VAC Forums 

Voluntary Action Coventry facilitates a number of forums which enable voluntary and community organisations to meet with each other and with key people from statutory agencies to engage on issues and initiatives:

Health and Social Care Forum - Harjeet Matharu - open to all voluntary and community organisations interested in health and social care

Providers Forum and seminars - Harjeet Matharu - voluntary sector organisations funded by the City Council or NHS Coventry to deliver health and social care services

Children & Young People - Voluntary Sector Network - Rob Allison -open to all voluntary and community organisations who work with children or young people

These forums generally meet quarterly. Harjeet and Rob also provide regular e-mail updates between meetings. Contact on 7622 0381 or h.matharu@vacoventry.org.uk or r.allison@vacoventry.org.uk

Coventry & Warwickshire VCSE Sector LEP Sub-group

The C&W VCSE LEP sub-group has been formed to ensure that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has a voice within the newly evolving Local Enterprise Partnership.  At an initial meeting held 15 June 2011 members identified that this sub-group would look for evidence from voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations on how the sector is contributing to the LEP goals of increasing economic growth and creating jobs and will work towards broadening other LEP members’ knowledge and understanding of the VCSE sector. 

The C&W VCSE LEP sub-group continues to meet to explore how the Sector is contributing to the goals of the Local Enterprise Partnership. Minutes of the VCSE sub-group plus the Terms of Reference of the group can be found here.

The next meeting of the subgroup is 26th April 2012 please contact Sue Ogle s.ogle@vacoventry.org.uk for further information.

Coventry Women's Voices

Coventry Womens Voices is an independent group of women's organisations, organisations working with women and individuals that has come together to ensure women's voices in Coventry are heard and to improve the lives of women living in Coventry. Their aim is to work with people, organisations and agencies to improve the delivery of services to women from all background and in all communities in Coventry.

Membership of Coventry Women's Voices is free and open to women from: women's groups and organisations; voluntary or community groups with a particular focus on women's issues or providing services to women; statutory services with a focus on services for women; business or business networks with an interest in improving the position of women; trade unions and individual women.

To join please send an email to coventrywomensvoices@gmail.com
To follow Coventry Women's Voices on facebook click on this link http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110813952289095