On the 3 November 2011 'Grow Your Own: How local authorities can support social enterprises', a report by the Young Foundation and the Department for Communities and Local Government, launched at Café on the Hill in Ealing Hospital.

The launch involved speeches from Andrew Stunnell MP, Department for Communities and Local Government Minister, councillor Julian Bell, Leader of Ealing Council and Gemma Stanion, Programme Director at West London Mental Health Trust. As well as launching the new report, the event served to showcase a West London Social Enterprise umbrella organisation delivering jobs and opportunities for disadvantaged adults, supported by the Supporting Local Social Enterprises project.

Alongside the release of this report, the Young Foundation has launched a related programme- supporting local authorities that want to bolster their capacity to work with social enterprises. The programme, also named 'Grow Your Own', is looking for budding local authority pioneers in supporting local social enterprise.

Find out more about the report Grow Your Own: How local authorities can support social enterprises.

Find out more about the programme Grow Your Own.