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 or a social entrepreneur, 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

16,000

young people and social enterprises since 2014.

We've created over

15,000

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

Secure Futures: a young person's experience

It’s been a busy few weeks at the EY Foundation with lots of great Spring delivery programmes taking place. We’ve been very lucky to meet some fantastic young people and caught up with Secure Futures participant, Megan, to get her thoughts on her time on the programme.

25 Apr 2022

Q&A: Observing Ramadan for the first time in the workplace

As part of our Ramadan celebrations, we are taking a closer look at the experiences of young people who are observing Ramadan for the first time in the workplace.

20 Apr 2022

Employers join EY Foundation to help young people access jobs

A record twenty corporate partners will join EY Foundation to deliver employability programmes this Easter, enabling 155 young people from low-income backgrounds to take part across the UK.

15 Feb 2022