FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 February 2020 The Young Foundation has launched a new report which sets out the extent to which the UK social investment sector should engage with traditional “service users” to improve decisions which affect their lives. The report – “Nothing About Us, Without Us: Lived Experience Insight & Social Investment” – includes... Find out more
The shift towards bringing the voices, perspectives and experiences of people and communities closer to the source of decision-making and power has been growing for some time. A distrust of governments and institutions who hold power, growing inequality, the subsequent questioning of ‘elite’ forms of knowledge and an overwhelming sense expressed by many of ‘not... Find out more
Over the last three years there has been renewed momentum toward bringing the voices, perspectives and experiences of people, communities and beneficiaries of services closer to the source of decision-making and institutional sources of power – including social investment. With support from Big Society Capital and Barrow Cadbury Trust, the Young Foundation will be launching their new... Find out more
The Young Foundation has been commissioned by Peabody and the Royal Borough of Greenwich to understand families’ views about living in Thamesmead and their hopes for the future of the Moorings area. Peabody’s vision is to help the local community make the most of their lives by supporting people to be happier, healthier and wealthier... Find out more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Safety, infrastructure and public services top voters’ concerns about the future of their communities – while Brexit doesn’t even make the top ten Discontent with politicians also features in the top ten highest priority issues, according to an innovative new study by the ICS Findings contrast with national-level polling about the big... Find out more
New analysis from The Young Foundation paints a unique picture of community strength across the country, and shows the pattern of places that continue to be under-funded by the philanthropic, charitable and public sectors. The report finds that many areas of the country, despite very low levels of funding, show signs of enormous community strength... Find out more
The Young Foundation is excited to welcome a new cohort of entrepreneurs to its Reimagining Rent accelerator. The programme – the only one of its kind in the UK – helps enterprises and businesses to accelerate and grow their social impact to tackle issues such as affordability, quality and security which affect vulnerable and lower... Find out more
RT @Rich_Collins: Excellent report from @the_young_fdn about #LivedExperience and #SocialInvestment. Always good to read well written quali…
