Youth
Youth
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HousingMeet … Nathan Bower-Bir, student, researcher and housing co-op co-founder
'I think we’ve all come to recognise that co-operation is not an inherent skill, but a craft each of us must learn and nurture'
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BusinessSupport, empower and influence: What youth are looking for in ethical business
The ethical expectations of the millennial generation can make a valuable selling point of the co-operative difference
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DevelopmentPutting young people at the centre of international co-operative development
'We're empowering them to challenge the perception that they have no viable voice. Young people can often be the innovators and ideas generators within communities and wider society'
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RetailRule changes: How are co-ops working with junior members?
UK co-ops are now allowed to have members under the age of 16... But which retail co-ops have taken this up?
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EducationYouth updates… Co-op Young Members Board and Students for Co-operation
Ahead of International Youth Day, we catch up with Lois McClure, chair of the Co-op Young Members Board, and Scott Jennings, Students for Co-operation
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CommunityWoodcraft Folk: Co-op thinking from an early age
'Woodcraft Folk is proud to play our part in raising future generations of co-operators' – Jon Nott, general secretary
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CommunityHow does Woodcraft Folk impact lives?
Ahead of International Youth Day (12 August 2017), we spoke with three former Woodies whose lives were influenced by their time in the youth co-op...
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Credit UnionsCredit unions join scheme to teach primary school children to save money
With attitudes towards money formed as young as seven, it is hoped the LifeSavers programme will promote lifelong good habits – and CU membership
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CommunityRadstock Co-operative Society names two charities for the year
YMCA Mendip and Midsomer Norton and Radstock Silver Band will be supported by the co-operative over the next 12 months
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Credit UnionsHow can credit unions build a successful brand?
'Credit Unions have all these dynamics in your DNA: be a mission with a company, not a company with a mission'