Grapevine Cov and Warks’ Post

#AdvocacyAwarenessWeek from a #Coventry perspective 👇 This week (6-10 November) is Advocacy Awareness Week, led in the UK by the NDTi - National Development Team for Inclusion. This year’s theme is ‘What is #Advocacy’? And so, our #advocates have been taking the opportunity to share how our Coventry service is helping #autistic and #LearningDisabled people, aged 17 and over, resolve their immediate issues and build self-advocacy skills and resilience for the future. Our fresh approach to advocacy – funded by The Henry Smith Charity and forming part of Grapevine’s Strengthening People strand of action – launched in 2022 after Coventry had been identified as a high need area for independent non-statutory advocacy. Running for three years, Advocacy in Coventry aims to help up to 80 people a year living with a range of complex, inter-related issues – such as mental health, isolation and exploitation – but who don’t qualify for government-funded support. So what does that mean in practice? Head over to our website to listen to and read three personal stories* from Catherine, Robert and Hassan 👉 https://bit.ly/3QuYMMv Refer someone you know using the form on our site. We can work in many more ways to help people. Join us in making our people and communities fairer, stronger and more connected #StrengtheningPeople #WeAreGrapevine *All names changed to protect their identities.