“A think and do tank that’s able to transform services and lives wherever they are.”

Richard Wilson, Good Help founder

Contact icon

Subscribe to our newsletter

Connect

Stories icon

Feedback

What people say about us

Visit page

  • Solutions beyond services
  • 30 years of Grapevine
  • Our story

A white man and a white woman crouch on the floor at Collaboration Station Coventry, talking through a series of post-it ideas laid out across the floor. Others sit and listen.

“My involvement made me feel encouraged, connected and empowered to be an initiator in our city.”

Connecting for Good movement changemaker

A white woman with dark brown hair wearing red lipstick, a black top and silver chain looks thoughtfully into the camera lens for a selfie against a window during the day.

“I am in awe of their collective minds and hopeful hearts. Grapevine is a power house.”

Stephanie Wong, founder of Act Build Change

A sketch in orange on a black background of a man with a beard.

“You are everyone’s favourite community organisers because you begin and end with a deep love for those around you and the community you work in.”

Mohammed Afridi, Civic Power Fund
Latest news
Coventry teens with SEND share their lives with unique ‘Museums of Me’

What does expressing your unique identity look like in practice for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? Well, it probably looks very different almost 11 months into a year-long intensive development programme than it did last September when we first started working with this year’s group of Teenviners — and here are […]

Read More
Social media ban for under 16s will cause more harm than good for disabled people, say Coventry Youth Activists

When Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to ban access to social media for under 16s last week, he stated the government was taking decisive action to give children their childhoods back. Our Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) strongly disagree. They don’t believe they will be getting anything back — rather, a vital lifeline to the […]

Read More
Nation of Neighbours report: Coventry’s local leaders plant seeds of hope and change

Distrust, disconnection, disillusionment… not where any of us wants to be. But in a fractured Britain, hope is growing (and essential) for a different kind of politics — one which shares power with communities already working hard for people in their own patch, one that backs this local leadership and believes strong communities build foundations […]

Read More