Reports and publications

Zoe and Hasan: The potential and impact of Health and Wellbeing Boards

30 November 2012 | Authors:

The story of Zoe and Hasan aims to highlight the potential of Health and Wellbeing boards. Showing some of the many different factors which influence our health and wellbeing, it also talks of the different external interventions and personal resilience

Youth leadership for urban wellbeing

3 August 2023 | Authors:

This research report was developed by The Centre for Urban Wellbeing at The University of Birmingham, in collaboration with The Young Foundation, and the University of Birmingham’s Institute for Mental Health Youth participation leads and Youth Advisory Group.

Wide Open – Open source methods and their future potential

18 April 2005 | Authors:

The rise of the Internet has made it possible for knowledge to be created and shared in ways that emphasise its character as a common good, rather than as something to be owned. In the world of open source programming,

Why involve and what are the outcomes? The duty to involve for best value authorities

5 June 2007 | Authors:

This briefing was commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government to inform the development of the “Duty to Involve” – a duty which which was set to be launched in April 2008 for local authorities to work under.

Why don’t they ask us? The role of communities in levelling up

14 July 2021 | Authors: Emily Morrison, Alice Bell, Caroline Yang, Liam Harney,

How have policies and interventions for local economic development affected communities in England? As the government commits to ‘ensure no region is left behind’, our research explores what works for UK communities – and what doesn’t.

Why do some people get involved? How to encourage local activism and help communities to self-organise

1 August 2010 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar,

This paper was produced as part of the Neighbourhood Futures programme, a partnership with six local authorities exploring the impact of the economic downturn on community empowerment and neighbourhood engagement. The programme ran between 2009 and 2010 involving the London

Why communities matter: What do people and places need from the Big Society?

1 August 2010 | Authors: Saffron Woodcraft,

In this briefing we put forward practical ideas about what communities need from the Big Society to support local engagement, social renewal and improve local quality of life. These ideas are drawn from four years of research at the Young

Who is going to employ me? A resilience intervention for men

1 February 2013 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,

In 2012-2013 The Young Foundation worked with Mind to develop a programme targeting the mental health of older men who are out of work. Our goal was to work with them to discover the best ways to help build their

White Immigrants – A portrait of the Polish community in London

18 July 2003 | Authors:

Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.5 – July 2003 This publication provides insight into research undertaken by the Institute of Community Studies (now The Young Foundation) into Polish immigrants in London. The study is based on extended contact with

Where’s the Money? Neighbourhood governance and the future of local finance

22 November 2006 | Authors:

This paper presented recommendations on how the reform of local public finance in England could appropriately reflect the government’s plans for a strengthened tier of neighbourhood governance, which appeared on 26 October 2006 in Strong and Prosperous Communities: the local

What is the role for the community in neighbourhood governance?

12 May 2006 | Authors:

This report summarises the main discussion points and recommendations that were generated at a seminar held by the Young Foundation, bassac and CDF in December 2005, to discuss the role for voluntary and community organisations, activists and residents, in new

What is an empowering authority? Community empowerment and organisational culture

1 August 2010 | Authors:

This paper builds on The Young Foundation’s practical experience with local authorities to develop and deepen understanding of how organisational cultures affect the success of neighbourhood working. It looks at how culture interacts with structures, people and processes and highlights