{"id":501,"date":"2020-07-21T13:43:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T12:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/alongside-stories-of-local-area-coordination\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:08:46","slug":"alongside-stories-of-local-area-coordination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/alongside-stories-of-local-area-coordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Alongside &#8211; stories of Local Area Coordination","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Alongside-Stories-of-Local-Area-Coordination-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alongside<\/a>\u2018 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.<\/p>\n<p>The stories take us on a powerful journey showing the impact of Local Area Coordination as Dave overcomes adversity, Kate rebuilds her relationship with services on her terms and Alison shows us that community really is the best medicine!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c[Local Area Coordinators] weren\u2019t rigid professionals but people who came in as human beings\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Alongside-Stories-of-Local-Area-Coordination-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read \u2018Alongside\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Alongside\u2019 follows on from our \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/\/its-all-about-being-present-approachable-and-flexible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s all about\u2026<\/a>\u2018 blog series and is a useful accompaniment to our recent \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/\/which-way-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Which Way Next?<\/a>\u2018 report which considers how Local Area Coordination can help beyond the current crisis towards a better future for all.<\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Alongside&#8217; 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