The Young Foundation - a centre for social innovation

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The Young Foundation brings together insights, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs. We have a track record of over 50 years' success with ventures such as the Open University, Which?, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Healthline (the precursor of NHS Direct).

Our Ventures

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Global Innovation Academy

Providing practical, useful skills in managing innovation

Maslaha

Breaking down barriers and increasing understanding of Islam

Fastlaners

Intensive employability programme for graduates seeking employment

Resilience

Delivering evidence-based training that helps people thrive in difficult times

The U - a Citizens University

Providing citizens with the skills and confidence they need to help others

Healthy Incentives

Helping people lead healthier lives and manage long term medical conditions

Space Unlimited

Helping organisations get insights and inspiration from young people

UpRising

Opening pathways to leadership for talented young adults

Centre for Justice Innovation

Combining research and practice in justice innovation

Spice

Credit systems that engage and empower the many rather than the few

Living Together with Dementia

New tools for people with dementia, their partners and families

MyDex

Gives back control over personal data

Social Innovation eXchange

A global community of people and organisations involved in social innovation

School of Everything

Using the web to connect those who want to learn with local people who can teach

Action for Happiness

Inspiring a fundamental cultural change towards a happier society

Care4Care

Care for frail elderly people through intergenerational time-banking

Year Here

A new type of gap year - that's based right here

Working Rite

Apprenticeship mentoring programme to support teenagers

We Do Ideas

Generating ideas and solutions around the health and wellbeing of young and old ...

Social Innovation Camp

Building web-based solutions to social problems

Enabling Enterprise

Offering schools all the tools needed to run enterprise courses

VI-ability

Helping young people contribute to their local football club

Saheli

Running activities for local women in Balsall Heath, Birmingham

Studio Schools

A new state school model for 14 to 19 year olds of all abilities

Neuroresponse

Helping people with Multiple Sclerosis manage their condition

Start Again

Services tailored to meet the needs of young people with mental health problems

Global Innovation Academy

Providing practical, useful skills in managing innovation

Maslaha

Breaking down barriers and increasing understanding of Islam

Fastlaners

Intensive employability programme for graduates seeking employment

Resilience

Delivering evidence-based training that helps people thrive in difficult times

The U - a Citizens University

Providing citizens with the skills and confidence they need to help others

Healthy Incentives

Helping people lead healthier lives and manage long term medical conditions

Space Unlimited

Helping organisations get insights and inspiration from young people

UpRising

Opening pathways to leadership for talented young adults

Centre for Justice Innovation

Combining research and practice in justice innovation

Spice

Credit systems that engage and empower the many rather than the few

Living Together with Dementia

New tools for people with dementia, their partners and families

MyDex

Gives back control over personal data

Social Innovation eXchange

A global community of people and organisations involved in social innovation

School of Everything

Using the web to connect those who want to learn with local people who can teach

Action for Happiness

Inspiring a fundamental cultural change towards a happier society

Care4Care

Care for frail elderly people through intergenerational time-banking

Year Here

A new type of gap year - that's based right here

Working Rite

Apprenticeship mentoring programme to support teenagers

We Do Ideas

Generating ideas and solutions around the health and wellbeing of young and old ...

Social Innovation Camp

Building web-based solutions to social problems

Enabling Enterprise

Offering schools all the tools needed to run enterprise courses

VI-ability

Helping young people contribute to their local football club

Saheli

Running activities for local women in Balsall Heath, Birmingham

Studio Schools

A new state school model for 14 to 19 year olds of all abilities

Neuroresponse

Helping people with Multiple Sclerosis manage their condition

Start Again

Services tailored to meet the needs of young people with mental health problems

Global Innovation Academy

Providing practical, useful skills in managing innovation

Maslaha

Breaking down barriers and increasing understanding of Islam

Fastlaners

Intensive employability programme for graduates seeking employment

Resilience

Delivering evidence-based training that helps people thrive in difficult times

The U - a Citizens University

Providing citizens with the skills and confidence they need to help others

Healthy Incentives

Helping people lead healthier lives and manage long term medical conditions

Space Unlimited

Helping organisations get insights and inspiration from young people

UpRising

Opening pathways to leadership for talented young adults

Centre for Justice Innovation

Combining research and practice in justice innovation

Spice

Credit systems that engage and empower the many rather than the few

Living Together with Dementia

New tools for people with dementia, their partners and families

MyDex

Gives back control over personal data

Social Innovation eXchange

A global community of people and organisations involved in social innovation

School of Everything

Using the web to connect those who want to learn with local people who can teach

Action for Happiness

Inspiring a fundamental cultural change towards a happier society

Care4Care

Care for frail elderly people through intergenerational time-banking

Year Here

A new type of gap year - that's based right here

Working Rite

Apprenticeship mentoring programme to support teenagers

We Do Ideas

Generating ideas and solutions around the health and wellbeing of young and old ...

Social Innovation Camp

Building web-based solutions to social problems

Enabling Enterprise

Offering schools all the tools needed to run enterprise courses

VI-ability

Helping young people contribute to their local football club

Saheli

Running activities for local women in Balsall Heath, Birmingham

Studio Schools

A new state school model for 14 to 19 year olds of all abilities

Neuroresponse

Helping people with Multiple Sclerosis manage their condition

Start Again

Services tailored to meet the needs of young people with mental health problems

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Highlights

Let’s go fly a kite!

26 January 2012
From Blogs | 26 January 2012

Dr Marcia Brophy is a Programme Leader at the Young Foundation and is currently on sabbatical working as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Development Worker and Training Advisor in Jaffna, north Sri Lanka. In this blog post she describes her experiences on World Mental Health Day and explores both positive and negative responses to mental health and wellbeing issues in Sri Lanka.

7 February 2012

Can we teach resilience? Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum on Emotional Fitness

From Events

In this high profile lecture Brigadier General Cornum will be exploring the issue of whether resilience is a skill we can teach and explore how we might do this in the UK.

30 January 2012

About time too? Critical changes in the field of young people’s resilience

From Events

A lunchtime seminar with Professor Angie Hart and Kim Aumann.

Doing the right thing

10 January 2012
From Blogs | 10 January 2012

The productivity challenge means staff should have a greater role in planning and achieving efficiencies, says Young Foundation programme leader Neil Reeder.

Growth needs Learning

10 January 2012
From Blogs | 10 January 2012

Enabling Enterprise founder and CEO Tom Ravenscroft explores the critical role education, especially certain non-conventional approaches to education, can play in generating growth in the UK economy.