{"id":288,"date":"2023-03-31T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T11:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/2023\/03\/31\/our-march-newsletter-is-out\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T08:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T07:57:48","slug":"our-march-newsletter-is-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/our-march-newsletter-is-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Our March Newsletter is out!","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Local Area Coordination in England and Wales<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Updates on Local Area Coordination, the work of the Network and<br>\nthe areas implementing the approach.<\/p>\n<p>In this month\u2019s edition we\u2019ll be covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hello and welcome<\/li>\n<li>Publications<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/NEWS-300x300.png\" alt=\"Green circle reading 'news'\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\"><\/li>\n<li>Local Area Coordination at the Learning Disability England Conference<\/li>\n<li>Events<\/li>\n<li>Blogs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/4e3b9e4e82e8\/members-update-9698248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read all about it here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A note from from Tom Richards<\/strong>,<br>\nLocal Area Coordination Network Manager<\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter!<\/p>\n<p>This past month we\u2019ve had the pleasure of spending time with Network members across England \u2013 from Surrey, to Nottinghamshire, and Kirklees. Even though each area is different, and is adapted to the uniqueness of their communities and the local service system, the essence of Local Area Coordination remains the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take time to get to know people, their lives and the future they want for themselves<\/li>\n<li>Understand that people are best placed\u00a0to make their own decisions<\/li>\n<li>Reflect the strengths and capabilities of a person, rather than assessing problems and deficits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Being part of the national Network is about far more than accessing resources, training, events and development support (although these are great as well). It\u2019s about every member contributing to the shared culture of Local Area Coordination, supporting each other, learning from each other\u2019s experience, growing our movement, and advocating for support which treats people and communities with the respect and dignity we all deserve. If you\u2019d like to learn more about Local Area Coordination, or would like to enquire about joining the Network, please contact LACN@communitycatalysts.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the Newsletter!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tom Richards<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March &#8217;23 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Our March Newsletter is out! | LAC Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/our-march-newsletter-is-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our March Newsletter is out! 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