout this journey.

Shannon

I felt so hopeful as this was an opportunity for me to go further, and would take me closer to fulfilling my dream of working in the sector.

Asia