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Deadline tomorrow.

If you are, or you know someone, who works in, or has connections to services in Coventry, we’d value capturing your perspectives to feed into the needs analysis. All answers to the survey will be anonymous and it should take around 15-20 minutes.

The link to the survey is here: Coventry Women's Needs Analysis Survey :

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CWPneedsanalysis

PLEASE SHARE the survey across your teams and networks.

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If you are, or you know someone, who works in, or has connections to services in Coventry, we’d value capturing your perspectives to feed into the needs analysis. All answers to the survey will be anonymous and it should take around 15-20 minutes.

The link to the survey is here: Coventry Women's Needs Analysis Survey :

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CWPneedsanalysis

PLEASE SHARE the survey across your teams and networks.

FWT - a centre for women Central England Law Centre Kairos WWT CRASAC Renaisi

All FWT colleagues have been offered time off during their working day tomorrow to vote, especially if it's difficult to find time before or after work to get to polling stations. We support all our team's rights to vote, and women's voices are as crucial as ever. Please support your teams to do the same especially if juggling work, families, caring responsibilities etc.

Are you someone who works in, or has connections to services in Coventry? We’d value capturing your perspectives to feed into the needs analysis. All answers to the survey will be anonymous and it should take around 15-20 minutes.

Coventry Women’s Partnership are working with Renaisi on a survey which will inform a Women's Needs Analysis for Coventry Women’s Partnership.

Renaisi are an independent social enterprise that carries out research and evaluation for charities, local and central government and funders across the UK (https://renaisi.com/).

The link to the survey is here: Coventry Women's Needs Analysis Survey (surveymonkey.com)

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EXCITING OPPORTUNITY - NEW JOB ROLE! — Coventry Haven Women's Aid We currently have the following job vacancy available: JOB VACANCY   Do you want to be part of a dynamic team who work to promote the safety and well-being of women, children and young people affected by domestic violence and abuse?   As a result of the continued success and

Coventry Women’s Partnership manager Faye had the opportunity to attend the 'Currency of Change: Women's Sector Leadership Conference' hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre Women's Resource Centre in Manchester on Friday 7th June. It was a fantastic day for challenging discussions, workshops, and celebrations of creativity. Faye was joined by colleagues from one of our partners Kairos WWT who have recently made use of WRC’s election engagement toolkit

Eid Mubarak to those who celebrate today and over the next few days.

Sharing our brand new project vacancy. A unique opportunity to join FWT as we embark on delivery of a newly funded Tender, supporting Asylum Seeker, Refugee and Migrant women in Coventry. Join our brilliant team. Please share far and wide:
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Current Vacancies - FWT We are recruiting a Women’s Support Officer (Arabic speaking) to join FWT on our newly funded project, supporting Asylum Seeking, Refugee and migrant women to integrate into the city. This is a 3 year…

We are recruiting! We are seeking a 'Women’s Support Officer' (Arabic speaking) to join the FWT team on our newly funded project, supporting Asylum Seeking, Refugee and migrant women to integrate into the city. This follows FWT successfully for a new partnership project Tender in Coventry, led by Coventry Council's Migration Team.
This is a 3 year post from July 2024, for 25 hours a week. Full details on how to apply on our website. Closing date Monday 24th June at 5.00pm

Current Vacancies - FWT We are recruiting a Women’s Support Officer (Arabic speaking) to join FWT on our newly funded project, supporting Asylum Seeking, Refugee and migrant women to integrate into the city. This is a 3 year…

FWT are at the City of Coventry Health Centre Community Day Event today!
We are here till 2pm, so come along to meet the teams, get support and pick up a free pen and tote bag.

We work in partnership with Coventry City Council Job Shop Coventry across a number of projects. Recently we gratefully received a selection of Chromebooks from the team which we've gifted to women with the greatest digital need.

Shukria, who supports women who are newly arrived to integrate, and women with digital inequality, issued two devices recently:

"I just want to let you know that two of our clients needed laptops to access online resources and improve their digital skills so in response to their need.

They were extremely grateful for this support. They expressed their heartfelt thanks to FWT and mentioned that they are committed to using these Chromebooks in the right way to improve their skills. I believe with access to Chromebooks, these women can now:

- Access online courses and educational resources to further their learning.

- Increase their employability by acquiring basic computer skills.

- Explore job opportunities that require digital proficiency.

- Pursue personal and professional growth opportunities by accessing a range of online resources."

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General Election 2024 The upcoming general election is an important opportunity for charities across the country to make their voices, and the voices of the communities they support, heard.

