KFC Foundation

The KFC Foundation empowers disadvantaged young people to fulfil their potential through support for grassroots charities delivering transformative youth work. Rooted in values of inclusion, empowerment, opportunity creation, and community uplift, it embodies a philosophy of proactive partnership with small organizations, prioritizing sustainable capacity building and multi-year commitments to foster resilience and lasting change. Its theory of change centers on providing safe environments, essential skills, and pathways to overcome barriers like poverty and isolation, enabling thriving futures via evidence-based, community-rooted interventions.

It funds targeted youth development activities including safe social spaces and drop-in centres offering refuge from social isolation and youth violence risk, one-to-one mentoring and peer support groups building confidence and resilience for young people aged 11-25 facing poverty, unemployment, or family challenges, employability programmes with skills workshops on life skills, job training, and CV building to combat youth unemployment, social skills training addressing mental health needs, emotional regulation, and positive well-being, preventative outreach tackling underlying issues like exclusion or lack of opportunities, and holistic programmes promoting personal development, further education access, and work readiness. Supported interventions emphasize practical, person-centred approaches such as community-led employability support, trauma-informed mentoring, early intervention for at-risk youth from economically deprived backgrounds, and inclusive activities fostering social connections and independence.

Exclusions encompass individuals, statutory bodies, adult-focused services, or projects lacking direct youth engagement on safe spaces, prevention, or empowerment. It prioritizes the most marginalised young people from challenging communities at highest risk of exclusion, favouring grassroots charities with proven track records in measurable youth outcomes. Distinctive as a youth sector specialist, it champions local, tangible-impact interventions linking brand-driven fundraising to practical empowerment, blending innovation with evidence-based practice for vulnerable youth resilience and opportunity creation.