To kickstart the campaign, the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, which is administered by The London Community Foundation, has pledged £500,000 — half will fund King’s Trust programmes in London, while the other half will support four grassroots charities (to be announced in due course) working with disadvantaged unemployed young people across the city. We are now seeking donations from corporations, foundations, philanthropists — and you, our readers — with all funds raised going to King’s Trust programmes in the capital. For the one in six young people out of work in London, every pound counts. The Mayor of London is the first to back our campaign. Sir Sadiq Khan said: “It’s vital that our young people are able to overcome the barriers they face to realise their potential and contribute to London’s economic success.
