Research and Policy Work
The Young Foundation conducts research and action research on contemporary life and changing needs. It has produced reports on teenage pregnancy, isolated older people, night working, worklessness and civility. In 2009 the Young Foundation published Sinking and Swimming, one of the most comprehensive studies of changing needs in the UK. It is also recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on social innovation methods.
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