Are you a father? Have you had a baby in the last 10 years? At some point during your child’s birth, did you experience feelings of intense fear, horror or helplessness? Rachel Harley-Beckett is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist from Coventry University, and she would like to talk to fathers about their experience of the father-infant relationship following a scary or traumatic birth. This research will form part of her doctoral thesis and could help us better understand the way in which fathers can be supported in the future. If you are interested, or if you would like to know more, please contact Rachel via email or visit her website. Email: [email protected]. Website: https://coventrythesis.wordpress.com/

New exciting vacancy
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Have a passion to make a change?
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Our Coventry Women's Partnership manager, Faye Pettitt, is attending this Manchester conference in person, next month. Looking forward to her debrief, as it sounds so valuable. Conference is looking at themes of economic justice and empowerment, with a focus specifically focusing on radical ideas and solutions for achieving financial independence. It will explore innovative approaches to working, organising, delivering services, and supporting women and girls in ways that truly meet their needs.
Faye will also share updates with our partners at steering - FWT - a centre for women CRASAC Coventry Haven Women's Aid Kairos WWT Central England Law Centre

Faye, our Partnership Manager@FWT - a centre for women took part in a Smallwood Trust Gendered Poverty Podcast alongside Kezia at Renaisi who we have worked with on an Impact Assessment and forthcoming Needs Assessment. She did an incredible job.

"Women are the shock absorbers of poverty".

Faye talked at length about the Coventry Women's Partnership model, and how we build trust and relationships with women, enabling women to navigate support through FWT and partners without repeating traumatic information. We offer seamless referrals and holistic wellbeing support at FWT and across partners with clear information and pathways for the offer from partners CRASAC Coventry Haven Women's Aid Kairos WWT Central England Law Centre

Faye further highlighted the multi-tiered reasons for poverty, and how we are working to remove barriers in accessing support, in being accessible to women in engaging into support by offering varied methods of engagement, and how our strategic role focuses on raising women's voices and needs, and being recognised as a method of best practice, which wider agencies outside of the partnership can learn from in supporting women in their own services, as well as challenging hostile systems.

The message is, as ever, to consult with the women's sector and orgs such as FWT and partners, as we are on the frontline, and we understand the diverse range of experiences women have, and we push and advocate for women through a gender lens. We need a gender lens for commissioning services.

Through referrals across the partnership, we work with women who need support in any of the following areas:

- Education, Training and Routes to Employment
- Confidence Building
- Free Legal Advice on Family, Immigration, Housing and Money Issues
- Health & Wellbeing Support & Easier Access to Services
- R**e & Sexual Abuse, Accessing Therapeutic Support and Advocacy
- Domestic Violence and Abuse (all forms)
- Pathways to Exiting Prostitution & Homelessness
- Staying Safe
- Language Support
- Access to Childcare

To receive support or to find out more, please contact Faye at [email protected] and 07538 092997 or the centre at 024 7663 7693.

Unmasking Gendered Poverty Episode 2: Kezia Jackson-Harman and Faye Pettitt - Smallwood Trust Smallwood is delighted to present the second episode of Unmasking Gendered Poverty,hosted by Rutendo Ngwena. Each episode of this podcast will shed light on the complexitiesof gendered poverty and share insights gained from our 136 years of experience supportingwomen facing financial insecurity. In....

Another one of our service users received her Chromebook at FWT recently, from the Cov Connects Coventry City Council scheme.

Our service user has been in the UK for 3 years and wants to improve her IT skills. She plans to use the device to increase her digital confidence and for her online learning with FWT including taking the online modules we are delivering.

She said that today she got her Eid gift from FWT and she is so happy.

Thanks to the team for gifting these devices to FWT - a centre for women and we hope to apply for more in the future.

At FWT - a centre for women three of our commissioned health inequalities projects offer Perinatal Mental Health Support to ethnic minority women in Coventry. One is the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust commissioned Perinatal Mental Health project.

The project was established in 2019 and to educate and support women experiencing baby blues, low mood, anxiety, depression and isolation in Coventry, through 1-1 and group support.

We also work with external partners to ensure that they provide culturally sensitive services and we provide training to health professionals to identify gaps, and access to our services.

For a direct referral for any ethnic minority needing Perinatal Support, please contact the Perinatal Mental Health BME Support Officer for any support at [email protected] or 073 9950 4051. Our wider Perinatal Mental Health team can be contacted [email protected] and the service user will be engaged and triaged across the team.

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Perinatal Mental Health Projects - FWT Perinatal Mental Health Team at FWT The Perinatal Mental Health project was established in 2019 and the aim is to educate and support Black and Minority Ethnic women, including those who are attending…

Tirth, Faye and Raman from FWT - a centre for women attending the community event in Potters Green St Philips Church yesterday, as part of Voluntary Action Coventry fourth Community Fair .

