In this video series, Local Area Coordinator David Oliffe describes the concept of Safe Waiting.

Following the launch of new book ‘Power and Connection‘ earlier this month, Nick Sinclair joined authors Eddie Bartnik and Ralph Broad, along with Sian Roderick from Swansea University, for a Q&A session hosted by Simon Duffy and the Centre for Welfare Reform.

International leaders of Local Area Coordination Eddie Bartnik and Ralph Broad have co-authored a new book called ‘Power and Connection’. Join us at the launch event.

We are hosting an online event on ‘What is Local Area Coordination?’. This session will be of particular interest to those working in health and local government who want to do things differently.

Community Catalysts is running a full day online workshop four times for Research in Practice during mid-October to mid-November. The workshop is aimed at practitioners (social workers and similar) and is all about Local Area Coordination, and strengths and assets-based approaches.

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.

Nick hosted a session with Cath Barton at Social Care Future’s Spring Gathering on ‘Permission, purpose, power’. They explored the idea of permission, and who has the power to give it, using breakout rooms to prompt discussion from a personal and professional angle.

The Board of Community Catalysts is delighted to announce the appointment of Pip Cannons as our next CEO, taking over from our founder Sian Lockwood who is retiring later this year.

The Local Area Coordination Network is delighted to release this new report, containing a collection of reflections on the 10 principles of Local Area Coordination, which were kindly offered up by the contributors to our Conference in 2020.

In this video and blog, Nick Sinclair explores the link between Local Area Coordination and prevention. The video was recorded as part of the #ItsOurCommunity event last month which was hosted by The Festival of Debate, The Centre for Welfare Reform, Citizen Network, and the Yorkshire Socialist Health Association.

The ‘It’s Our Community’ conference has been developed by the Centre for Welfare Reform, the Yorkshire Socialist Health Association, and the Festival of Debate, and will focus on the idea that the future of social care must be people powered, rights-based, and organised at a neighbourhood level.

The Local Area Coordination Network invited 10 people to consider one of the 10 principles each and give their perspective in a 10-minute talk. They, along with Eddie Bartnik, came together at the Local Area Coordination online conference to share their thoughts.