Dee’s Story
In November 2021 the Local Area Coordination Network heard from Dee, a resident of York who has been alongside a Local Area Coordinator and has been a supporter of Local Area Coordination for multiple years. In this time Dee has…
Building A Bigger We – A Better Way Publication
A Better Way of ‘Leading’ in the Post-Covid World by Nick Sinclair This essay was originally published in Building A Bigger We: Insights from our Network by Caroline Slocock and Steve Wyler at A Better Way. Throughout this pandemic, we…
Power and Connection now available online
We are pleased to announce that Power and Connection: The international development of Local Area Coordination is now available to download online for FREE. Published in Autumn 2021, this is the first book about Local Area Coordination. Edited by two of…
Safe Waiting
In this video series, Local Area Coordinator David Oliffe describes the concept of Safe Waiting. These five videos explore some of the elements of the relationship that a Local Area Coordinator builds when they are alongside someone. You can read…
New book published about Local Area Coordination out now
International leaders of Local Area Coordination Eddie Bartnik and Ralph Broad have co-authored a new book “Power and Connection” in collaboration with key contributors including Nick Sinclair and the English and Welsh Local Area Coordination Network. Buy the book here!…
Evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Derby has been published
Following the decision in early 2021 to expand Local Area Coordination across all seventeen wards of Derby, the latest evaluation looks at Local Area Coordination in Derby 2018 – 2021. The analysis of outcomes looks at the impact of Local…
Report Launch: Building Blocks of “Better”; Reflections on the 10 Underpinning Principles of Local Area Coordination
The Local Area Coordination Network is delighted to release this collection of reflections on the 10 principles of Local Area Coordination, kindly offered up by the contributors to our Conference in 2020. We believe these principles are amongst the fundamental…
Alongside – stories of Local Area Coordination
‘Alongside‘ is a collection of 20 stories from last year about people who have changed their lives with the support of Local Area Coordinators from their local communities. The stories take us on a powerful journey showing the impact of…
A Coronavirus Crisis Timeline
As the Coronavirus Crisis unfolded it became clear that Local Area Coordination as we knew it was going to look very different. Whilst we didn’t know how, we knew we had an opportunity to learn if we moved quickly. We…
Report launch: Which Way Next?
Local Area Coordination Network Report, Executive Summary The Councils who make up the Local Area Coordination Network have coproduced a new report entitled ‘Which Way Next?’. The report is based on the testimony of many people involved, and outlines how…