Julia and Hans Rausing launch £8 million ‘Youth Centre Recovery Fund’

Julia and Hans Rausing are pleased to unveil The Youth Centre Recovery Fund, an open application programme making £8 million available to charities running youth centres across England to support young people and youth services during the coronavirus pandemic. Youth centres across the country have seen declining financial reserves and loss of income associated with the lock-down restrictions. Studies from The National Youth Agency show 1 in 2 youth charities will be unable to meet operational costs within 12 months. UK Youth estimate there are 1.6 million children from a…

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Julia and Hans Rausing Launch £10 million Charity Survival Fund

Julia and Hans Rausing are pleased to announce the launch of a new ‘Charity Survival Fund’. A total of £10 million will be made available to support charities in the UK, targeting small and medium size charities. The aim is to provide core funding to help charities overcome the impact of Covid-19, offsetting lost income. The charity funding gap has been brought into acute focus in recent weeks, with studies highlighting the stark reality that one in ten charities in the UK will be facing bankruptcy by the end of…

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The Prince’s Trust receives £10m gift to support young Londoners

The Prince’s Trust has a received a major gift of £10m from Julia and Hans Rausing to support its ambitious goals for young people in London. The generous donation will underpin The Trust’s strategic aims for its work in London, aiming to grow the number of young people supported in the capital to over 10,000 annually by 2023. The donation will give considerable support to two key elements of activity in London over the next four years, enabling it to reach young people aged 11-30 who need support. The Trust…

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