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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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Waiting for Something Better: Stories of adversity, resilience, mental health and hope

Awards from the UK Portfolio —

Living Well UK supports four places in the UK to build systems of support for good mental health and wellbeing. This document is a collection of powerful stories that capture the lived experience of mental health as the storytellers navigate mental health services and systems.

Case Study (PDF, 13 MB)

Region
UK-wide
Partner
Living Well UK
Tags
Mental Health, Multiple Disadvantage, Physical Health, Poverty, Sexual Violence, Substance Use, Trauma, Wellbeing

Village Action Project Evaluation Report

Reaching Communities England —

The Northern Fells Group combat rural social isolation and loneliness, alleviate deprivation, improve access to services and enable people to remain independent in Cumbria. This evaluation shows how the Village Action project is helping older people deal with a whole range of issues including loneliness, dementia, poor physical health and bereavement.

Local Evaluation (PDF, 2 MB)

Region
England
Partner
Northern Fells Group
Tags
Bereavement, Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Health, Poverty, Rural Areas

The State of Child Poverty 2020: The Impact of COVID-19 on Families and Young People Living in Poverty

Reaching Communities England —

Buttle UK support children and young people who are living in poverty or difficult family circumstances. This is a qualitative study of nearly 1,000 nationwide frontline workers carried out in June 2020, and is based on a survey of support workers who have been interacting daily with families throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

Learning Report (PDF, 900 KB)

Region
England
Tags
Children, Covid-19, Education, Families, Mental Health, Poverty, Unemployment, Young People

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.

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.

Learning Report (PDF, 367 KB)

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.

Learning Report (PDF, 9 MB)

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.

Local Evaluation (PDF, 2 MB)

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.

Case Study (PDF, 788 KB)

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.

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.

Learning Report (PDF, 3 MB)

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