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TAKE STEPS TO CHANGE YOUNG LIVES
THE CHALLENGE:
Future Steps is a 10,000-steps-a-day challenge,
taking place throughout February 2021. Prince’s Trust
supporters across the UK, will be downloading our
Future Steps App to track their steps and fundraise
to support young people.
Take part individually, or as a team To do this, we need to raise vital
of up to 6, either way – it’s time to funds, so if you’re an individual
step to it, have some fun, get fit stepper there is a fundraising
and change young lives! target of £100 or £250 as a team.
After a challenging 2020, it’s time Sign up today and help
for us all to give young people a young people across the
brighter 2021.
UK take their future steps.
#FutureSteps
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE PART
With youth unemployment set to reach one million
the coronavirus pandemic has left young people all
over the UK in freefall, casting doubt on their prospects,
finances, and impacting their mental health.
The Prince’s Trust is here for Here’s why we think you should
young people, but we need vital get stepping:
funds to continue providing
support. > Be the turning point for young
people across the UK, raise
The coronavirus pandemic has money and give young people
brought about new lifestyles hope.
like working from home, virtual
socialising and new routines. > Look after your physical
Future Steps is a fun challenge and mental wellbeing by
that will not only help the young reaching 10,000 steps a day
people we support but will (recommended by healthcare
benefit you too! professionals).
> Break that working from home
habit of staying at your desk all
day. Research taken in the 2020 lockdown
> Build relationships by using the shows how 47% of young people do not
challenge to meet friends locally feel in control of their lives and 43% of
for socially distanced walks, or
as a team building challenge at young people say their anxiety levels
work. have increased due to the pandemic*
> Spark a bit of healthy
competition by competing to
be at the top of the Future Steps
leaderboard!
*Young People in Lockdown:
A Report by The Prince’s Trust & YouGov
HOW FUTURE STEPS WORKS:
Step your way through February and, together,
we can give young people hope. Let’s walk you
through what to expect.
Download the App Get your friends, family Make it count Sync your Steps Step to it!
and colleagues involved
You can find the Future If taking part as a Make those steps Whether you use FitBit, When February begins
Steps App on the Apple team, nominate a team count by setting up Apple Health or another make sure to log
App Store or Google captain and pick an your Just Giving page step tracker, you need your steps as you go
Play. Decide whether awesome team name – and sharing it with to sync up with our along and check the
you’re signing up all puns welcome! Then everyone you know. Future Steps App. You app to see how your
individually or as part get your team mates to Keep your audience can also submit steps teammates are getting
of a team of up to 6 download the app and updated throughout the manually and convert on. The leaderboard is
people. join your crew. Too many challenge and to see swimming and cycling live, so you can track the
in your team? Why not those donations rolling activities as well. competition.
encourage others to in. There is a fundraising
start their own team for target of £250 for teams
a bit of competition! and £100 for individuals.
Stay safe – When completing your challenge, remember to follow the latest government
guidelines. Visit princes-trust.org.uk/futuresteps to find out more and access our online
resource hub and Future Steps FAQs.
FINDING WAYS FORWARD
We have been working in partnership with Utilita for the
past couple of years, and in that time Utilita have helped
us to empower young people, like Shaun Paul, to reach
their potential.
After leaving school and attending Shaun Paul has used the support
college to gain qualifications, he received from The Prince’s
Shaun Paul found it hard to cope Trust to increase his self-belief
in new environments and being and is now in a place to pursue
around new people, which made his dream of working as a football
the prospect of attending job coach.
interviews very daunting.
“We’re proud to have raised more
Wanting to build his confidence than £180,000 for The Prince’s
as well as his personal and social Trust since becoming a Patron in
development skills, Shaun Paul got 2018, but prouder still that staff
in touch with The Prince’s Trust fundraising is having a lasting
and was pleased to discover that impact on the lives of young
there was still support available people like Shaun.
during lockdown.
Future Steps has proved very
“I’ve always struggled with popular among our employees,
I am proud of how far I’ve come in such confidence. I was in foster care so powering the initiative as
and this experience contributed headline partner in 2021 is
a short time. I was motivated to progress to my anxiety and low self- really exciting for a community-
onto the Employability sessions that belief. When I started with The focused business like Utilita.
The Trust is offering so I can work on Trust, I was very shy and during
the first online session I only
Given the impact of coronavirus,
particularly on young people,
my CV, interview skills to get me ready felt comfortable typing in the we can’t wait to get everyone
to take the next step. comments section as I was too stepping in February to aid The
nervous to speak.” Trust in its fantastic work.”
– Shaun
Bill Bullen, CEO
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