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
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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
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.
Find out moreYoung Academy welcomes new cohort to education venture accelerator
MEDIA NOTICE 2 October – Today The Young Academy welcomes a new cohort of early-stage social ventures committed to improving the educational outcomes for disadvantaged young people to its flagship accelerator programme. The Young Academy Accelerator is an intensive and specialist business support programme. Participants will attend intensive workshops and receive one-to-one support from social impact experts, volunteer advisors and education sector leaders. Our goal is to create... Find out more
Young Foundation responds to MP’s £2bn affordable housing announcement
Housing associations to be given £2bn in new funding to help them build low-cost homes, under plans announced by Theresa May today (19 September 2018) at the National Housing Summit. John Piper, Programme Manager – Innovation, The Young Foundation comments: “For the first time in years, we have a housing policy aimed at specifically benefitting... Find out more
New commissioning guide from The Young Foundation supports schools to tackle educational inequality
The Young Foundation has launched a good-practice guide to support schools to more effectively commission innovative services, especially those which aim to tackle educational inequality.
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The Young Foundation appointed by NHS to create guidance for Healthy New Towns programme
The Young Foundation has been appointed by NHS England (NHSE), in partnership with the Town and Country Planning Association, the King’s Fund and others, to create a publication for the development of the Healthy New Towns programme, showing those involved how they can embed health and wellbeing from the outset. Originating from the NHS... Find out more
Social movement Action for Happiness becomes an independent charity
In the context of our growing mental health crisis and the importance of finding new solutions, we are proud to announce the spin-out of Action for Happiness as an independent charity. Action for Happiness is a grassroots movement of people taking action to build a happier and more caring society. It was launched within The... Find out more
The Young Foundation launches new housing innovation programme to unlock solutions in the private rented housing sector
As the Government focuses its recent budget on an overloaded, crisis-ridden housing sector, today (5/12/17) The Young Foundation launches its first Reimagining Rent ventures cohort, funded by the Nationwide Foundation. Reimagining Rent is a unique programme working with innovative initiatives that are tackling many of the challenges of the private rented sector that have detrimental effects... Find out more