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The ‘ripple effect’ of participatory research
10 August 2022
New research from the Institute for Community Studies evaluates UKRI-funded research projects, seeking to better understand the value and scope of ‘citizen science’
Building ‘15-minute neighbourhoods’: what’s on your doorstep?
29 July 2022
We’re working with communities and the Council in Waltham Forest to better understand local needs and shape neighbourhoods
The Young Foundation joins the Diversity Forum
28 July 2022
Working to support greater diversity, equity, equality and inclusion in the social investment sector, we are proud to announce The Young Foundation has joined the Diversity Forum.
Report shares recommendations from our Kickstart experience
21 July 2022
As our final cohort of young researchers finish their placement, we shares key learnings and reflections
New funding will help put communities ‘at the heart’ of research
20 July 2022
Acting on new research findings, £4m in new funding is now available for Community Research Networks supporting local engagement in research.
Helping Londoners grow skills and salaries through the cost-of-living crisis
15 July 2022
We’re supporting a new £2m programme, helping people across England’s capital city access employment and skills.
Seeking innovators to pioneer new approaches in the heritage sector
5 July 2022
We’re working with The National Lottery Heritage Fund to pilot a new initiative, funding organisations to test bright ideas to support the workforce of the future.
Neighbourhood groups are here to stay, finds campaign for community power
13 June 2022
As research highlights the lasting power of community action, we join MPs and campaigners in Parliament to call for legislative change
Report finds social enterprises funded by The Young Academy benefit 1.8m learners
20 April 2022
Social investment fund, set up by The Young Foundation, UBS and the Cabinet Office to tackle disadvantage in education, shares learnings from eight years of flexible and patient finance.
Young people propose solutions to youth mental health crisis
28 March 2022
New research – led by 16- to 20-year-olds and conducted with 10- to 21-year-olds in England – shares a youth vision for a healthier, happier post-Covid future.
Time to invest in community leadership
9 February 2022
A new report by The Young Foundation’s Chief Executive, Helen Goulden, explores the role and value of community leadership – and suggests what’s needed to support it.
Government publishes plans to address UK inequality
2 February 2022
The delayed Levelling Up White Paper pledges a ‘huge shift of power’ towards local people.