Local Area Coordinators

We have Local Area Coordinators in some local areas of Westminster who will take the time to help you make sense of all the things going on in your life and help you think about the steps you need or want to take to make the change you want in your life happen. This could involve:

• Taking steps to live healthier
• Developing relationships and community networks
• Finding opportunities to develop your skills and get into employment.

Rather than assessing, intervening, fixing problems or doing things for people, Local Area Coordinators walk alongside you to help you build your own capabilities, gifts, practical resources and community networks around you first, and support you to access formal supports and services if that is what you feel you need.

Local Area Coordinators are there for the whole community and work in and of the local area they are based in. They are available to everyone living in that area through a simple introduction with no referral or time limit.

As well as helping individuals and families, they can help local community groups:

• keep going and grow by introducing more people
• finding funding opportunities
• to set up groups by supporting people when someone wants to set up their own community group and activities.

This approach has been going on for many years in other places. You can read more about it at: www.communitycatalysts.org.uk/lacnetwork

Local Area Coordination is currently available in Queen’s Park and Pimlico South areas.

If you live in one of the areas with a Local Area Coordinator, you can contact them using the details below.

Queen’s Park Local Area Coordinator

Theresa Lisk, 07929741442, [email protected]

Pimlico South Local Area Coordinator

Sonjide Hussain, 07971026288, [email protected]

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