As the Coronavirus crisis unfolded, it became clear that Local Area Coordination as we knew it was going to look very different. We knew we had an opportunity to learn and started to document information, producing a timeline we can now share with you.

The councils who make up the Local Area Coordination Network have co-produced a new report entitled ‘Which Way Next?’. The report is based on the testimony of many people involved, and outlines how the approach has adapted to meet new challenges.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.