The Young Foundation
@theyoungfdn.bsky.social
The UK's home for community research and social innovation. Also powering the Institute for Community Studies.
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We cannot make changes about young people, without them and this report from the Peer Action Collective highlights the value of youth voice! 💪
Explore key findings and learnings from two years of work across multiple PAC teams here: bit.ly/47ZK8Hs
Explore key findings and learnings from two years of work across multiple PAC teams here: bit.ly/47ZK8Hs
September 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We cannot make changes about young people, without them and this report from the Peer Action Collective highlights the value of youth voice! 💪
Explore key findings and learnings from two years of work across multiple PAC teams here: bit.ly/47ZK8Hs
Explore key findings and learnings from two years of work across multiple PAC teams here: bit.ly/47ZK8Hs
⭐Get ahead for Autumn and book onto our online Introduction to peer research training on Thursday 25 September!🍂
Find out more: bit.ly/4fKMtb2
Find out more: bit.ly/4fKMtb2
August 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
⭐Get ahead for Autumn and book onto our online Introduction to peer research training on Thursday 25 September!🍂
Find out more: bit.ly/4fKMtb2
Find out more: bit.ly/4fKMtb2
...43% are worried about their levels of preparedness.
Find out more: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse
Find out more: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse
August 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
...43% are worried about their levels of preparedness.
Find out more: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse
Find out more: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse
NEWS📰| While 70% of Brits believe it's important to have a plan for future crises, including a fire, flood, pandemic, or terrorist attack...
August 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NEWS📰| While 70% of Brits believe it's important to have a plan for future crises, including a fire, flood, pandemic, or terrorist attack...
Explore our data on the resilience of UK communities in facing future crises: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
July 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Explore our data on the resilience of UK communities in facing future crises: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
Does the new Resilience Action Plan go far enough?
Our CEO @helengou.bsky.social notes that it “highlights a persistent gap between awareness and action."
Our CEO @helengou.bsky.social notes that it “highlights a persistent gap between awareness and action."
July 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Does the new Resilience Action Plan go far enough?
Our CEO @helengou.bsky.social notes that it “highlights a persistent gap between awareness and action."
Our CEO @helengou.bsky.social notes that it “highlights a persistent gap between awareness and action."
...and over half (52%) don’t trust the government to be transparent about what it is doing during a crisis, according to new data.
More: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse #CommunityResponse #ResilienceActionPlan
More: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse #CommunityResponse #ResilienceActionPlan
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
...and over half (52%) don’t trust the government to be transparent about what it is doing during a crisis, according to new data.
More: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse #CommunityResponse #ResilienceActionPlan
More: bit.ly/3IHHLOU
#CrisisPreparedness #CrisisResponse #CommunityResponse #ResilienceActionPlan
NEWS 🗞️ | Only a third (36%) of Brits are confident that the government would support them to recover and rebuild after a crisis...
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
NEWS 🗞️ | Only a third (36%) of Brits are confident that the government would support them to recover and rebuild after a crisis...
Delighted to be in Birmingham with the #PeerActionCollective for a brilliant event #VoicesOfChange: Youth action against violence.
The youth-led programme tackles the root causes of violence affecting young people, with today's event showcasing its research and social action.
The youth-led programme tackles the root causes of violence affecting young people, with today's event showcasing its research and social action.
July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Delighted to be in Birmingham with the #PeerActionCollective for a brilliant event #VoicesOfChange: Youth action against violence.
The youth-led programme tackles the root causes of violence affecting young people, with today's event showcasing its research and social action.
The youth-led programme tackles the root causes of violence affecting young people, with today's event showcasing its research and social action.
Our panel of peer researchers and social action leads from PAC teams across the country, share why they became involved in the programme. Having meaningful impact, educating themselves about the issues affecting their peers, and championing less-heard voices, emerging as themes.
July 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Our panel of peer researchers and social action leads from PAC teams across the country, share why they became involved in the programme. Having meaningful impact, educating themselves about the issues affecting their peers, and championing less-heard voices, emerging as themes.