We are one of three funded partners, including Voluntary Action Coventry who are delivering the UK Shared Prosperity Project in Coventry and working with Coventry City Council Job Shop
We are funded to support economically inactive women overcome barriers and move closer to employability, through basic skills, confidence building, and wellbeing support.

Did you know that EVERY pregnant ethnic minority women in Coventry (including women who are newly arrived, refugee and asylum seeking) are now automatically offered a referral from health professionals (including UHCW University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Maternity Services) to FWT - a centre for women programme for full antenatal and postnatal support, including our language supported weekly antenatal class, taking place onsite at our women only centre in Foleshill, and delivered with specialist Midwives, and 1-2-1 support (face to face and remote)?

Did you know...our teams are also co-located in Family Hubs in the city and embedded into the Coventry Start for Life project, where we offer Infant Feeding and Perinatal Mental Health support to ethnic minority, led by our Peer Workers?

Did you know... has supported more than 40,000 ethnic minority women, including newly arrived, refugee and asylum seekers, during pregnancy and post-natally since 2001, in Coventry, which has led to improved health outcomes for women?

Did you know... have been highlighted in reports by ITN and Channel 4 as examples of solution focused health inequalities projects supporting the improvement of Child and Maternal Health outcomes for ethnic minority women?

Did you know... is one of seven services in Coventry who are part of the Coventry Family Health and Lifestyle Service providing health and well-being support for children, young people and families in Coventry. The service is delivered by South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Full details of our Health Inequalities support for ethnic minority antenatally and postnatally can be found on our website:
https://www.fwt.org.uk/health/mamta-2/
Full details of the programme is below:
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/our-services/children-and-young-peoples-services/coventry-family-health-and-lifestyle-service-0-19-years

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FWT - a centre for women are one of three organisations in who are funded through the new scheme, and working in partnership with Coventry City Council Job Shop Coventry City Council. We are supporting Economically Inactive women in Coventry, to be empowered through holistic skills training (including Digital Skills), health and wellbeing, and to progress towards employment.

Full details of our project and other employment support including , visit our website below:

https://www.fwt.org.uk/featured/employment/

Not only have we got a new Job Shop but we also have a brand new sign in system for all customers.
Are you already registered at The Job Shop? if so, you will have an email with your very own QR Code to scan your attendance here at the Job Shop.
Come and give it a try! 😀

Happy Vaisakhi to the Sikh community in Coventry including any of our service users and team who are celebrating.

May this special day bring joy, prosperity and new beginnings to you and your loved ones! 🌾✨

Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating, especially service users and some of our amazing team.

We offer Basic IT and Digital Skills courses, sessions and 1-2-1 support for women at FWT, to support women to learn how to use computers and develop their digital skills. From creating email accounts, to using Microsoft applications, Managing Finances, applying for work, and Confidence Building, we have friendly teams to support your needs and help you access courses and online modules, no matter what your level is. FREE.
Funded by and
For all Digital Skills and IT course support, please contact Shukria Zargari Shukria Zargari, Life Skills for Women Project Co-ordinator, (07508) 437589 or email [email protected]

We're proud to announce we're one of three VCSE partners in the city who have recently been awarded funding to deliver the Shared Prosperity Fund in Coventry, in partnership with Coventry City Council Job Shop and West Midlands Combined Authority to provide employment support as part of the Hub and Spoke model in Coventry.

Our funding supports Economically Inactive women in the city to move closer to employment through a programme of holistic wellbeing interventions, including Basic Skills courses (ESOL, Digital), Confidence Building, IAG, and support across our teams for additional needs including legal, financial, housing, Domestic and Sexual Violence. All our activities take place from our trusted women only centre hashtag to ensure women feel safe and enabled.

Sharing details of our programme of Friday Wellbeing Workshops (on Zoom) and monthly onsite Holistic Wellbeing Workshop in April -these workshop will be embedded monthly, with different themes, as part of this funding. Partners delivering workshops in April include Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust for Mental Health, Employment Support from the Job Shop, and Personal Safety by West Midlands Police

Our onsite workshop on April 18th will be delivered by Community Psychotherapists to offer more intensive advice and support to women in accessing Mental Health services in the city.

We are offering online workshops in April with partners including Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust for Mental Health, Employment Support from Coventry City Council Job Shop and Personal Safety by West Midlands Police

Part of funded support Coventry City Council West Midlands Combined Authority

Here's a list of other partners joining us at this Voluntary Action Coventry event in Potters Green on 16th April. Great chance to meet organisations from across the city and see what services are available to you. We'll be there with advice, support and FREE tote bags & pens!