The Share Foundation

Builds an inheritance for young people in care

So far this year, more than 40,000 young people in care have benefited from the Government's new Junior Isa scheme, operated by The Share Foundation. It opens the accounts with £200 from the DfE, provides financial education, and raises additional voluntary contributions to boost their value for example, from City foundations. Each month The Share Foundation awards £1,000 to the young person with the best proposals for using the money at 18: first winners include a 15-year-old who wants to run a mobile hairdresser, an aspiring civil engineer, and a young entrepreneur who wants to set up a shop in Huddersfield. More than 40% of these young people are aged 15-17 with no family support. The Share Foundation urgently needs contributors ­ will you help?

Their website is www.sharefound.org: 100% of all contributions, including tax relief, go directly to the Junior Isas of young people in care.

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