EY Foundation is an independent charity supporting young people from low-income backgrounds get paid work experience, employability skills training and career guidance.

How can we help you?

If you are a young person from a low-income background, explore our programmes.

If you are an employer, volunteer, fundraiser, school or college, or potential donor, find out how to support our work.

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We've supported over

24,000

young people since 2014.

We've created over

23,000

volunteer opportunities since 2014.

As a young person from a deprived area, I was able to get my foot in the door to a world that would have been previously locked for me. The EY Foundation was a huge benefit to me and has helped my career more than I could have imagined.

Katrina

Smart Futures Alumni, London

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Latest news

Our 2023/24 Impact Report goes live

The EY Foundation’s latest Impact Report is now available to download, with all the statistics, stories and reflections from the last year and past decade.

18 Sep 2024

Now is the time for a work experience revolution

New research looks at how work experience could change to reduce inequalities, focusing on the role technology could play to support both employers and young people.

20 Aug 2024

Celebrating a decade of impact

Thanks to the support of employers, fundraisers, volunteers, schools, and colleges, we have been transforming the lives of young people from low-income backgrounds since 2014.

30 Jun 2024

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The EY Foundation is a charitable company registered in England and Wales and Scotland with registered charity number 1157154 and SC045076. It is also a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited