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7 July 2020

Building on Citizen Power – blog by Prof Donna Hall

In a recent blog published by The MJ, Prof Donna Hall explores the idea that services only make sense when you connect them together, wrap them around individuals, families, and neighbourhoods, and co-create them with local people and grassroots organisations.

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26 June 2020

Our June newsletter is out!

June ’20 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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15 June 2020

Podcast series – Weathering the storm: Episode 4 with Jon Franklin and Claire McCarthy-Reed

This podcast continues our ‘Weathering the Storm’ series. The session is hosted by Nick Sinclair with special guests Jon Franklin and Claire McCarthy-Reed from the Local Area Coordination team in Swansea, Wales.

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1 June 2020

Reciprocal Relationships during a Crisis – a blog by Tara Hughes

Blog piece from Tara Hughes exploring the reciprocal connections in the community made during lockdown, and how we can facilitate benefits to both the people who need help and the people offering to help.

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22 May 2020

Our May newsletter is out!

May ’20 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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18 May 2020

Hope is a decision: one decision opens the way to a 15-member strong volunteer team!

In this fabulous blog written by a citizen of Southwick in Wiltshire, we hear how with the support and encouragement of people including Local Area Coordinator Gemma Novis, she was able to galvanise the energy of her neighbours to ensure no one had to go through this crisis alone.

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27 April 2020

Podcast series – Weathering the storm: Episode 2 with Jennie Cox and Joe Micheli

This podcast continues our series ‘Weathering the Storm’. The session is hosted by Nick Sinclair with special guests Jennie Cox and Joe Micheli from the Local Area Coordination team in York.

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24 April 2020

Our April newsletter is out!

April ’20 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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23 April 2020

Local Area Coordination – ‘It’s all about People and Relationships…’ – article by Jennie Cox

In this article Jennie Cox, Senior Coordinator in the Local Area Coordination team at the City of York Council, explores how being an asset-based area has helped organisations and communities across York to come together through the Coronavirus pandemic.

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21 April 2020

Turning on a sixpence – a blog by Nick Sinclair

Blog piece by Nick Sinclair, exploring how Local Area Coordinators have had to turn on a sixpence and support local government-led efforts to respond.

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16 April 2020

Strengths, assets and place – The emergence of Local Area Coordination initiatives in England and Wales

This new report draws upon published evaluation studies of Local Area Coordination, and explores the opportunities and challenges associated with implementing strength-, assets- and placed-based initiatives models within Local Authority social service settings.

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15 April 2020

Podcast series – Weathering the storm: Episode 1 with Ralph Broad

We are pleased to launch our first full episode of our new podcast series ‘weathering the storm’. The session is hosted by Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson with special guest Ralph Broad.

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