1. Asset Based Thinking and Doing as a Community Connector. Bharti Mistry
Asset Based Thinking and Doing as a Community Connector Bharti Mistry Community Connector Date: 6th June 2018

2. Overview Background Example of ABCD at work
Example of ABCD in Personal life
Findings & Next Steps
Summary
Q&A

3. Background Leicester Ageing Together started Oct 2015
March Community Connectors Recruited
Areas: Thurncourt, Spinney Hills & Wycliffe area

4. Asset Mapping

5. Asset Mapping
Ward Funding

6. Example of Asset Based
Thinking and Doing

7. Another
Example of Asset Based
Thinking and Doing

9. Some Findings
Where people have received free service they are not willing to pay
Rules & Regulations, Health & Safety come in the way of ABCD
Not reaching the truly lonely and isolated people as they are not out and about they are in their homes

10. Next Steps
Connection with Care Navigators to reach Health Centres and Surgeries
Continue working with people/groups/charities/organisations using ABCD and looking at sustainability
Thinking outside the box

11. Summary
Presented a brief outline of the first 3 months as a Community Connector using ABCD.
Personal example using ABCD without realising it
Findings and Next Steps

12. Q&A