Citizen Youth panel 😎📈

We take each young person on an individual journey using the radio as a tool to gain skills and make differences within their lives. This project will coach, inspire, build confidence and self-esteem, which will raise young people’s aspirations, giving them simple tools to encourage self-worth and awareness in their own abilities.

Drop in sessions for Young Hillz are every Wednesday and Thursday evening from 3.30pm until 5:30pm.

Wednesday sessions – Open-access with games, arts & crafts and computer use.

Thursday sessions – An introduction to radio broadcasting

We are based at WATCH Community Centre, 12 Victoria Street, Hillfields, Coventry, CV1 5LZ.

Keep up to date with us by checking our latest news and following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

For more information or if you would like to get involved then give us a call on 02476 550564.

Click here to find out more- Hillz FM

Vanny Radio focuses on the youth development and community involvement. We encourage the youth and unemployed to get involved in community passively and get more connection in society. We provide quality sound, PA equipment young energetic DJs for community events in Coventry and surroundings areas where young people take the centre stage. We have rich experience in community events and cooperate with different organizers, like Coventry City Council, Coventry University and the Highlife Centre and other organisations to organize successful events. (See our histories).
If you are organization and want to cooperate with us, please contact us at vannyradio12@gmail.com.

Click here to find out more- Vanny Radio Youth program

Working in partnership with Fareshare, Coventry City Council, volunteers from the local area and generous funding and support from Severn Trent, we provide a weekly food bag for just £5 to residents of Cheylesmore, Whitley, Stonehouse Estate and Earlsdon.

Click here to find out more- Cheylesmore food hub

Click here to find out more- Holbrooks social Supermarket

Our Social Supermarket, held at Holbrooks Community Centre supports those who need a little bit of extra help and are on the following benefits with buying food and home items.

Qualifying Benefits are:

• Universal Credit
• Child Tax Credits
• Working Tax Credit
• Pension Credit
• Jobseekers Allowance
• Housing Benefit
• ESA

We're open Mondays (Closed on bank holidays) between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm at Holbrooks Community Centre John Shelton Drive, CV6 4PE. Once your membership has been processed you will get an allocated time slot for you to collect your groceries.

Unfortunately we are currently at capacity and cannot take on any new memberships, but you can still access food from us via the Household Support Fund, where you will get 3 free food packages, and after you will get 3 social supermarket visits where you will need to pay £7 for up to £20 worth of grocery items. Applications for this will need to be done via the Household Support Fund website.

Click here to find out more- Hope community Projects

Hope Community Projects has been building stronger families since 2019 by providing childcare and support for families and individuals. Their mission is to improve opportunities and outcomes for families and individuals, transforming lives by providing practical and emotional support for people experiencing disadvantage, poverty and social isolation.

Hope Community Projects seek to offer practical support to enable opportunities for social interaction, a nursery, a holiday feeding programme, friendship, support and advice. Children and families are given the right support at the right time in the right way, by running a varied program of opportunities supporting people to build their capabilities, confidence, understanding and well-being.

Grub Hub

Hope Community Projects offer a discounted food parcel, typically about £30 worth of food for a cost of £5 membership a week. You do not need a foodbank voucher to access this service. The Grub Hub will provide local people with affordable food and other household items whilst minimising the food wastage.

School Holidays

Hope Community Projects support vulnerable and low-income families during school holidays by providing free nutritious meals along with activities and day trips. School holidays can be a challenging time for families with increased food costs, lack of fun stimulating activities and social isolation. Hope Community Projects helps children, parents and their wider family network to ensure the family is able to realise its full potential.

Youth Day @Warndon Community Hub! If you're in the local area on Wednesday 30th July, come down :D!

If you want to find out more, or you have any questions, drop us an email: engagement@citizenhousing.org.uk

Great Day visiting Hillz FM, setting up opportunities for our youth panel! Watch this space 😎🎙️📌

Our main focus to grow this relationship with Hillz FM, with the charity already doing some unbelievable work in the communities around Hillfields and Coventry!

To find out more about Hillz Fm/Watch Charity, and more details on how to get involved with them, can be found on there website here: Click Here for Hillz FM

Brilliant afternoon with Tyler. He has lived in a Citizen Property for most of his life, and was great to get an insight into his experience as a potential future Citizen Customer. If you would like to be on Podcast 2, make sure you're registered and we will get it set up!🎉🎙️