We want to hear from Connection Coalition members who are already working to tackle youth loneliness and have learning and resources to share, or who are keen to deepen their understanding of youth loneliness and the role they can plan in tackling it, to help us shape a new project.

The Jo Cox Foundation has been successful in securing some funding from the Innox Foundation for a 12 month project to bring together Connection Coalition members who are working on youth loneliness or want to deepen their understanding and capacity to tackle youth loneliness. We know that there are members in the network who have relevant expertise and experience, from grassroots organisations to national organisations, and in consultations earlier in 2021 youth loneliness was one topic which members wanted to convene around. The project aims to harness the expertise and collective power of Connection Coalition members to reduce loneliness among young people across the UK by:

- Amplifying existing work on youth loneliness, including calls to action and campaigns
- Supporting those new to working with young people on loneliness to understand the issue, how you can help and build skills to empower you to take action

In order to make the project as effective as possible we want to hear from you, our members, to understand what would help you on this topic, and to understand what learning and expertise already exists in the network that we can amplify.

Please submit your responses by Friday 24th September. If you don't like forms for any reason, then I am happy to hear from you in any other way, you can send me an email, video or audio or we can set up a phone call. Any questions: zoe@jocoxfoundation.org