Local Area Coordinators

Local Area Coordinators work across Derby to help people who feel lonely or isolated. They make life simpler by helping people make sense of things and connecting them to what is going on in the local area. 

They don’t provide a formal social care or healthcare service. Instead, they ask ‘What would make a good life for you?’ and help people find a way to lead that life.

Who can get help from Local Area Coordinators?

Local Area Coordination is available to all Derby City residents.

How can Local Area Coordinators help me?

Our Local Area Coordinators will get to know you instead of assuming they know what’s best. They’ll find out what’s important to you and find answers that suit you.

This might be:

• finding the right information or advice and helping you understand how this relates to you
• building your own local network and making connections
• finding practical ways to resolve problems
• being part of your community
• identifying your personal goals and needs

In this video, we talk to Derek. He had gone to a centre for adults with disabilities which closed, leaving him feeling isolated. He spoke with Kathryn, the Local Area Coordinator for Boulton, and decided to set up a coffee morning.

Our Local Area Coordinators work in the following wards:

• Abbey
• Alvaston
• Arboretum
• Boulton
• Chaddesden
• Darley
• Derwent
• Mackworth
• Normanton
• Sinfin
• Spondon

If you are unsure which ward you live in or who your local councillor is, you can use the available search tools.

Find your councillor by name or ward

Local Area Coordinator team