Reports and publications

How to develop a local charter: A guide for local authorities

30 January 2008 | Authors:

This Young Foundation guide was launched by Hazel Blears MP, the then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, at the 2008 Annual New Local Government Network (NGLN) conference. The guide, commissioned and published by the Department of Communities

How local government devolves and why – Part 2

22 November 2006 | Authors:

Part 2: Developing local strategies. This briefing, commissioned by LGA and IDeA, outlines the building-blocks, tactics and approaches which can make up local authority startegies to enagaging with communities. It is illustarted by numerous case studies of best practice, many

How local government devolves and why

1 November 2006 | Authors:

Why work in neighbourhoods and communities? This briefing, commissioned by LGA and IDeA, looks at why local government devolves, decentralises and empowers, the impact this can have and the strategies councils have adopted to engage with their citizens.

How is EU employment policy driving social innovation?

22 December 2017 | Authors: Sandy Gulyurtlu, Isaac Stanley, Madeleine Gabriel, Nabeela Ahmed, Sophie Reynolds,

This report explores the characteristics of EU-supported employment social innovations, and asks how the EU is driving these.

How Covid-19 changed community life in the UK

9 July 2020 | Authors: Franca Roeschert, Jana Tauschinski, Zoe Dibb,

A week by week archive of life during a pandemic. Understanding the impact on people and communities. Covid-19 has radically changed the way we go about our day-to-day lives. It has shifted where we turn for help and support and

How can neighbourhoods be understood and defined?

1 August 2010 | Authors:

This is a review of what is and is not known about neighbourhoods and communities. It starts to analyse the characteristics of neighbourhoods, including how they are defined and the role of the local public realm in bringing them together.

Helping or Hindering – Meeting Young People’s Needs in Bedford

1 January 2010 | Authors: Dan Vale,

This report looks at the needs of young people in Bedford, particularly focusing on how those who are not in education, employment or training seek assistance and access services. It identifies the lack of skills, opportunities, and qualifications as being

Heatwave – Implications of the 2003 French heatwave for the social care of older people

18 October 2005 | Authors:

The heat wave in France during August of 2003 resulted in the deaths of an estimated 15,000 people, most of them elderly. This catastrophe was a collective failure with multiple causes and consequences. Unlike many major disasters, heat waves are

Healthy New Towns: Putting Health into Place

22 October 2019 | Authors: Amanda Hill-Dixon, Laura Whittall, Radhika Bynon,

The Young Foundation, in partnership with NHS England, The Town & Country Planning Association, PA Consulting and The Kings Fund has launched Putting Health into Place. Through the Healthy New Towns programme we explored how the development of new places

Health and Social Care Policy Field Summary Report

6 May 2017 | Authors: Amanda Hill-Dixon, Charlotte Heales, Suzy Solley,

Social innovation in health and social care is strongly determined by social values, culture and societal expectations. Answers to questions such as, who should pay for care? and, who deserves care? differ across contexts and come together to shape health

Growing the European urban system

18 July 2003 | Authors:

Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.3 – July 2003 This paper discusses the growth of the European urban system. It draws upon the performance of the European urban system in the last quarter century to make suggestions for change

Growing Social Ventures

4 November 2013 | Authors: Cynthia Shanmugalingam, Geoff Mulgan, Jack Graham, Simon Tucker,

Britain’s history is full of examples of forward-thinking co-ops, charities, mutuals as well as profitable businesses that have pioneered innovative ways to tackle social needs. From the rich activity of socially oriented businesses and charities in the 19th century, to