Ecorys to evaluate major new UK programme for vulnerable families

December 2011

Improving Futures is a flagship Big Lottery Fund (BIG) programme, aiming to transform the lives of children in families with multiple and complex needs across the UK. Some 26 projects have been awarded £20M in grant funding to test new models of tailored and joined-up support for families.

BIG has awarded a five-year Evaluation and Learning contract to a consortium led by Ecorys, with Parenting UK, the University of Nottingham, and IPSOS Mori. The evaluation will aim to assess the impact and outcomes from the programme, and to capture and share learning between the projects.

Ecorys is also coordinating a programme of dissemination to UK policymakers and practitioners, which will include policy workshops, case studies, newsletters and social media.

For more information, please contact Laurie Day on 0121 212 8877 or laurie.day@uk.ecorys.com

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Improving Futures outline (PDF)