This month saw the announcement of a further National Lottery Community Fund grant to support the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) Approach network over the next two years. The MEAM Approach is a non-prescriptive framework to help local areas design and deliver better coordinated services for people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It is currently being used by cross-sector partnerships of statutory and voluntary agencies in more than 30 local areas across England.

We have been the national evaluators of the MEAM Approach for the past four years and have published a range of reports (available here) which have helped to build the evidence base for work using the MEAM Approach and inform its future development. 2022 will see the publication of our final report. Here we will reflect on the progress and impact of local work using the MEAM Approach and its legacy for improving support and systems so that they work better for people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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