princes-trust.org.uk/thetrust 07The campaign's starsKane Hannaway, 17Growing up in Manchester with his mum and two siblings, Kane admits he was difficult to manage. His mum tried to give him a routine, but he felt that he could do as he wanted.Kane found it difficult to follow instructions at school and, at 13, he was removed from class for disrespectful behaviour. He was soon hanging around with the wrong crowd and getting into trouble with the police. After Kane had been to two Pupil Referral Units, the school suggested that he try the Fairbridge programme to help get his life back on track. "Going to the Fairbridge programme was a turning point for me," he says. "The staff didn't judge me on my previous behaviour, they were easy to talk to and they treated me like an adult. The activities kept me occupied and away from bad influences. I felt better about myself and my relationship with my mum improved."Kane is now studying catering at college and hopes to become a chef. "Without the Fairbridge programme, I'd still be hanging out on the streets, committing offences," he says. "I'm determined to keep going forward and to better myself."88%of young people taking part in xl clubs go on to further education, employment or trainingwith fewer than five A*-C GCSEs are almost three times as likely to claim this.More than a quarter say that they did not have a set bedtime while growing up. This increases to 39 per cent among young people with lower grades, who are also twice as likely as their peers to say they did not have regular meal times (30 per cent compared with 14 per cent). And while 21 per cent of young people believe that they did not receive the support they needed at school, this almost doubles to 40 per cent among those with poorer grades.The responses were converted into an index number out of 100, where 100 is entirely happy or confident and zero is not at all happy or confident. Overall, the index number for young people's happiness is 72, and for confidence about the future it is 74. However, those who said they "lacked structure and direction" while growing up have a happiness index of 62 and a confidence index of 65. For young people with poorer grades, the numbers are 63 and 66 respectively."The absence of structure and routine in a young life can have a devastating impact," says Martina Milburn, Chief Executive of The Prince's Trust. "Without the right support, directionless teenagers can become lost young adults - unconfident, underqualified and unemployed. "Our in-school xl clubs give the hardest-to-reach young people intense, structured support, helping to prevent potential drop-outs and exclusions. Similarly, our Fairbridge programme builds self-esteem through one-to-one support outside the classroom." WiThouT supporT, direcTionless Teenagers can become losT adulTscoVersTorY

08The Trust / Inspiring young livesTwo artists share their stories about how The Prince's Trust has helped them improve their lives and achieve their creative goals Comparing notesBefore Sami came to The Prince's Trust, she was suffering from agoraphobia and had not left her fl at for three years.Sami found the transition from school to college very stressful. She had daily panic attacks and gradually stopped leaving the house, spending her days painting and drawing. But later, Sami began to self-harm to cope with her isolation.After seeking help from her GP, Sami moved into supported housing at The Foyer. Hoping to encourage Sami to feel more confi dent outside, her support worker put her forward for The Prince's Trust Team programme. Despite feeling overwhelmed at fi rst, Sami soon became an integral part of the team and became an excellent leader. Her skills in art were employed on a community project, for which she helped design a garden for a care home.Since then, Sami's confi dence has rocketed. She is studying for a BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design, has become an Ambassador for The Foyer, and won the L'Oréal Paris Young Achiever of the Year Award for the South West - she is shortlisted for the Celebrate Success Awards national fi nal in March. Sami said: "I used to be so anxious I thought I'd be stuck at home my whole life. Now, I'm going to go to university to become an illustrator and I feel like I'm fi nally living my life."Shaun BotterillSami Jeffs, 24, from Somerset, is studying art and hopes to go to university and become an illustratorWeston Mercury