Ruth Cooper

Senior Head of Partnerships at The Prince's Trust NI; working with business leaders & philanthropists to help transform young people's lives. All views my own

[Pivotal @pivotalpolicy]

🚨 New Pivotal report on economic inactivity in Northern Ireland - what does the latest data tell us, why does it matter, and how should policies respond?

Read the report here
https://t.co/BXfVCXzdNP

[NICVA @NICVA]

Today we gave evidence to @NIAEconomy highlighting the need for long term investment for VCS orgs working to reduce economic inactivity ➡️ https://t.co/q7RYvVNwGD

Many thanks to our colleagues from @WRDA_team, @steppingni & @PrincesTrustNI for demonstrating the #ValueOfOurSector

[Michelle McIlveen @MMcIlveenDUP]

It was great to meet Mark & Ruth from @PrincesTrustNI to discuss their work in NI & the great interventions the charity delivers👍

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

@mukeshji147 @claire_flynn My in-laws were telling me about meeting you today Mukesh! Small world!

[Richard Ramsey @Ramseconomics]

Another positive set of Northern Ireland labour market statistics from @NISRA. Unemployment still under 4% at 3.8% (UK 4.7%) in Q2 2021. HMRC payrolls data up again in July by 1.1% m/m to 762,596. That’s a big surge of +7,927 in 1 month as economy continued to reopen.

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

Latest @NISRA report outlines continued challenges for young people -Youth unemployment standing at 12.0% with a NEET’s rate of 10.4% - that’s 21k NI young people not in education, employment or training. The youngest in our workforce are more than 4 times likely to be unemployed

[NISRA @NISRA]

The August Labour Market Report published today contains indicators from the Labour Force Survey, Claimant Count, HMRC Payroll, and Redundancies.
https://t.co/Jhci1PIJWW

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

Brilliant to see this new project with support from Belfast Transport Hub and it’s partners @ArupUK @ArcadisUK @fgouldconnect @Lendleaseuk @Translink_NI well done to these fantastic young people and can’t wait to see the images captured

[Education NI @Education_NI]

The Minister met students from Priory Integrated College to see at first hand their involvement in the @PrincesTrustNI Achieve programme. Pupils demonstrated everything they have learned as part of the programme including some impressive presentation skills.

[CommunityNI @CommunityNI]

The Prince's Trust and Lidl showcase their support for local young people during meeting with Economy Minister | The Prince's Trust | Economy Minister Diane Dodds MLA met with young people and staff from The Prince’s Trust to hear about the youth charity… https://t.co/8iag4VX5tc

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

Proud to launch our new partnership with @Translink_NI and the partners involved. If there are any young people interested in photography there is still time to get involved

[Innovate Communities @InnovateCommun]

If you are aged between 16 to 30 and not working, the Youth Academy Programme is for you! We empower you to discover your potential and abilities, and better equip you for employment or self-employment! For more information or to sign up, contact [email protected]

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

@BBCWatchdog @Mattallwright @BBCTheOneShow @FoxNikkiFox @BBCOne https://t.co/yGhy3643hU cancelled my order 7 wks after ordering citing ‘ongoing uncertainty caused by Brexit and the transporting of goods b/n mainland U.K. and the whole of Ireland’ and refused to escalate my complaint given ‘nothing further could be done by anyone’

[NICVA Policy & Public Affairs @NICVAPolicy]

.@scopeni examines the findings from the Prince’s Trust Youth Index that demonstrates the devastating impact the pandemic has had on young people, with more than a quarter saying it has left them unable to cope with life.

https://t.co/vjYiNOQ3Fd

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

A big congrats and thank you to our outgoing Young Ambassadors - a true inspiration for so many other young people & our supporters

[Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon]

🙏

Today’s session with @PrincesTrustNI was one of the best💛

Main messages:

Compassionate, person centred care.

Believe young people when they tell us they are unwell.

Provide services that work.

Gender affirming health care for trans people.

Better crisis services.

[Mental Health Champion for NI @MHC_NI]

The pandemic is taking a 'devastating toll' on young people. @PrincesTrust @Tesco Youth Index 2021 report shows 45% of YP in NI say their mental health has got worse since the pandemic began. We need to support our young people.

Read the report here ➡️ https://t.co/vAwfhoA5Nu

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

“If you have a dream, definitely go for it...” no finer words. Thanks to Jamie for sharing how he has gone after his dream despite the challenges he’s experienced #YouthIndex

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

We know that in recent months NI youth unemployment has risen sharply to 11.7% & young people 16-24yrs are 4x more likely to be unemployed than other age groups; our youth index highlights the broader impact & challenges experienced locally. Please check it out #YouthIndex #PTNI

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

Youth unemployment continues to be a significant challenge for local young people in NI - our thanks to our community of supporters for helping us to provide much needed support during these uncertain times. If you or your business want to help this vital work please get in touch

[Ruth Cooper @jruthcooper]

Great #MondayMotivation & congrats to Jake on securing a job with our fantastic partners @lidl_ni
Our employer partners help to connect the young people we support to training, experience & opportunity, helping to transform young lives-can your business help too?@PrincesTrustNI