#ValuesInAction – Giving young people a say in how we allocate our funding
In our third blog for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how communities and young people are having on say on how we allocate our funding …
#ValuesInAction – investing wisely to make a difference to society
In our latest blog for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values impact on everything we do, we look at how our investments can combine financial returns with achieving great things for communities and the environment…
#ValuesInAction – Championing equality for LGBT+ young people
In the second in our series of blogs for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how our funding for The Proud Trust is helping LGBT+ young people overcome loneliness and champion equality …
#ValuesInAction – Sowing the seeds for a more empowered community in Hulme
In the first in a series of blogs for Co-operatives Fortnight on how our values guide everything we do, we look at how our funding for Hulme Community Garden Centre is empowering the community in south Manchester…
£2 million to tackle youth loneliness
Blog: This morning, the Prime Minister Theresa May announced a new Government commitment to connect people of all ages and tackle loneliness in communities across England – the Building Connections Fund.
Community spaces are everybody’s business
Blog: We’re offering interest-free loans for enterprising ideas to improve community spaces.
Our #iwill Fund is open for applications
Blog: We’re looking for nine new partners in England, to help us tackle youth loneliness through social action.
“So much more human” – emergency responses and everyday relationships
Blog: This week the Co-op Foundation team and a group of our Trustees visited 42nd Street’s impressive youth space, ‘The Horsfall’ in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Why we need a charity digital code of practice
Blog: Over the last year we’ve seen a growing number of reports about how charities are struggling with digital.
Youth workers – what would help you do more to tackle loneliness?
Blog: Loneliness can affect us at any time of life, and young people are no exception. Almost one in three 16 to 24-year olds say they are ‘often’ or ‘always’ lonely.
How ‘Brazen’ young women are beating loneliness
Blog: This International Women’s Day, we’re thinking about how loneliness affects girls and young women, and looking at ways they are finding connection and belonging.
‘We’re like a family really’ – finding a sense of belonging
Blog: Hamza is from Rochdale. He’s 18. He’s studying catering at college, and dreams of one day running his own business. He also has a severe hearing impairment.
How can technology strengthen communities?
Blog: We’re delighted to announce an exciting new partnership that will use technology to solve social problems and empower communities.
Youth loneliness – who are the ‘one in three’?
Blog: A ‘silent plague’. An ‘epidemic’ that affects young people more than any other group. These headlines from the past few years show that the evidence has been there for some time – youth loneliness exists, and on a large scale.
Big days and small actions
Blog: Delicious festive food in the shops, heartwarming Christmas ads on TV. And we’ve even seen some snow! No doubt about it, the countdown to the ‘big day’ is well underway.