Reports and publications

Research and engagement to develop ’15-Minute Neighbourhoods’ in Waltham Forest

22 March 2023 | Authors: Samanthi Theminimulle, Siân Whyte, Alice Bell,

This report shares insights from the Waltham Forest ’15-Minute Neighbourhood’ project, pinpointing what residents think is important for their neighbourhoods to have and provide within easy reach.

Reimagining Rent: Social Innovation in the Private Rented Sector

21 September 2020 | Authors: Adam Kybird, Tigran Sogomonian,

Over the last decade, almost two million new households have begun renting privately. The Private Rented Sector is growing rapidly but it is quickly having to meet new needs as increasing numbers of families with children, older people and those

Reducing crime: the case for preventative investment

30 September 2012 | Authors: Mhairi Aylott, Neil Reeder,

Ignoring the need for prevention can store up big problems for the future, whether the issue is health or criminal justice, homelessness or poor performance at school. But faced with austerity, the risk is that local services concentrate on making

Receding Tide: Understanding unmet needs in a harsher economic climate

30 January 2009 | Authors:

This interim report warns of the hidden psychological dangers of the recession – unmet psychological needs. Much publicity surrounds the economic costs of the recession but these unmet psychological needs, such as loneliness, stress, frustration, feeling out of control, helpless,

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 9

30 June 2017 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our ninth Programme Insight, we combine

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 8

29 March 2017 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our eighth Programme Insight, we consider

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 7

29 March 2017 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our seventh Programme Insight, we consider

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 6

17 January 2017 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our sixth Programme Insight, we take

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 5

17 October 2016 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our fifth Programme Insight, we focus

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 4

17 June 2016 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our fourth Programme Insight, we consider

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 3

17 March 2016 | Authors:

The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. In our third Programme Insight, we explore

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 2

16 November 2015 | Authors:

Evidence is Confidence: How to create a richer evidential tapestry The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation is a part, are producing a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end