Leeds Advocacy Network - The Advonet Group

A network to help strengthen advocacy support in Leeds.

The Leeds Advocacy Network iconnects local organisations and community groups offering formal and informal advocacy in Leeds.

About the Service

The Leeds Advocacy Network is a new network of local organisations and community groups who offer a wide range of formal and informal advocacy as part of what they do. Its aim is to help strengthen advocacy support throughout Leeds, reaching everyone we can.

There are many benefits to joining the network, including:

Getting information and advice about advocacy
Opportunities for peer learning
The opportunity to participate in strategic advocacy – help the city draw on the experiences of people who use our services by looking at what is working well, what challenges there are and suggest improvements to health and social care
Learning how to develop self-advocacy support within your organisation
Access to free, bespoke training for your organisation

Contact

0113 244 0606

[email protected]

Unit A3, Unity Business Centre,

26 Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS7 1AB

@leedsadvocacynetwork

Key Contact

Luke Aylward, Communications and Network Officer
[email protected]

Who is the Service For?

If your organisation or community group would like to join, all you need to do is contact us and we’ll take care of the rest. Membership is completely free! You do, however, need to fulfil the following criteria:

Provide either formal or informal advocacy to the people you support
Be based or have a base in Leeds

If you would like to join the LAN, please fill in the form at the bottom of the page.

How to Access the Service

If your organisation or community group would like to join the Leeds Advocacy Network, please fill in the form below. For any general enquiries about the Network, please either:

Email us at [email protected] or;
Call us on 0113 244 0606 and ask for Luke

You can also follow the LAN on Facebook.