SAFETY EMERGES AS OVERWHELMING ISSUE OF WHAT MATTERS TO UK COMMUNITIES Institute for Community Studies paints an uneasy picture of social cohesion in the UK, with important lessons for post-Covid-recovery plans ‘Top down’ approaches to community engagement, interventions and policymaking risk exacerbating deep social inequalities — say authors of new report Reverberating impacts of austerity... Find out more
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New Covid-19 citizen-science project project launched
CONTAGION AND CONTAINMENT: COVID-19 CITIZEN-SCIENCE PROJECT LAUNCHED The Young Foundation launches landmark new project to capture social impact of the coronavirus on individuals and communities across the UK We need to understand how this generation-defining moment impacts the future of community life and wellbeing in the UK – says CEO Citizens of all ages invited... Find out more
Community missing from Budget 2020: Young Foundation comments
MEDIA ALERT Commenting on Budget 2020, Helen Goulden, CEO at The Young Foundation said: “Chancellor Sunak says that is a budget for people right across the country – that no region will be left behind and that everyone must have the same chances and opportunities in life. When it comes to “levelling up,” the government needs to... Find out more
City experiment with minimum “basic” income trial improves well-being but financial insecurities remain
No strong evidence that ‘citizen income’ improves routes to employability but improvements in material security, mental health and wellbeing, and child welfare reported by participants Qualitative study puts lived experience of trial in the spotlight, with implications for the design and implementation of future experiments and policies Communities think-tank calls for pause following outcomes of... Find out more
Young Foundation calls for greater engagement with communities as part of social investment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 February 2020 The Young Foundation has launched a new report which sets out the extent to which the UK social investment sector should engage with traditional “service users” to improve decisions which affect their lives. The report – “Nothing About Us, Without Us: Lived Experience Insight & Social Investment” – includes... Find out more
“British communities four times more concerned about police and public transport than Brexit” Institute for Community Studies finds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Safety, infrastructure and public services top voters’ concerns about the future of their communities – while Brexit doesn’t even make the top ten Discontent with politicians also features in the top ten highest priority issues, according to an innovative new study by the ICS Findings contrast with national-level polling about the big... Find out more
How does your community compare to others across the country?
New analysis from The Young Foundation paints a unique picture of community strength across the country, and shows the pattern of places that continue to be under-funded by the philanthropic, charitable and public sectors. The report finds that many areas of the country, despite very low levels of funding, show signs of enormous community strength... Find out more
Six businesses set to transform the private rented sector
The Young Foundation is excited to welcome a new cohort of entrepreneurs to its Reimagining Rent accelerator. The programme – the only one of its kind in the UK – helps enterprises and businesses to accelerate and grow their social impact to tackle issues such as affordability, quality and security which affect vulnerable and lower... Find out more
New research institute seeks to bridge divide between elites and communities
The new Institute for Community Studies will today set out its agenda to bring elite institutions together with people and communities to address the big social challenges of our era. Speakers at the new Institute’s launch today include Rory Stewart (MP and independent candidate for Mayor of London), Dr. Debbie Weekes-Bernard (London Deputy Mayor for... Find out more
Social Innovation Declaration welcomed by EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas
The #SIDeclaration sets out core values for European policymakers to follow as they negotiate the new EU budget and programming.
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