The Story of Our Future – two-year inquiry unveils findings

20 November 2018. This week sees the findings of a two-year independent inquiry into the future of civil society in England revealed for the first time. The report is the culmination of discoveries made through the course hundreds of workshops, meetings and events and the thoughts, hopes and academic research gleaned from over 3,000 people. […]

Community and opportunity on the up for people in Willenhall

Sitting across the table from John Toman and Ravinder Dhadda, it is easy to get a strong sense of the time and energy they are committing to making the Ignite partnership a success. John is the team leader of four Grapevine ‘connectors’ – himself included – and Ravinder, or Rav as she prefers to be […]

“Thought-provoking” plays demonstrate how to talk to families in need

A troupe of actors have helped to highlight why some families in Coventry are needlessly living in poverty for an audience of the city’s social welfare practitioners. The ‘First Meetings’ session was part of Coventry City Council’s Practice Week 2018 at the end of June which aimed to bring together Children’s and Adults Services teams […]