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New tool shows local ‘readiness’ for net zero
30 October 2025
GoZero Index launches to map local readiness for a fair, green future.
New report and analysis explore ‘social wellbeing’
2 October 2025
Collaborative programme publishes evidence to build greater understanding of community wellbeing around the UK
Spark Award-winners drive change for young people
30 September 2025
Six programmes led by and for young people in England awarded Spark Award grants and support
More than 5,100 UK teenagers contribute to programme tackling violence affecting young people
24 September 2025
Survey finds young people feeling unsafe, as youth-led programme develops meaningful proposals for change
Sean Croghan assumes role as Interim CEO
16 September 2025
Chair of Trustees “delighted to have Sean at the helm” during period of recruitment for charity’s next CEO
New report tells a story of participation in regeneration
10 September 2025
Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy, Mete Coban, visits Thamesmead to hear lessons of community involvement in placemaking
£15k funding opportunity for youth, sport, and outdoor organisations
8 September 2025
New programme, delivered in partnership with UK Youth and Sport England, will support 30 practitioners to embed physical activity into young people’s lives.
MPs confronted with their communities’ broken dreams in Parliament
1 September 2025
A striking new exhibition, the Museum of Broken Dreams, opens in Parliament, telling the stories of community-led projects that could have transformed lives but never reached their potential.
A huge thank you and a fond farewell to CEO Helen Goulden
4 August 2025
Helen Goulden OBE to step down as Chief Executive of The Young Foundation in September 2025, following a transformative and inspiring eight-year tenure.
East London and Essex communities to help shape Thames Freeport
1 August 2025
Collaborative project brings organisations and communities together to create a great place to live and work today, and in decades to come.
Only a third of Brits think the government would support them to recover after a crisis
22 July 2025
Following the UK government’s Resilience Action Plan, our latest data explores Brits’ attitudes towards crisis preparedness and response.
£6m project will drive academic evidence in public policymaking
15 July 2025
£5.9m-programme will champion and strengthen evidence-informed policymaking