Astra Foundation is a UK family foundation aiming to tackle plastic pollution, youth loneliness and to empower youth to fulfil their potential
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Joined November 2021
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Did you know we facilitate monthly Informal Get Togethers to support people working on disconnection, loneliness and social isolation?
📅 If that sounds like you, book your free place for the next one on Thursday 16 November, 2-3pm 👇
eventbrite.co.uk/e/informal-…
We're proud to be a part of this important message for the next government to support connected communities for people to thrive.👇
📢Report launch📢
A hundred organisations have come together to help develop a new Call to Action for the next government on #tacklingloneliness & #buildingcommunity
Why? Connected communities are healthier, happier, more prosperous & resilient
bit.ly/lonelinesscall2action
ALT Call to Action: Tackling Loneliness & Building Community. Supported by: Age UK, Astra Foundation, British Red Cross, the Campaign to End Loneliness, Carers UK, the Cares Family, the Jo Cox Foundation, the Marmalade Trust, LGBT Foundation, Mind, Nesta, the Royal Voluntary Service, Sense & UK Youth
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The Belong Collective event was in Barnsley - a 'hot spot' area for young people at risk of #loneliness.
Youth workers from @YouthFocusNE and @UKYouth alongside 16 young people attended to talk about and address #YouthLoneliness.
Funded by us and @AstraFoundation 💙
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ALT A picture of a projector at the Belong Collective Event. The projector is showing a slide which has a purple and orange background. On the left is a picture of two people sat in a woodlands holding hands, on the right is a title saying 'Belong Collective'. Under the title is a subheading saying 'Tackling Youth Loneliness Together' and under that is the logos UK Youth, Youth Focus North East, Astra Foundation and Co-op Foundation.
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Today marks the start of #LonelinessAwarenessWeek and the theme is #ConnectionMatters 🤝
Our new report, published today, outlines the 10 techniques that have helped us bring together 26,000 older and younger people since 2011.
Read more👇
thecaresfamily.org.uk/blog/t…
Astra Foundation retweeted
💛 #LonelyNotAlone 2023 is HERE!
It’s the final year of the campaign but we’re not done yet!
Help us spread the word one last time by:
✨ Sharing this message
✨ Sending a message of support
✨ Sharing lonelynotalone.org with a young person you know
Astra Foundation retweeted
Help show young people that they might be lonely, but they’re not alone. Share lonelynotalone.org today.
@lonelynotalone is a @Coop_Foundation campaign launching on 12 June to coincide with Loneliness Awareness Week.
#LonelyNotAlone #LonelinessAwarenessWeek
ALT Infographic: In 2019, 43% of young people felt loneliness was a normal emotion for their age group - this is now 55%
Astra Foundation retweeted
Our relationships & social connections are key drivers for #wellbeing.
This #LonelinessAwarenessWeek discover our evidence, learnings & recommendations: whatworkswellbeing.org/proje…
#ConnectionMatters
Astra Foundation retweeted
🌟 It’s #LonelinessAwarenessWeek! 🌟
#ConnectionMatters. It’s what makes us human. Little moments of everyday connection can make us all feel less lonely. 🤝
Get involved this week: LonelinessAwarenessWeek.com
Connection Matters - it’s what makes us human. By building our moments of connection, we can help ourselves and others feel less lonely. #ConnectionMatters #LonelinessAwarenessWeek → LonelinessAwarenessWeek.org
This is a timely article as it's #UNEP #INC2 in Paris this week. Extended Producer Responsibility is a core strategy to reduce #plasticpollution
"After a plastic bag ban, Kenya takes another shot at its pollution problem" theguardian.com/global-devel…
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The best way to tackle plastic pollution is to prevent it in the first place.
Consumer pressure is key, but real action needs to come from companies, investors, policy makers, and governments.
Join in this #WorldEnvironmentDay and demand global solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution: bit.ly/2023WED
We’ve heard from two young people from @ukyouth And @mentalhealth Describe their experience and potential solutions in schools, youth work, helplines and supporting wider issues of cost of living
Minister for Loneliness @StuartAndrew describes how young people want more opportunities to volunteer and access to youth clubs. Cross departmental work is taking place to raise awareness and reduce loneliness with 60 commitments from 14 depts.
Astra Foundation retweeted
If you’d love to see older & younger people connecting more in your community, this could be perfect for you!
Apply for our Ripple Effect residential-we’ll share our model to help you create intergenerational connection where you live.
Deadline: 14.05.23
bit.ly/3NXjYef
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Register to attend the APPG for Tackling Loneliness & Connected Communities' event in Parliament to discuss Youth Loneliness with youth groups, the sector, @kimleadbeater, @tracey_crouch and, @StuartAndrew
Please register here : bit.ly/42l9nOz
#TacklingLoneliness
Delighted to be at the @TheCaresFamily celebration event, with a sad farewell to @alexsmith1982 who is leaving an incredible legacy as he moves on after 12 years
"...they were struggling financially, and saved money on heating and food, wifi costs and children’s activities.
But while respite from poverty was important... it was secondary to warm rooms’ other main if perhaps unforeseen benefit: challenging the social blight of loneliness."
Huge thanks to all our #warmspaces & volunteers - 👇 shows the incredible impact it had & how offering a #WarmWelcome has reduced loneliness & built community
theguardian.com/society/2023…
"One of the wider lessons... was how it focused attention on both the social value of communal public space, especially in the most economically deprived areas, and the austerity cuts to public spending, which have forced thousands of community centres and libraries to close."
Community, and quality, free community spaces are key to reducing chronic #loneliness and #socialisolation, helping people with their physical and mental health.