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Starting your own community football team: A community action plan
Download this community action plan to get started with setting up a community football team.
blog Jan 2025
Health and wellbeing
Local economies
Spaces and services
How social capital can improve outcomes for children in doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Exploring the role social capital can play in securing better outcomes for children and young people.
blog Jan 2025
Community spirit
Health and wellbeing
How can social prescribing put communities at the heart of healthcare?
Lucy Terry reflects on what’s needed to put communities at the heart of healthcare.
News Jan 2025
Investing in community connections could boost UK economic activity by over £100 billion, new report finds
A new paper published by Demos in partnership with Local Trust and 3ni and written by Andy Haldane and…
blog Jan 2025
Community spirit
Power and leadership
Four key elements for supporting effective community leadership
Jack Loughnane, senior quantitative researcher at Local Trust, reflects on our latest research seminar and the key elements needed to support and develop effective community leadership.
research Local economies
Social Capital 2025: The hidden wealth of nations
In this paper, Andy Haldane and David Halpern make the economic case for investment in social capital.
blog Jan 2025
Community spirit
A neighbourhood building social capital
Local Trust’s CEO Matt Leach reflects on the multifaceted role of building social capital in improving lives in our most deprived neighbourhoods.
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Social Capital 2025: Building connection, improving outcomes
Local Trust has partnered with Demos and the national network for neighbourhood improvement (3ni) to produce a series of…