"Community should be the central pillar of a significantly impactful emergency event." - Paul Williams, EIS Council
Read our latest report, Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
Read our latest report, Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"Community should be the central pillar of a significantly impactful emergency event." - Paul Williams, EIS Council
Read our latest report, Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
Read our latest report, Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
EVENT 💡 | Announcing Pushing Boundaries: a conference for community-driven research and innovation.
Join us and @ukri.org at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social to explore how communities are reshaping what research and innovation can be.
Secure your free ticket at youngfoundation.org/pushing-boun...
Join us and @ukri.org at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social to explore how communities are reshaping what research and innovation can be.
Secure your free ticket at youngfoundation.org/pushing-boun...
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
EVENT 💡 | Announcing Pushing Boundaries: a conference for community-driven research and innovation.
Join us and @ukri.org at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social to explore how communities are reshaping what research and innovation can be.
Secure your free ticket at youngfoundation.org/pushing-boun...
Join us and @ukri.org at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social to explore how communities are reshaping what research and innovation can be.
Secure your free ticket at youngfoundation.org/pushing-boun...
"We need to recognise that a strong, resilient society begins in the community," @danielaldrich.bsky.social, an expert in the role of social capital in crisis and Professor at Northeastern University, responds to our report.
Read Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
Read Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
April 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"We need to recognise that a strong, resilient society begins in the community," @danielaldrich.bsky.social, an expert in the role of social capital in crisis and Professor at Northeastern University, responds to our report.
Read Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
Read Community, not catastrophe: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
What is it that makes our communities resilient in times of crisis?
Our new report finds that we are dependent on networks of trust, mutual aid, and voluntary infrastructure that mobilise during emergencies. More: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
Our new report finds that we are dependent on networks of trust, mutual aid, and voluntary infrastructure that mobilise during emergencies. More: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
April 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What is it that makes our communities resilient in times of crisis?
Our new report finds that we are dependent on networks of trust, mutual aid, and voluntary infrastructure that mobilise during emergencies. More: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
Our new report finds that we are dependent on networks of trust, mutual aid, and voluntary infrastructure that mobilise during emergencies. More: bit.ly/42lcJCt
@localtrust.org.uk
@mattleach.bsky.social reflects on the findings of Community, not catastrophe, a report that calls for networks of trust, mutual aid, volunteering, community support, and civil society to urgently be recognised as ‘critical national infrastructure’ in UK crisis preparedness planning 👇
April 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@mattleach.bsky.social reflects on the findings of Community, not catastrophe, a report that calls for networks of trust, mutual aid, volunteering, community support, and civil society to urgently be recognised as ‘critical national infrastructure’ in UK crisis preparedness planning 👇
Our new report, 'Community, not catastrophe', explores the UK’s ability to withstand and recover from crises. It finds us dependent on networks of trust, mutual aid, and voluntary infrastructure that mobilise during emergencies.
@helengou.bsky.social
@localtrust.org.uk
@helengou.bsky.social
@localtrust.org.uk
April 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Our new report, 'Community, not catastrophe', explores the UK’s ability to withstand and recover from crises. It finds us dependent on networks of trust, mutual aid, and voluntary infrastructure that mobilise during emergencies.
@helengou.bsky.social
@localtrust.org.uk
@helengou.bsky.social
@localtrust.org.uk
SWRERN comprises 15 partners across the South West, including local organisations focused on tackling racial inequalities, as well as @bathspauni.bsky.social and the University of Bristol working together to build capacity and capability for community-led research. 💪
March 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
SWRERN comprises 15 partners across the South West, including local organisations focused on tackling racial inequalities, as well as @bathspauni.bsky.social and the University of Bristol working together to build capacity and capability for community-led research. 💪
💡The South West Race Equity Research Network aims to counteract power imbalances in traditional research ecosystems and re-imagine the role of knowledge-production through an anti-racist lens.
