April Newsletter 2025

Grief Awareness Support Available 13th May 12:00-14:00 Where : St Pauls Community Centre, 346 Foleshill Road, CV65AJ For more information please contact Sahil Tel 02476 638754 Dementia Prevention & Awareness Days For information on Dementia Living with Dementia Caring for someone with Dementia Time: 10:30 to 2pm Dates: 18th May 22nd June 20th July Where: Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub, Everdon Road, Holbrooks CV6 4FB

Free Funding Application Training Workshop

Community Resilience Team, will be running a funding application training workshop on Thursday 5th June 11:30am to 14:30pm at Friargate Station Square, Coventry CV1 2GN.

Get some expert advice on the do's and don'ts when applying for funding. Come and talk to the team about your ideas and get some 1-2-1 practical advice on your application.

While also getting access to local JSNA data that will show the demographics of your community and evidence why your project idea is needed. You will also be given information on local public and private organisations or teams that may be able to support any new project.

Book your free place now by emailing Community Resilience CommunityResilience@coventry.gov.uk(External link)

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New free training opportunity – Digital health literacy workshops

#CovConnects, the Council’s digital inclusion programme, has partnered with the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) to hold free digital health literacy workshops for community organisations that focus around supporting others to feel confident when it comes to understanding the online world through the lens of health.

Content covered:

• An introduction to digital literacy through the scope of health
• Social media and health
• How low digital literacy can harm
• How community organisations can help

Attending organisations will be gifted a £50 donation! This donation is available on a first come first serve basis, so please do get in touch!

In May, #CovConnects and UHCW are offering the following in person sessions:

• 7 May | 12noon – 1:30pm at Friargate(External link)
• More dates are available! Reach out to the team over email at CovConnectsDigital@coventry.gov.uk(External link) to learn more