Welfare

Tall Ship’s Youth Trust
 
Tall Ship’s Youth Trust previously the Sail Training Association, provides personal development for young people through adventure training at sea.  The Company has for many years offered support to enable disadvantaged young people from London to go on voyages.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
 
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is well known for its challenging and enjoyable programme of personal development for young people. The Company is funding its London Performing Arts Project, designed to engage young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to make the programme more accessible and to offer a path to further and higher education and employment training.

The Prince’s Trust
 
The Prince’s Trust is one of Britain’s leading youth charities, which helps 14-30 year-olds realise their potential and transform their lives through practical support including training, mentoring and financial assistance. The Haberdashers' Company has provided support for many years for their Business Programme, which helps young people set up their own businesses and has also supported their ‘Xl’ programme at schools in London. The trust has a number of challenge fundraising opportunities, including riding on horse-back across the Andes and cycling the Great Wall of China – please click the following link for more information: www.princes-trust.org.uk

The University of East London
 
The University of East London draws students from very disadvantaged parts of London and has a Centre for Entrepreneurship on its Docklands Campus, to help its graduates start up their own businesses. The Haberdashers’ Company New Entrepreneurs Fund has been established to support students and graduates to set up their own businesses.

The Wilderness Foundation of South Africa
 
The Wilderness Foundation of South Africa is part of an international movement to protect and sustain wilderness and wildlife through integrated conservation and wildlife programmes. The Company has contributed to a project giving local AIDS orphans the opportunity of receiving vocational training on game reserves, leading to employment in the eco-tourism and hospitality sectors. A group of students from Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College visited projects in South Africa in 2006 combining with local students for ecological, community and trekking experiences.

Tomorrow's People

Tomorrow's People works with unemployed, homeless and other disadvantaged people to help them into employment or further education through its training centres around the country. The Haberdashers' Company is supporting a new project of Tomorrow's People called "The Junction" which will provide ex offenders with the opportunity of training end employment in suitable social enterprises through a close-knit residential community.

Treloar Trust
 
Treloar Trust runs a primary school and secondary college  for severely disabled children near Alton in Hampshire. The Company has been a supporter for many years and is currently funding their project to help graduates of their college settle into independent living in local communities.

Tsunami Relief for Sri Lanka
 
Tsunami Relief for Sri Lanka was provided jointly by the Haberdashers’ Company and the Haberdasher Schools. This joint project resulted in a new Computer and Resources Centre being opened in the Hambantota area in the South East, providing 20 computers and work stations, printers, copier and scanner and staff, serving the surrounding schools.