Hear more from this inspiring network📷 bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
Hear more from this inspiring network📷 bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
March 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
💡The South West Race Equity Research Network aims to counteract power imbalances in traditional research ecosystems and re-imagine the role of knowledge-production through an anti-racist lens.
Hear more from this inspiring network📷 bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
Hear more from this inspiring network📷 bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
"The most important things to come out of this would be a cohort of individuals in rural County Durham who are empowered to do research and speak truth to power, and for people to tell their stories in a way that will make change." 📢
March 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"The most important things to come out of this would be a cohort of individuals in rural County Durham who are empowered to do research and speak truth to power, and for people to tell their stories in a way that will make change." 📢
💡The Rural Durham #CommunityResearchNetwork will support communities to address rural challenges of accessing health and social care, opportunities for young people and access to critical public service.📢
Find out how they aim to do this 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO
@ukri.org
Find out how they aim to do this 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO
@ukri.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
💡The Rural Durham #CommunityResearchNetwork will support communities to address rural challenges of accessing health and social care, opportunities for young people and access to critical public service.📢
Find out how they aim to do this 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO
@ukri.org
Find out how they aim to do this 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO
@ukri.org
Today, we're at the report launch for a peer research project from @childreninwales.org.uk. Young people across south Wales have undertaken research aiming to answer the question: what things get in the way of young people being eco-friendly in Wales?
March 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today, we're at the report launch for a peer research project from @childreninwales.org.uk. Young people across south Wales have undertaken research aiming to answer the question: what things get in the way of young people being eco-friendly in Wales?
Staffordshire’s mix of towns, villages, and countryside brings unique challenges and opportunities for this network and the young people who will shape the transformation they want to see!🌍🌱
Explore the #CommunityResearchNetworks👉https://bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
Explore the #CommunityResearchNetworks👉https://bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Staffordshire’s mix of towns, villages, and countryside brings unique challenges and opportunities for this network and the young people who will shape the transformation they want to see!🌍🌱
Explore the #CommunityResearchNetworks👉https://bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
Explore the #CommunityResearchNetworks👉https://bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org
The Know Your Place network will empower young people to drive change and make Staffordshire a better place for young people to live and thrive! 🌟
🎥 See the full video here: bit.ly/49eIEHO
#CommunityResearchNetworks @ukri.org
🎥 See the full video here: bit.ly/49eIEHO
#CommunityResearchNetworks @ukri.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The Know Your Place network will empower young people to drive change and make Staffordshire a better place for young people to live and thrive! 🌟
🎥 See the full video here: bit.ly/49eIEHO
#CommunityResearchNetworks @ukri.org
🎥 See the full video here: bit.ly/49eIEHO
#CommunityResearchNetworks @ukri.org
LAUNCH: It's standing room only at the People's History Museum in Manchester 🚀
We're here launching the Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre - a new powerhouse of social science research and action to accelerate a fair and equitable transformation to a low carbon society 1/
We're here launching the Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre - a new powerhouse of social science research and action to accelerate a fair and equitable transformation to a low carbon society 1/
March 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
LAUNCH: It's standing room only at the People's History Museum in Manchester 🚀
We're here launching the Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre - a new powerhouse of social science research and action to accelerate a fair and equitable transformation to a low carbon society 1/
We're here launching the Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) Centre - a new powerhouse of social science research and action to accelerate a fair and equitable transformation to a low carbon society 1/
After exploring research themes important to local communities, the Isles of Scilly #CommunityResearchNetworks settled on one clear mission: to address the viability and sustainability of remote island communities!🔎
Curious to know more? Click here⭐https://bit.ly/49eIEHO
Curious to know more? Click here⭐https://bit.ly/49eIEHO
March 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
After exploring research themes important to local communities, the Isles of Scilly #CommunityResearchNetworks settled on one clear mission: to address the viability and sustainability of remote island communities!🔎
Curious to know more? Click here⭐https://bit.ly/49eIEHO
Curious to know more? Click here⭐https://bit.ly/49eIEHO