State and Local Partnerships

MEF is committed to supporting organizations whose work impacts individuals, children, and families in our communities. Our portfolio includes a wide range of city, state, county, tribal, and nonprofit clients across the country. This includes research and evaluation projects, as well as projects focused on training and technical assistance.

Contact us today to explore a new partnership!

Why Partner With Us?

  • Our work drives positive change. Our projects have helped state and local partners incorporate feedback from the individuals and families they serve to strengthen their programs.
  • We are flexible. We are skilled at communicating effectively, anticipating challenges and identifying solutions, and producing the highest-quality products on ambitious timelines.
  • We bring passion and creativity. Our staff are passionate about doing work at the state and local levels. This passion fuels our creativity, driving us to offer action-oriented solutions.
  • We match methods to your needs. We have a deep bench of mixed-methods researchers with a range of expertise. This includes everything from large-scale, multi-site randomized controlled trials to rapid-cycle, formative efforts. We thoughtfully select and tailor methods to the unique needs of each client.
  • We are collaborative thought partners. Our staff have wide-ranging policy expertise that adds capacity to your internal teams.
  • We are skilled at partner engagement. We use flexible, community-based participatory research approaches to ensure that the people most affected by policies and programs are involved in decision-making.

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