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Vital Signs
Vital Signs is an annual publication designed to
identify and spotlight issues facing the communities
of Milton Keynes (MK).
The concept of ‘Vital Signs’ was pioneered by the Community Foundations of Canada.
The aim is to support local Community Foundations to create fairer communities
by using evidence-based data* and insights into local needs and priorities.
Vital Signs focuses on 12 major themes and combines published data with observations
from local community organisations to shed light on the lived experience in Milton Keynes.
In this edition, we update information on four themes:
Environment
6
Disadvantage and Poverty
14
Education
20
Health and Wellbeing
26
*Each looking at the implications for our diverse community within each area.
The themes addressed in Vital Signs
are aligned with the goals of the
United Nations 2030 Sustainable
Development blueprint.
This is a call for countries to take action to
help reduce global poverty, reduce inequality,
and at the same time tackle climate change.
There is a close alignment between these
goals and the themes reported in Vital Signs,
showing how local actions can contribute
to global change.
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Vital Signs is produced by Milton Keynes
Community Foundation, a grant-giving
charity that’s sending funding to where
it’s needed most in the city.
We’re dedicated to making a di昀昀erence and
improving the lives of people within the local
community by funding a diverse range of
projects and providing a昀昀ordable space
in Milton Keynes for the voluntary sector.
