Happy New Year to partners, colleagues and friends – old, new and future! A lot has been happening over the past few months, with new conversations and action around Local Area Coordination. So, I thought it was about time to…
The new LAC Network Newsletter is out now. In this edition, there are updates on LAC developments nationally, news stories from local people and community/statutory partners who have experienced Local Area Coordination in Middlesbrough some great articles from David Towell (Director,…
What makes Local Area Coordination work? What helps it to deliver the wide range of outcomes alongside individuals, families and local communities and also drive reform in the service system? Local Area Coordination (LAC) first started in Western Australia back…
The new issue of the LAC Network Newsletter is out now. In this issue Latest news updates LAC – getting it right, the importance of strong leadership and effective design Introducing Rajeev and Julia – new Local Area Coordinators LAC…
16th July 2012 – New TLAP Paper – “Unlocking the Real Wealth of People and Communities” Think Local Act Personal published a new paper by Catherine Wilton “Volunteering – Unlocking the Real Wealth of People and Communities” -it is available…
29th June 2012 Welcome to New Local Area Coordinators! A big welcome to Julia Horsfall (Stroud, Gloucestershire) and Rajeev Nath (Derby City), new Local Area Coordinators – welcome to the LAC family. A big responsibility, but also a wonderful, unique…
A big thank you for the great response to the first issue and offers of contribution and support for forthcoming issues. In each issue, we aim to introduce organisations and approaches that recognise and build on the inherent strength of…
Welcome to the first Local Area Coordination (LAC) Network Newsletter We hope to use the newsletter as a way of Providing more information about Local Area Coordination Establishing communication links between people Keeping everyone up to date with progress Sharing…
Today, the new Report on Local Area Coordination (From Service Users to Citizens) is published by the Centre for Welfare for Reform. The full report is available via here. Originally developed in Western Australia, Local Area Coordination (LAC) has subsequently…
The paper on Local Area Coordination in England and Wales, “From Service Users to Citizens” (Broad, 2012), is soon to be published. The paper explores the impact and opportunities arising from LAC forming the new “primary source of support” (as…