We all have the right to feel safe all the time
We believe everyone has the right to be given the tools to enable this. The passion of Creative Optimistic Visions is to positively influence the life choices of vulnerable children, young people and adults in our community, as well as supporting families and professionals who work with them.
Services
We provide alternative education, accredited training and wellbeing services through the lens of The Protective Behaviours Process. Creative Optimistic Visions is the leading provider for Protective Behaviours in Coventry and Warwickshire endorsed by Protective Behaviours Consortium, the national organisation for Protective Behaviours in the UK
Confident Me!
Equipping individuals with a skillset to increase their self-confidence and self-worth
Protective Behaviours Training
Four half days Level 2 online accredited (OCNWM) Protective Behaviours Foundation Level Training
Urban Arts
Using musical influences to inspire individuals’ learning, through lyrical writing and music production
Mentoring
Small group and one-to-one protective behaviours mentoring
Gingerbread project
Delivering a unique and extensive Protective Behaviour programme for pupils between 4-11 years in a Primary School setting
Feeling Safe
Knowing me, knowing you
Working in partnership with KairosWWT, we educate and raise awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
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Of learners attending our Confident Me! project have reported an increase in their self esteem.
Urban Arts
The vision of Urban Arts is to provide young people with a safe, fun and creative space, to equip themselves with a skill set to enable positive life choices throughout their life journey. Urban Arts achieves this by delivering a message of personal development through lyricism – poetry through music and introducing young people to the arts.
Our Founding Directors TedX talk on the concept of feeling safe
Please take the time to give this a gander with a nice brew, or whatever you prefer, and I hope that you take something from my story and the idea of what feeling safe means to you and others.
COVID Youth Response Survey
COV was funded by the Violence Reduction Unit to deliver detached youth work in Coventry City with the aim to engage and capture the voices of young people in respect to the effects of the UK National Lockdown, and how youth services can respond to meet the needs of young people in the city.
Latest News
7 Points of Reflection and Tips of Social Entrepreneurship
Today (17th March 2021) marks the 7th birthday of Creative Optimistic Visions. A community Interest Company I had the pleasure of founding due to my lived experiences as a young person. As a huge fan of the Harry Potter wizarding world, seven is...
Social Enterprise Support Fund – How this will benefit COV and our community
I am thrilled to announce that Creative Optimistic Visions (COV) has received funding from The Social Enterprise Support Fund. This enables increased youth provision, training and wellbeing supervision for frontline practitioners. We have, like so many others,...
Urban Arts project funding
COV have been awarded funding from Youth Music to support the delivery of Urban Arts with young people living in Coventry City. As a result of the funding, we are delighted to enhance our original offer of the project by implementing the opportunity to complete an...
We Change Adversity – Young people engaging with social action
Over the past 18 months COV has had the pleasure of working in Partnership with UK YOUTH, British Red Cross, Young Women's Trust and Positive Youth Foundation as part of the EmpowHER programme. EmpowHER inspires young women and girls to lead change in their...
Hear from our partners
“Individuals that have engaged with COV have enjoyed the experience, learning about important life skills to enable them to keep themselves feeling safe. They have increased their self-confidence and improved their wellbeing, feeling more able to be included in society, be resilient and able to problem solve while recognising their right and the right of others to feel safe.”
Funders
We are grateful and proud to be associated with all of our funders. Below is a snap shot of some of the organisations who support our work via grants and buying social.
Contact Us
Please contact us if you are interested in any of the services we have to offer. Creative Optimistic Visions can tailor any work to suit the needs you require. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any query, we are always happy to talk with you.
213 Walsgrave Road (Ball Hill), Coventry, CV2 4HH
024 7644 5439 / 07532 364 336
info@creativeoptimisticvisions.co.uk
@C_O_Visions
Creative Optimistic Visions