Examples of help offered
Local area coordinators can help people find ways to make a better life.
They can help people to:
- join local groups and meet local people
- sort out debt and money problems
- get the benefits to which they're entitled
- access volunteering or adult education opportunities
- attend health appointments and take part in health programmes
- find ways of improving their housing conditions
- improve fire safety in their home
- report matters to the police
They can connect with local shops, pubs, cafés and faith groups for help with:
- shopping
- collecting pensions
- companionship
- gardening
- computers
- transport
Local area coordinators have helped communities by:
- working with a local mobile phone provider and a volunteers to recycle mobile phones so people can stay in touch and make appointments
- making sure unwanted furniture is recycled to people who need it, rather than being stored and destroyed
- finding new ways they can support the needs of local people, such as language translation or providing meals