Want to improve the lives of young people with #SEND? We believe there are assets in every community and better connecting them to children, families and schools could result in better outcomes. We're hosting a roundtable to discuss. More info www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2025/09/01/i...

One of a number of webinars on the topic of #DirectPayments by @tlap.bsky.social and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Book your place now!

New #CareCantWait story! Jacqui cares for her son Joshua, who has Down syndrome & autism, and now also needs support herself. Getting the right support hasn't been easy, but having choice & control over their care has made all the difference. 👉https://shorturl.at/fAnbX

Reflecting on unregulated versus regulated care and support. What can regulated organisations learn from personal assistants and micro enterprises so that good people don't get caught up in processes that get in the way of gloriously ordinary lives? www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...

🚨 NEW: National events + webinars to reinvigorate Direct Payments From Sept 2025, TLAP + DHSC are running a new series for councils, social workers and support orgs, and people who draw on care and support. See the programme & book: buff.ly/7rqrXIR #DirectPayments #SocialCare

Inspiring reflections from @tricianicoll.bsky.social ‘What does really good support look like for ME?' is the key to a gloriously ordinary or good life!

Blog: How digital technology has improved the care I draw on Clenton Farquharson CBE, an individual employer and Associate Director of Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) shares how technology has impacted the care he draws on. bit.ly/46ivcmp

We're keen to explore how we could use our expertise and do more to improve outcomes for children and young people with #SEND. We'll hold two roundtable discussions for commissioners, managers and practitioners in Oct. Interested to attend? Read more www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2025/09/01/i...

Huge thanks to Cllr Beccy Hopfensperger for celebrating our Community Micro-enterprise Development in #Suffolk We believe in creating the conditions that enable people to have access to a wider range of local care and support - care that is personalised and flexible https://loom.ly/x5cDtVk

New webinar series on Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) from LGA & Foundations. Learn how to: - Maximise DFG funding - Deliver adaptations strategically - Join up housing & social care - Support people with learning disabilities & autistic people tinyurl.com/57mfwad3

One month until publication! 🌸 #RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs #PreOrder

Coming soon: the SW Personalised Care Awards 2025. We look forward to recognising the exceptional individuals and teams driving innovation in personalised care. Who will be honoured this year? #SWIPCAwards2025 #NHS

Emily Brook from Care City invites us to rethink how social care begins. Instead of waiting for people to reach crisis point, build wellbeing-centred systems that tap into community strengths and resources. You can find the resource here: socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/... #SocialCareFuture

The English Devolution Bill is a chance to reimagine the core purpose of local government for the 21st century. So we need to be bold. 📢 @jesstud.bsky.social & @annarandle.bsky.social describe how we can seize this opportunity to build future-proof institutions.

@socialcarefuture.bsky.social is a confluence of different tributaries of thinking, culture & practice bringing people & ideas together to envision & pursue a brighter future. Here’s how our ideas align with wider emerging agendas around public service reform socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...

This blog grew out of a LinkedIn series that Martin Walker started about his Mum getting out and about. He set out to share a glimpse of what her care and support looks like. But the response made him realise how powerful these everyday moments can be. So here’s a longer reflection buff.ly/TW4w80d

Tickets for #Locality25 Convention are now on sale! Join us at Anfield Stadium as we kick off an amazing celebration of the #PowerOfCommunity. 🎟️Grab your early bird tickets now for the best price: locality.org.uk/events/local...

Pip Cannons stresses that now is the time to bake personalisation into practice - and that we can help local authorities fulfil their legal duties. Read at: https://loom.ly/qib2nSc @adass.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social

Save the date(s)! #BookLauch #RewritingSocialCare rewritingsocialcare.blog/2025/07/26/b...

A not to be missed conversation with @bryonyshannon.bsky.social on the power of language in social care. @nicksinclair.bsky.social and @clentonf.bsky.social host a fascinating and fun conversation on our podcast series. Thanks for taking part Bryony! open.spotify.com/episode/4xqV...

Our new report calls for a fresh focus on supporting people living with dementia through connection, community, and personalised care and support. If you missed the launch webinar, don't worry! The recording is online now on our Youtube page.

After a serious fall, Margaret didn’t just recover, she regained her independence. Six months on, she’s driving again, doing her weekly shop, & baking cakes, all thanks to the support of social care. Margaret's story is a powerful reminder of why #CareCantWait 👉 www.adass.org.uk/campaign_art...

We've a great job opportunity in Suffolk! Join our team www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/join-our-team/ #SuffolkJobs #Suffolk

Join a free online event on 6 Aug, 1.30–3pm: Making Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Work. Hear lived experience, get practical tips, and help make ISFs more flexible and available. Book here 👉https://tinyurl.com/57xnt4sa

We're pleased to see the NHS 10-Year Plan commit to 'mirror the inclusive practices of Family Group Conferencing', We’re actively working with councils across the country to help adopt and embed the approach. Watch a short film of FGC for Adults in Camden: https://loom.ly/BkbpCQY #NHS10YearPlan

Have your say in the State of Caring Survey 2024 Carers UK want to hear from unpaid carers about what life is really like. Your experiences will help them campaign for better support and services. 👉 Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/stateofcarin...

