Ageing Better

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Ageing Better

Over the last 25 years we've funded thousands of evaluations and learning reports on our grants and investments. This library offers a new way to access this evidence through a tagged and searchable library, making it much easier to find what you need. We're starting with our most recent reports, and will be adding to these over the coming weeks.

If you’re a grant holder and would like to submit a report for consideration or give us suggestions and feedback, please email knowledge@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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15 documents found

The Cost of Learning in Lockdown: Family experiences of school closures

Awards from the UK Portfolio —

This report from the Child Poverty Action Group is based on a survey of 3,600 parents and 1,300 children and young people living on a low income. It explores children and family experiences of school closures and the impact that Covid-19 has had on low-income families as they have had to adapt to learning at home.

Download symbol Insight Report (PDF, 4 MB)

Region
UK-wide
Partner
Child Action Poverty Group
Tags
Covid-19, Education, Educational Attainment, Families, Learning, Poverty, Schools, Wellbeing, Young People

Financial Deprivation and Loneliness: Our learning so far

Ageing Better —

Age Better in Sheffield aims to reduce loneliness and social isolation in Sheffield. This report explores the learning gathered by Age Better in Sheffield in relation to financial deprivation and loneliness.

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Region
England
Partner
Age Better in Sheffield
Tags
Isolation, Loneliness, Older People, Poverty, Stigma

Employer Engagement Learning Paper

Building Better Opportunities —

Building Better Opportunities invests in local projects tackling the root causes of poverty, promoting social inclusion and driving local jobs and growth. This paper aims to support projects with ideas on how best to engage employers, providing benefits and challenges of employer engagement.

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Region
England
Tags
Employers, Employment and Employability, Engagement, Poverty, Workplace

National Museums NI, Live Well: Year 3 evaluation report

Awards from the UK Portfolio —

National Museums NI has run a series of programmes on active ageing - Live and Learn, Treasure House and Live Well - which have successfully used museum collections as a stimulus for programmes for older people suffering some form of deprivation. Live Well has a significant positive impact on people and communities, and has been a catalyst for the development of active ageing programmes across the museum sector.

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Region
UK-wide
Tags
Ageing, Arts, Bereavement, Culture Change, Museums, Older People, Outreach, Physical Health, Poverty, Social Isolation, Wellbeing

Katherine Low Settlement, Wandsworth: Case study

Power to Change —

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust set up to grow and support community business across England. This case study provides an outline of Katherine Low Settlement and the factors which have affected its development and financial health.

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Region
England
Tags
Business, Community Buildings, Income Generation, Poverty

Economy and Personal Resources

Ageing Better —

This paper focuses on learning from within Ageing Better on the role of the economy and personal resources in relation to social isolation and loneliness in people aged 50+. It look at how deprivation, poverty and financial barriers can limit access to activities and services and how Ageing Better partnerships are tackling this by providing practical financial support and advice.

Download symbol Learning Report (PDF, 279 KB)

Region
England
Tags
Debt, Financial Capability, Information Advice and Support, Older People, Poverty, Relationships

Reaching Out, Supporting Families: The story so far

Reaching Out: Supporting Families —

Reaching Out, Supporting Families encompasses 36 different projects which help families deal with adversity and be part of the communities where they live. This booklet summarises learning from the evaluation of the programme, alongside stories from projects detailing the journey, impact and learning of their work so far.

Download symbol Learning Report (PDF, 3 MB)

Region
Northern Ireland
Tags
Communities, Disability, Engagement, Families, Mental Health, Parenting, Poverty, Unemployment

Stepping Stones for Families: Family Wellbeing Service Evaluation, 2016-2019

Stepping Stones —

Stepping Stones for Families' Family Wellbeing Service supports parents of children attending nurseries in the north-west and north-east of Glasgow on a range of issues including poverty, social isolation, poor mental or physical health, addiction and parenting. This paper evaluates the impact of the service using interviews with parents and staff of Stepping Stones and its associated nurseries.

Download symbol Local Evaluation (PDF, 968 KB)

Region
Scotland
Tags
Advocacy, Children, Early Years, Families, Mental Health, Parenting, Poverty, Social Isolation, Wellbeing

Building Better Opportunities National Evaluation: Key findings 2018

Building Better Opportunities —

At the mid-way point of the national evaluation of Building Better Opportunities (BBO), this summary brings together key evaluation findings so far

Download symbol National Evaluation (PDF, 2 MB)

Region
England
Partner
Cross Programme
Tags
Communication, Employment and Employability, Engagement, European Funding, Inclusion, Multiple and Complex Needs, Multiple Disadvantage, Partnerships, Poverty

Help Through Crisis Literature Review: Year 1

Help through Crisis —

Evidence on how organisations are tackling crisis support and current gaps in evidence relating to approaches that charities could use to help prevent people from facing a recurrence of crisis.

Download symbol Learning Report (PDF, 776 KB)

Region
England
Partner
Cross Programme
Tags
Advocacy, Benefits, Co-Production, Food, Hardship, Healthcare, Homelessness, Information Advice and Support, Mental Health, Poverty, Prevention, Service Delivery, Social Care
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