The Board of The Challenge Network has today (November 27) appointed Philip Sykes of RSM as Administrator to the organisation. Read our full statement here:

The Challenge is pleased to have partnered with @BelongNetwork to host our work on #socialintegration, including the results of the recent British Integration Survey. You can find all these important publications here

We’re proud to share The Challenge’s impact report for 2018/19. Between June 2018 and May 2019 we worked with 46,000 young people who completed over one million hours of volunteering for good causes across England. https://t.co/4lpkaJ1I4U #socialintegration

Launched in 2014 with the @MayorofLondon, we’re delighted that the amazing HeadStart #volunteering and #employability programme is now part of Family Action, helping us to support many more young people and local communities across the country. More here https://t.co/9VgWujZ6O4

The Challenge is delighted to announce that HeadStart and HeadStart Action are moving to exciting new homes with Family Action (@family_action) and the @MayorofLondon with London Youth (@LondonYouth). Read our statement here:

Great to see many brilliant organisations and people getting behind making the 2020s a 'Decade of Reconnection'

And the more frequently we interact with people from different backgrounds, the more positively we view those interactions. Learn more about social interactions in our new factsheet: https://t.co/h3dsADjqZv

The more frequently we interact with people from different backgrounds, the more positive our attitudes to these people are. Learn more about social interactions in our new factsheet: https://t.co/h3dsADjqZv

For more info on the British Integration Survey, and to download the Social Interactions Factsheet as a PDF, head to: https://t.co/qv7K8Qcylk

We recently conducted new analysis of British Integration Survey, looking at how people from different backgrounds interact. Findings underline again why social connection is so important. Now we need everyone to pick up & take forward our mission to build an integrated society

@TheChallenge_UK If any #TheChallenge staff are reading this and looking for work, MyTutor has 5 London openings currently, send me a DM if you want to hear more

We are extremely proud of the work that @UKHeadStart has accomplished since 2013! You can find out more about the core programme here: https://t.co/7H3vwWKFOy

Looking great team! 🙌

Check out Nina's Schuller biog @UoS_SocSc, as she speaks on her experience with @IntegrationAPPG @TheChallenge_UK on how digital technologies affects the connections made between younger and older age groups. More here: https://t.co/IYC8LQcyZN

.@Sam_Dalton_1 also introduced our 'Design Principles for Meaningful Mixing' and how they can guide organisations to create sustainable intergenerational connections.

Today @Sam_Dalton_1 spoke in San Sebastián about our work on intergenerational connection, including with @IntegrationAPPG. He shared insights with the Basque Government and organisations from across northern Spain, at a conference on age-friendly practices.

Could gaming be a way to build connections and combat loneliness? This game developer thinks so:

The APPG on Social Integration, like all APPGs, ceases to have any status once Parliament is dissolved for a General Election. We will therefore be offline during this period. But we will be picking up and continuing this important work once a new Parliament is in place.

Very excited to be heading to San Sebastián next week to speak about policies to close the generation gap, at the conference on age-friendly practices organised by @MatiaFundazioa, @EuskadiLagunkoi.