#CommunitySpirit

Happy #InternationalVolunteersDay - it's today 5 December! A global celebration of the kindness, commitment and impact of volunteers everywhere, this day shines a light on the people who give their time to make communities stronger, fairer and more connected. Whether you’re already volunteering or just thinking about getting started, we’re here to support your volunteering here in Coventry every step of the way. We've released a new FREE resource, Get Involved Coventry News, it's full of top tips to help you Get Involved in Coventry. It's bulging with inspiring things you can do; there's details of our Drop-in advice sessions, our supported volunteering courses, our Chat Central activities and more. 👉 Download you FREE copy here!

We are absolutely over the moon to announce that we have been awarded £305,496 funding from the National Lottery Community Fund which will enable us to continue to deliver GetInvolvedCoventry for the next three years. Through this grant we will be able to ensure that people in Coventry can get support to engage in community activities – it might be giving their time through volunteering or contributing their skills through community action. We know there is huge demand in Coventry for volunteers - we know how much voluntary, community and social enterprises rely on the contribution of volunteers to run their organisations and deliver essential services to those in need. We also know that are many individuals who have time and skills to give but face barriers (real or perceived) which are preventing them from fulfilling their potential GetInvolvedCoventry unites our projects Improving Lives and Chat Central with our volunteering brokerage service ensuring that anyone who comes to us will get the right support to enable them to flourish and contribute to community activity, volunteering or employment. A huge thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery players for making this grant possible!

Watch this space for an update on our 200th member... but in the interim, we'd like to introduce you to our new friends who, just like all of our members on Get Involved Coventry, are passionate voluntary sector organisations and groups providing much needed support to the people of Coventry and beyond. You can find Empowr-U, Back and Forth - Men’s Mental Health, Coventrians Football Club and All Our Shoes CIC in our C ommunity Directory!