Evidence library
Helping Working Families – Programme Review
This review explores what the programme achieved and what we have learned about support for working parents in low-income families.
Participatory Grant Making Report, Phase Two (Scotland)
Review of 17 participatory grant-making (PGM) pilots in Scotland. It explores moving decision-making power from grant-making organisations to communities.
Strengthening Communities: Strategies for Supporting Places That Have Missed Out on Funding
Report on how place-based funding helps communities with limited social infrastructure build connections, capacity, and lasting change.
ABS National Evaluation Annual Report
First annual evaluation report of A Better Start (ABS), using mixed methods, focusing on early childhood development.
Women's Mental Health: The Essential Contribution of Feminist Services (June 20)
Briefing on feminist approaches to women’s mental health services, explaining why they are needed and the value they add.
A Better Start Through Improving Child Development Outcomes
Learning synthesis report focussing on evidence from the 5 A Better Start areas supporting better early childhood development.
Catching the Wave: The Many Ways Women Have Influenced Change
Reflective resource from the Women and Girls Initiative, offering context on the ‘women’s movement’ for those working in the women and girls sector and wider.
A Better Start National Evaluation Themed Annual Report: Place-based Approaches
Thematic report on how A Better Start (ABS) uses place-based approaches to improve early childhood via partnerships and system change, showcasing key insights
A Better Start Through Workforce Innovation: Supporting the Early Years Workforce of the Future
Insight report on workforce innovation in early‑years services, using learning from A Better Start (ABS) partnerships.
#iwill Fund Learning Hub: What is Youth Social Action?
A report explaining what youth social action means in the #iwill Fund. It uses learning from funders and youth organisations.
The evidence library archive
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