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EY Foundation

Impact Report 2024-25

The EY Foundation supports young people eligible for free school meals into employment, education or enterprise through paid training programmes, employer partnerships and policy research. In 2024/25 it supported over 4,000 young people and expanded into four new UK regions, marking its tenth anniversary.

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Smart Futures paid employability training and mentoring for 16-17 year olds; Your Future two-week training and job placement route; Step into Business enterprise programme with start-up grants; employability workshops; AI and Social Mobility research and Grand Challenge Custom geography from upload: National (UK-wide)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 4,003 free-school-meal-eligible young people supported across programmes and workshops in 2024/25
Key Metric 2 348 employers engaged and 2,052 unique volunteers contributed to programme delivery
Key Metric 3 £5.73 raised for every £1 invested in fundraising, on total income of £5.5m

Key Outcomes

  • 84% of alumni surveyed are in education or employment, and 92% believe the programme improved their career prospects
  • Over 50% of Your Future participants secured jobs following the programme
  • 69% of alumni in full-time employment earn more than the minimum wage

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