NAVCA joins Early Intervention Foundation Consortium

21/02/2012

NAVCA has joined the Early Intervention Foundation Consortium. The Consortium was set up by Labour MP Graham Allen and is supported by David Cameron. The consortium seeks to become a centre to champion Early Intervention, develop an evidence base of what works and provide advice to practitioners. NAVCA’s involvement means that the local voluntary sector, who play an important role in supporting and delivering early intervention policies and programmes, can be at the heart of this work.

Joe Irvin, NAVCA’s Chief Executive said,

“Early intervention can dramatically improve lives, tackle child poverty and improve people’s health. Much of the work of local charities and voluntary groups concerns itself with early intervention. We believe local and small scale charities can play a big part in successful early interventions.”

“We really welcome the chance to be part of this consortium and we would like to see public bodies make a start by allocating at least one per cent of budgets to early intervention.”

More information on the work of the Early Intervention Foundation Consortium can be found on the website of Graham Allen MP.