LCAN is made up of organisations or partnerships who aim to help ensure the communities of Leeds thrive.
Who we are and what we do
Throughout the pandemic, a group of locally trusted organisations have provided emergency support to local people in Leeds, covering a range of activities including food parcels and welfare calls. Through this work, these organisations have built partnerships with other local organisations to provide a wider package of support to local citizens. These organisations were called Community Care Hubs and aim to work in a citizen-led way, involving local people in the design and delivery of services.
Following a pilot project, some of these organisations have formed a movement which aims to continue and build on the citizen-led activities and partnerships from before and during the pandemic. This movement is called the Leeds Community Anchor Network or LCAN (“el can”).
To become full LCAN members, organisations sign up to a partnership agreement, the number signed up is steadily increasing. The current list of signed up members is below:
| 1. Aireborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly (AVSED) | 2. Halton Moor & Osmondthorpe Project for Elders (HOPE) | 3. Horsforth Community Assets Project (HCAP) | 4. Kirkstall Valley Development Trust (KVDT) |
| 5. Leeds Mencap - on behalf of Burmantofts & Richmond Hill Partnership | 6. Give a Gift | 7. Hamara | 8. LS14 Trust – on behalf of We Are Seacroft |
| 9. Moor Allerton Elderly Care (MAECare) | 10. NetGarforth | 11. New Wortley Community Centre on behalf of Armley CAN | 12. Older People's Action in the Locality (OPAL) |
| 13. Groundwork | 14. Armley Helping Hands | 15. Holbeck Together | 16. Pudsey Community Project |
| 17. Cross Gates Good Neighbours | 18. Barca | 19. Health For All | 20. InterACT on behalf of My Meanwood partnership |
| 21. Black Health Initiative (BHI) | 22. Wetherby In Support of the Elderly (WiSE) | 23. Rainbow Junktion | 24. The Old Fire Station |
| 25. Oblong | 26. Otley Action for Older People | 27. St Luke's Cares | 28. Leeds African Communities |
LCAN Outline
This network is made up of organisations or partnerships who aim to help ensure the communities of Leeds thrive, as outlined in the Characteristics of a Thriving Community. If you are interested in becoming part of the network please get in touch for details of the next meeting.
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