HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Destination unlimited: our campaign smashes through the £1 million mark

Ant and Dec back the Standard’s drive with King’s Trust to help the young find jobs

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

'Because of 20/20 Levels, I’m not just surviving — I am building something meaningful'

As a new £150,000 pledge lifts our campaign total to £950,000, we hear from Samuel, who was lured into a cult-like church when unemployed — but escaped and found work thanks to 20/20 Levels, one of the organisations we are funding

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

'I never imagined I could get into a university like UCL'

A £100,000 donation from Deutsche Bank takes our total raised to £800K — as we tell the story of MyBigCareer, a charity helping less advantaged young Londoners aim for the top

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Bethany’s disorders meant she was unlikely to get a job — then the Standard-backed charity Toucan stepped in

People with learning difficulties and disabilities face a 95% unemployment rate, but getting a job can be transformative for their self esteem and independence

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025

Stand-up comedian Tom Davis says he knows pain of unemployment - as he backs our appeal

The former scaffolder says he relates to marginalised young people who can’t catch a break — and wishes he’d known about The King’s Trust when he was young

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

For young black Londoners, finding work is especially tough, but our campaign can help

Unemployment is tough for everyone, but especially for young Black Londoners who face dramatically higher unemployment rates. With a £200K donation tipping our total over £700K, we are helping to change lives

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Podcast: Inside the capital’s youth unemployment crisis

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Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

Standard employment campaign: 'Nothing stops a bullet like a job'

How an innovative charity turns knives into gyms — and “at-risk” young people into role models and employees

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

From the call centre to the BAFTAs: A story of remarkable transformation

Award-winning filmmaker Thomas Stogdon was ready to ‘fold up his dreams’ — until one course changed everything

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

'I was a child carer for my mute parents and lacked confidence - The King’s Trust changed that'

Miira, 26, an only child, grew up caring for her deaf and mute Sri Lankan parents from the age of six. She arrived in London at 11 speaking little English and life in a silent household made her quiet and shy, and she struggled to make friends at school. Still,…

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025