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Our phase two grantees
Find our more about each of the important initiatives funded through the Community Knowledge Fund.
Hive Minds: experiences of ‘citizen science’ and community research
16 October 2023
10:00am – 12:00pm
Launching the Institute for Community Studies and UKRI’s discussion series exploring community participation in research.
Ambitious programme supports young people to tackle youth violence
News 20 September 2023
A five-year extension of the Peer Action Collective (PAC) programme, announced today, will drive youth participation to address youth violence and its causes.
Gary Fawdrey
Person 13 September 2023
Gary leads our grant management processes. He is an experienced project, programme and grant manager, specialising in social innovation. Prior to joining The Young Foundation, he supported social innovators and designed innovation funding programmes through roles with Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund and Nesta’s Challenge Works.
Our phase one grantees
Find our more about each of the important initiatives funded through the Community Knowledge Fund.
Innovation and practice
Find out how our we work with people from diverse sectors to shape game-changing initiatives.
Leonie Taylor
Person 9 August 2023
Leonie joined The Young Foundation in 2023, and is passionate about using ethical research to address health inequalities. She is a social researcher with a background in migration studies and gender equity. Leonie’s international experience in Sierra Leone and Greece has informed her research design.
Youth leadership for urban wellbeing
Publication 3 August 2023
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.
Community Businesses and Climate Action
Repository entry 1 August 2023
Over the past six years, Power to Change has become one of the largest funders of community climate action in England, with over £25m of funding and investment supporting climate action in more than 450 community businesses.
To ensure Power to Change’s work is underpinned by robust evidence, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) …
‘We need to prove that investment in prevention works’
Blog 31 July 2023
Hearing from young people around the UK, this short film reflects on their civic journeys to becoming active citizens – and explores the change that’s needed to increase engagement.
Report preview: Family and community vulnerabilities in the transition to net zero
12 October 2023
10:45am – 4:20pm
Join our day of net zero events, with a morning event (10.45am – 1pm) on national policy for a just transition, and an afternoon event (2-4.30pm) on regional policy.
‘The link between race and wealth is difficult to dismantle’
Blog 20 July 2023
Dr Alessandra Radicati, Amelia Clayton and Sophie De Groot highlight a widening racial wealth divide across London through the cost-of-living crisis.
