Every Child Matters project

NAVCA's Every Child Matters project helps local infrastructure organisations in their work to support the third sector's delivery of services for children and young people. The project is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).


Angela Barnes, NAVCA's ECM adviser can help you to consider how to plan, deliver and evaluate your services for children, young people and families around the ECM framework. The project will focus on:

  • increasing the capacity of third sector organisations to engage effectively with the Every Child Matters agenda
  • building the capacity of third sector organisations to become involved in the design and delivery of services for children
  • providing information and practical resources
  • providing events and networking opportunities.


The project has published What is Every Child Matters?, explaining the key aims of the ECM agenda and how NAVCA can help third sector organisations who provide services for children, young people and families.