Local Councils the world over face an important choice: do we treat people simply as consumers of mandated services or (while providing quality services)...
In Leeds we have had tackling loneliness, especially for older people, as a priority for many years with the development of Neighbourhood Networks, a few years ago we were working to expand their role further, when we came across ABCD.
"No society has the money to buy, at market prices, what it takes to raise children, make a neighbourhood safe, care for the elderly, make democracy work or address systemic injustices…" - Edgar Kahn