What does resilience mean to you? Coventry City of Culture has chosen six energies to represent the personality of Coventry and be explored over this special year. As one of their four community partners, we’re reflecting those energies this week with a look at our work in the city. Today we start with Resilience and […]
We are an engine for social change. We want everyone in Coventry and Warwickshire to join us in making people and communities stronger, fairer and more connected. What follows is our strategy for 2023-25. A three-year plan to help people and communities use their untapped power to create better futures. Grapevine’s response to poverty The […]
We help people embrace their power and agency. Because when they do problems get solved, lives become better and futures become more shapeable. But we don’t stop there. We want to get at the root causes of the most difficult problems – not just treat the symptoms. So we work intensively with systems and services […]
Grapevine’s power comes from the skilled and passionate people who live and breathe our mission everyday. They bring brilliance to our work. Seven key aspects of our culture support the team to perform at its best: Being accountable to the people we serve Freedom and trust to do what is right Support to stay true […]
We’re welcoming Holly Thurgood to the Help and Connect team in Coventry, working alongside autistic and learning disabled people to help them make a plan, get connections, get work, stay healthy and stay safe. As a connector on the project, Holly says she’s looking forward to her new role as a ‘detective’ – finding out […]
Our third and final highlight for National Co-production Week is an ambitious plan to make the innovative NHS Dimensions tool – a free, self-care resource for adults, children and young people – work better for neurodivergent people looking for health and wellbeing support. Sonia and Samantha are experts by experience (EbEs) working together on improving […]
We continue our National Co-production Week (3 – 7 July) series revealing more about our Experts By Experience (EbE) Co-production Service. We have around 60 experts by experience involved in a wide variety of co-produced work and while we can’t cover it all in one week, we are sharing some highlights that demonstrate the scope […]
We’re hear to tell you the story of Tubby McBathtub… rescued from a watery grave and given a new purpose in life by a hard-hit Coventry community. But first we must take you back to the start. Place Based Social Action in Stoke Aldermoor is one of twenty national partnerships funded by DCMS and The […]
“There was no visible way to make change. I had a sense of not knowing how to start with an idea for change. People felt alone. Now, I feel inspired. The people power is out there. The tools are there to organise and unite.” Connecting for Good Cov changemaker, 2024 “Every one of the team […]