Help and Connect - Grapevine

Here are Rishard's stops, he'd love to see you!

Sharing this picture to brighten your Monday morning☀️

Taken by two new friends who got together for a swim at Lake Berkswell

What a beautiful place to relax, unwind and connect 🫶

Say hello to Bev and Herbie from our Help and Connect team 👋

Pictured here at an event with Penderel's Trust speaking to people about the project

Help and Connect helps autistic people and people with learning disabilities uncover their talents and passions to create natural networks of community support 🙌

If you, or someone you know could benefit from this kind of help and connection you can get in touch with us by:
📧emailing us on [email protected]
📱calling us at the office on 02476631040

We look forward to speaking to you soon!

HELLO 👋 from Grapevine's Herbie and Bev—pictured here at a recent Community Information Session in Cheylesmore, .

Hosted by Penderels Trust, the May event offered a great opportunity for citizens to come and meet different organisations helping local people like them build better lives.

Alongside us and Penderels Trust were other charities and organisations including Carers Trust Heart of England, Age UK, Coventry Citizens Advice and Coventry City Council.

Bev and Herbie are members of our Help and Connect team—Grapevine's longest running project in the city helping autistic people and people with learning disabilities uncover their talents and passions to create natural networks of community support.

Networks that strengthen, bring opportunity and help them take charge of their lives—where previously many were on the verge of coping.

Help and Connect helps people get out of crisis to make a plan for their lives, solve their problems, have more people to turn to, make friends, stay healthy and safe, get and keep a job, and have a better life 💪

Could you or someone you know benefit from this kind of help and connection? Please get in touch.

Email [email protected] or call the office on 024 7663 1040 📞



ID: A young white man with dark curly hair and facial hair (Herbie) smiles while holding a Help and Connect leaflet next to an older white woman with blonde hair and black rimmed glasses (Bev). In the background are pull up banner stands for other charities and organisations taking part inside a Coventry community centre.

This is a free drop-in event hosted by Grapevine and Central England Law Centre in the first floor foyer of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry to help local people affected by the government's proposed changes to disability benefits.

Our staff from 10am to 1pm will be on hand to support people to respond to the national consultation.

Please use this form to let us know a bit about you and that you're coming to join us ✍️ https://forms.gle/3zMsznPAkG9iwv7o7

It is very important to respond to the national consultation so that the government knows what disabled people and their friends and family think about these changes.

Please share this event with anyone you know who could be affected. The government consultation closes on 30 June.
Visit our event page for more reminders and updates 📆 https://fb.me/e/35ZnusBcX



ID: An image of a large black and white megaphone on a purple background with a pink circle coming out of it containing text about the Consultation Live event on 4 June. Bold white text says there are three weeks to go until the event.

Two weeks to go 📣 We are looking forward to helping as many people as possible, alongside Central England Law Centre.

If you need support responding to the government consultation on proposed changes to disability benefits, please join us on 4 June.

More details ℹ️ https://fb.me/e/35ZnusBcX



ID: A pink and purple image of speech bubbles in different shapes and sizes with bold text in one that reads, "Welfare Reforms. Have your say!" The pink, purple and yellow Grapevine logo is seen with the orange, red, blue and green loops of the Central England Law Centre logo.

Last week Help & Connects Bev & E went to Creative Kindness at Central Methodist Hall. We made pots from a variety of materials. I will use mine as a pen holder at work.

This warm & friendly group meet at 2 -4pm on Tuesdays. All welcome.

Below are 3 photos
1. Table - showing fabric, pens, beads, wool, tape, glue
2. Work in progress
3. Our finished pots - a little extra work to be done at home!

H Team take on Health Inequalities! At a small Ideas Factory on Wednesday the H Team talked about how they could fight the fact the difference between life expectancy for people with and without learning disabilities in the UK. Everyone's creative juices were flowing and we are really looking forward to developing our ideas when we next meet. If you would like to join the team message Agatha Devlin-Grapevine ([email protected], 07553770837) or Remie Colledge to find out more!

Introducing the new Help and Connect Team!
There have been some changes within the team so we thought it was time to properly introduce everyone and their job roles :D

The Help and Connect project tries to help you look after your health, safety, work, and social connections: we are up to a lot! If you want to know more about it you can email us or send a Facebook message to the page. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

The Health Team are holding an Ideas Factory on 14th June at the Wave. If you have a learning disability and want to help others with their health, your welcome to attend. Please let Agatha Devlin-Grapevine know if you are coming.
Please note this event does not involve swimming 😆

Do you live in Bell Green, Wood End, Manor House, Henley Green or Manor Farm Estate?

Do you have a long term health condition or disability?

Free session and drinks available

Get involved to help your physical and mental health. First session starts Thursday 2nd March 1-3pm

Contact Kerry on 07907 823125 or email:

[email protected]

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