(L-R: Luke Brown, Lucy O'Grady, Michael Buckingham, Trevor Thompson, Aimee Roblin, Stacey Middleton, Rachael Humes, Lee Tinkler)
We have walked, run, cycled, baked and volunteered to smash our original target of £200k and raise over £485k for EveryYouth (formerly known as End Youth Homelessness)
Funds have been raised from Group-wide active challenges including Moving through May, and other activities such as Sleep Outs across the UK and Festive Fundraising Challenges to name a few.
Hundreds of young people have been supported into employment, moved into their own homes, and received support from the money raised by Kier people since the charity partnership began in August 2020.
Through the funds raised...
- We've helped 158 young people into employment, education, and training opportunities
- 304 young people have received specialist careers support from a jobs coach through EveryYouth’s employment fund
- 85 young people have been able to move into their own home through EveryYouth’s Housing Fund
- 150 young people have received support and guidance from a Housing Officer.
Of the £487,000 raised, £91,689 was donated directly to EveryYouth partner charities to support them with what they needed most in each local area.
Teams also offered £107,0000 of pro bono support during the partnership by improving youth hostels, gardens and workspaces across the UK. They also donated Christmas presents which were picked by charity support workers so the young people had something special and personal to open on Christmas Day.
Our chief executive Andrew Davies says: “Supporting so many young people to have opportunities to build their confidence and skills through education, training and access to housing is a real privilege.
“Tackling inequalities is key to our social purpose and I’m very proud of all the efforts of everyone at Kier to raise such a fantastic sum for EveryYouth and deliver such a positive impact to local communities.”
“Through the efforts of everyone at Kier, we have provided much-needed support for hundreds of young people to have opportunities to build their confidence and skills through education, training and access to housing.”
Nick Connolly, EveryYouth CEO commented:
“EveryYouth’s partnership with Kier Group has exceeded our expectations. The funds raised have been truly transformative, helping 158 young people experiencing homelessness enter employment, education and training, while a further 85 have started living independently in their own homes.
Alongside the funds raised, pro bono improvements to services will have a lasting legacy – across the UK – benefitting young people for years to come.
Our partnership would not have been such an enormous success without the hard work, generosity and understanding of every single person at Kier. We have been blown away by their commitment to changing young people’s lives. Thank you!”
