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Local author Aaron Ashmore has partnered with Coventry City Council to gift copies of his book, ‘Lady Godiva's Birthday Suit’ to every child in the city who is living in care on their birthday.

Aaron will be teaming up with the Looked After Children service at Coventry City Council on the project, with every child in care being gifted a copy of the book as part of their social worker visit which takes place on their birthday.

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Coventry City Council has signed up to a national scheme to offer further support to children and young people in care.

The Council has pledged its support to the ‘My Things Matter’ campaign by leading children’s rights charity NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service), that promises those in care that their belongings will be protected and treated with respect.

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Improving the lives of people with dementia and their carers is achieved through the support of many passionate people and that’s no different here in Coventry.

The new Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub hopes to identify individuals who have made a real difference and dedicated their lives to the cause by naming community rooms after them.

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The Council is set to acquire five empty and rundown properties in the city to protect neighbourhoods and bring them back into use as houses.

Councillors will meet this month to discuss Compulsory Purchase Orders on the properties after several attempts to contact the owners have failed.

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The Council is carrying out a survey of people who have caring responsibilities for another adult.

We would like to understand how your caring responsibility impacts on your daily life, the challenges you face, which services, if any, you have accessed and anything else that you think we should know about that affects your caring role.

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Coventry City Council is set to agree to manage three funds to help residents through the cost of living crisis.

Welcoming the government allocations, councillors expressed concern the funding may not be enough given the growing numbers of people forced to rely upon them.

Rising food, energy and petrol prices have pushed many households in the city into unprecedented circumstances.

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Coventry City Council has been awarded more than £140,000 of government funding to install two new Changing Places toilets in the city to help improve the lives of severely disabled residents.

The Council is one of 64 local authorities across the country to have secured the funding for the second time from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to install two modular Changing Places Toilets at Coombe Abbey Park and War Memorial Park by March 2024.

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A new report shows a three-year programme that has been pioneered in cities including Coventry has made a real difference in helping young people leaving care to build happy and successful lives.

The programme has demonstrated the value of local authorities engaging with young people to develop creative and innovative solutions for local care leavers.

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We want Coventry to be the best place in the UK for children and young people to grow up - and to help that work, the Child Friendly Cov campaign was launched yesterday.

Child Friendly Cov is a campaign to make Coventry a child and young person-friendly city, ensuring that Coventry is a place where children and young people are valued, supported, and enjoy themselves.

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