Reports and research
Amplify Youth: putting young people at the heart of social change
22 January 2021 | Authors: Isabel Young, Zoë Wilkins,
Amplify Youth was a programme funded by Credit Suisse and delivered by The Young Foundation. We worked with young people aged 16-25 in challenging areas of East London, Dublin and Belfast. Our aim was to tackle the structural inequality experienced
Communities Driving Change: our journey to systemic change
24 December 2020 | Authors: Isabel Young, Zoë Wilkins,
The Tower Hamlets Communities Driving Change (CDC) programme was a new way of supporting communities to thrive, in a borough where health inequalities are rife. It imagined a new type of relationship between institutions and residents, and a change to
Communities Driving Change: shifting local systems
23 December 2020 | Authors: Isabel Young, Zoë Wilkins,
The Tower Hamlets Communities Driving Change (CDC) programme supported residents to take action for improved health and wellbeing in their communities. It involved hearing about the issues which matter to them, co-designing and developing grassroots solutions, and connecting them with
Communities Driving Change: Covid-19 response to recovery
21 December 2020 | Authors: Isabel Young, Nasima Begum, Zain Ali, Zoë Wilkins,
In the summer of 2020, the Tower Hamlets Communities Driving Change (CDC) team at The Young Foundation came together with FutureGov to understand how communities were responding to the public health challenge of Covid-19. We explored how we could work
Navigating uncertainty and remaining resilient: the experience of community businesses during Covid-19
10 December 2020 | Authors: Eve Avdoulos, Victoria Boelman, Zoë Wilkins,
Funded by Power to Change, this Community Businesses and COVID-19 report explores the impacts of Covid-19 on community businesses in England and the ways they adapted in response. Community businesses provide support to communities all over the country. They are
Social cohesion in Barking and Dagenham: participatory approaches
9 December 2020 | Authors: Jana Tauschinski, Victoria Boelman, Zoë Wilkins,
A report reflecting interviews, storytelling events, innovation workshops and creative research in Barking and Dagenham, 2018-2020
Let the roll-out begin – vaccine hesitancy, dilemmas and division
4 December 2020 | Authors: Alice Bell, Eve Avdoulos, Jana Tauschinski, Victoria Boelman,
As part of our Covid-19 and Community Life study, generously funded by a Wellcome Trust public engagement grant, we are excited to be sharing the fourth snapshot of our insights in a new report on vaccines. Download the report In recent weeks, the news
Positioning peer research in a policy context
23 November 2020 | Authors: Caroline Yang, Zoe Dibb,
Using urban and youth policy case studies, this report focuses on peer research and co-production through citizen engagement.
Covid-19 and community life: the people’s strategy
29 October 2020 | Authors: Alice Bell, Eve Avdoulos, Jana Tauschinski, Victoria Boelman,
As new restrictions are implemented across the UK, over two-thirds of participants reported feeling as though the government have been handling the coronavirus pandemic badly. But what would they do differently? We asked 125 people across the country to imagine
Peer research in the UK
23 October 2020 | Authors: Caroline Yang, Zoe Dibb,
This report provides a comprehensive introduction to peer research methodology and advocates for its value as a legitimate and insightful approach.
Covid-19 and community life: why are cases rising?
8 October 2020 | Authors: Alice Bell, Eve Avdoulos, Jana Tauschinski, Victoria Boelman,
As part of our Covid-19 Community Life study, generously supported by a Wellcome Trust Public Engagement grant, this report is the second snapshot of insights. With Covid-19 cases rising, and restrictions tightening again, this snapshot responds to a turning point
Covid-19 and community life: divided we stand?
30 September 2020 | Authors: Alice Bell, Eve Avdoulos, Jana Tauschinski, Victoria Boelman,
As part of our Covid-19 Community Life study, generously supported by a Wellcome Trust Public Engagement grant, this report is the first snapshot of insights. As the pandemic arrived on UK shores, the country was already sharply divided. We had