Young Foundation

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The Young Foundation
Formation1 November 1953;72 years ago (1953-11-01) [1] as the
Institute of Community Studies
Type Social Innovation think tank
Headquarters Toynbee Hall
28 Commercial Street
London
E1 6LS
United Kingdom
Chief Executive
Helen Goulden
Subsidiaries Action for Happiness
Institute for Community Studies
Staff70
Volunteers200 [2]
Website YoungFoundation.org

The Young Foundation is a not-for-profit think tank driving community research and social innovation. It is named after founder Michael Young, the British sociologist and social activist. [3]

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History

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The Young Foundation

The Institute of Community Studies (ICS) was set up by Michael Young in 1953. The ICS was an urban studies think tank which combined academic research and practical social innovation. In 2005, it merged with the Mutual Aid Centre and was renamed The Young Foundation, in honour of its founder, Michael Young. In both current and previous incarnations, The Young Foundation claims its goals are to emphasise combining research and practical application. [4]

Michael Young worked to shape the UK’s new welfare state after the Second World War. In the early 1950s he set up the Institute of Community Studies and used it as a base for research and action.

Programme

The Young Foundation has continued to incubate new social enterprises, such as the Social Innovation Exchange [5] in 2007 which was incorporated in 2013. [6] The Young Foundation is currently involved in different areas including health and well-being, place-based work, inequality and support for young people. [7]

Notable former employees

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hackett, Tricia (17 November 2011). "Designing in Social Sustainability: How to create thriving new communities" (PDF). Oxfordshire County Voluntary and Community Sector Conference. The Young Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Young Foundation, registered charity no. 274345". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. ↑ Dench, Geoff; Gavron, Kate; Flower, Tony, eds. (1997). Young at Eighty: The Prolific Public Life of Michael Young. Carcanet Press. ISBN   978-1857542431.
  4. ↑ "About us". The Young Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Power of Exchange for Good". Social Innovation Exchange. EdelGive Foundation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Social Innovation Exchange | Company number 08364475". Companies House . Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Our work". The Young Foundation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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