The NHS 10-Year Plan sets out a bold, ambitions vision. It’s a vision that demands new ways of thinking, working, and partnering. Pip Cannons, our CEO reflects on the ambitions of the plan and what is needed to put the vision into action www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2025/07/09/v... #NHS10YearPlan

Congratulations to Team2gether on their award! 👏🎉We're so pleased for them and proud to have helped them on their journey to getting set up in Suffolk.

We believe in the power of coproduction to create support and services that change lives. We supported Nottinghamshire County Council to coproduce an action plan for change that informed the creation of their adult social care strategy www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/our-work/the... #CoProWeek2025

Inequality’s growing. Services are stretched. But there’s a better way forward. With place-based budgeting, communities get power and the tools to shape what matters locally. Let’s build services with people, not for them. 📄 Read more: www.coalitionforpersonalisedcare.org/Stronger-Com...

It's Shared Lives Weeek! #SharedLivesWeek2025 We love seeing what you are all up to, so don't forget to tag us into your photos

🗓️ Join us on Wednesday 16 July at 12.30 pm for the launch of a new report that calls for a fresh focus on the wellbeing of people living with dementia. This webinar is an hour to imagine a better future and to learn from what’s already working. Sign up today bit.ly/43NP6EO

We want everyone to be able to live a good life and every year we deliver great work that helps us achieve this vision. Our 2024-25 impact report summarises our work, showing the breadth of what we do across our strategic themes www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications...

“I Open My Own Front Door, Do You?” is a powerful campaign from Gloriously Ordinary Lives and Learning Disability England — all about rights, safety, and having real choice over where and how you live. Read more about the campaign and blog from @tricianicoll.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/25jvme4f

@clentonf.bsky.social and @nicksinclair.bsky.social are back and have relaunched the Changing It Up podcast! First guest is Isaac Samuels, who reflects on Equipment Matters, exploring all things community equipment and coproduction @angelacat.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/1mlPotC...

#CarersWeek is here! To kick off the week we have a video from our Chief Executive, Helen Walker, talking about why we care about equality for carers is the headline sponsor for 2025's Carers Week.

What does digital innovation look like in local government? Find out at the Innovation Zone – live at #LGAConf25, 1–3 July, ACC Liverpool. A creative space for bold ideas, practical solutions and digital innovation. bit.ly/4jGKs0Z

In a new thinkpiece, @cormacrussell.bsky.social‬ proposes 3️⃣ shifts for greater alignment between institutions & communities Issue-based ➡️ place-based responses Institution-first ➡️ community-first Provision determined by public services ➡️ co-produced alongside communities 🔗

We're excited to be at @wearenewlocal.bsky.social #StrongerThings conference today! Pip Cannons, @nicksinclair.bsky.social and @emmageldart.bsky.social will be there, so do come say hello and hear more about the work we're doing to support #CommunityPower😊https://www.newlocal.org.uk/strongerthings/

It's time to act! Alongside 100 leaders in adult social care, we call on Rachel Reeves MP to strengthen adult social care and work with the sector, including people who draw on care and support, to mitigate the pressures on councils, providers and charities. www.local.gov.uk/joint-statem...

Social care is about people - people living full, meaningful lives, not just surviving". ADASS President, Jess McGregor, reminds us why #CareCantWait. Let’s end delays, underfunding, and misunderstanding. Join us and take action today: www.adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait

Want to engage in conversations beyond your usual circle and meaningfully connect with someone [email protected] is running a free online exchange that brings together adults from different backgrounds. Learn more and sign up 👉: tinyurl.com/yhs2278e

We welcome the launch of the #CaseyCommission into adult social care and are delighted that there is a commitment right from the start to work with people who have lived experience of the current social care system. We look forward to working with the Commission this year www.gov.uk/government/p...

💚 Connecting people. Supporting independence. Strengthening rural communities. We love seeing the latest developments from @commcats.bsky.social Small Good Stuff – a directory helping people find and offer care in their local area. 📲 See what’s new: bit.ly/4k1xmuW

A Plan for Neighbourhoods is a great start. A Plan for Relational Neighbourhoods is where we want to get to. Read what @nicksinclair.bsky.social and David Robinson believe will get us there.

Today we launch our new #CareCantWait campaign, sharing stories of how good adult social care can enable us to live meaningful lives in our homes and communities, but reform and investment are urgently needed to achieve this for everyone. Find out more: www.adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait/

Get our monthly news and events update straight to your inbox! Here's our April edition - you can subscribe at bottom of page. Features Family and Group Conferencing, A Big Conversation in Bromley, Local Area Coordination Week and new developments to Small Good Stuff mailchi.mp/communitycat...

We hear it's the relationship between a person and those who support them that makes the care so special. This is what so many community micro-enterprises achieve everyday. Read Carole and Claire's story www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/stories/the-... #CelebratingSocialCare

ADASS/LGA - Partners in Care and Health's new #SharedLives guidance for councils shows how people with a learning disability can benefit from this type of care and support. Learn more. www.local.gov.uk/publications/developing-shared-lives-people-learning-disability#executive-summary