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Barod - Engagement Worker

At Barod, friendly, trained workers operate across most of South and West Wales, providing support to individuals affected by alcohol and drugs, and their friends and family. The support and information they provide is free, confidential and non-judgmental. Read more

Adult Learning Wales – Curriculum Delivery Officers x 2

Adult Learning Wales are a democratic, independent and voluntary movement, committed to widening participation, promoting active citizenship and skills development and providing the best quality learning, through a collaborative approach, working across the whole of Wales. Read more

Shelter Cymru – 2 x vacancies

Shelter Cymru is the people and homes charity in Wales and works for the prevention of homelessness, the improvement of housing conditions, and the right of everyone to a safe, suitable and affordable home. Read more

The Centre for African Entrepreneurship - 3 x Vacancies

The Centre for African Entrepreneurship is a South-Wales based organisation that aims to inspire, support and promote BAME employment and entrepreneurship. Read more

Goleudy seek Trustees

Goleudy, a South Wales based Housing Charity, whose key purpose is to prevent homelessness and provide housing and support for vulnerable people across the region, are currently recruiting for new trustees. Read more

Goleudy - 2 x Vacancies

Goleudy is a housing charity based in South Wales, they prevent homelessness, provide housing and create opportunities. Read more

Swansea Poverty Truth Commission

Bringing together those living at the sharp end of poverty with key decision makers to work together towards tackling and overcoming poverty in the area. Read more

RNIB Cymru (Royal National Institute of Blind People)

RNIB Cymru supports you, connects communities and changes society. Read more

Our Neighbourhood – Covid Recovery Support

As a response to the Coronavirus pandemic, we're offering support to individuals who have found that returning to everyday activities like visiting the shops, collecting their prescription, using public transport or returning to a group a challenge. Read more

Communities Together

A new project that hopes to create local services to support people in Clydach and Gower to remain in their own homes. Read more

SCVS Digital Support Project

One to one support to help people get to grips with technology. Read more

Pontarddulais Age Concern

Pontarddulais Age Concern involves a Wednesday luncheon club in the cricket club for people aged fifty and above. Read more

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Barod - Engagement Worker

Swansea Food Poverty Grant 2020/21

Swansea Council are making funding available to Tackle Food Poverty and address Food Insecurity in Swansea.

Give your time as we celebrate 10 years of Swansea as a City of Sanctuary

In 2010, Swansea became the UK’s second City of Sanctuary – committing to build a culture of hospitality and welcome, especially for refugees fleeing war and persecution. We mark 10 years of our Sanctuary status with a special call out for volunteers to support the hard working local third sector organisations in this field.

Adult Learning Wales – Curriculum Delivery Officers x 2

Volunteer Centre

With information on 100’s of local opportunities, Swansea Volunteer Centre can provide all the support you need to start volunteering - one to one advice and guidance, face to face, by phone or email. Get in touch.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteering Project

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteer Project, funded by SBUHB and managed by SCVS, is a social support Project for people with mental ill health.

Staff

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service currently employs over 30 staff, based at our office on Walter Road (NB - currently closed, with staff remote working), Swansea. For the main contact details for SCVS, use the Contact Us button, or you can contact a member of staff directly below.

Involve

Involve has a variety of schemes that engage people in need in Swansea. Involve recruit, train and support volunteers to be in a befriending/ Independent visitor role on a one to one or in a group setting to meet the needs of individual children, young people, families, adults with various needs or older people.

HWB Abertawe

HWB (Health&Well Being) Abertawe is a project offering practical support and advice about healthy eating to people who may never have cooked for themselves or their families, who have little or no knowledge of the nutritional value of food and who would benefit from raising their awareness of how to increase their physical activity levels.

Mental Health Development Service

The Mental Health Development Service at SCVS facilitates joint working between voluntary organisations and statutory organisations. The service enables voluntary organisations to have their views taken into account when decisions are made regarding the planning and delivery of mental health services across the ABMU health board. The development service also supports and facilitates the local voluntary sector Mental Health Forum and provides mental health related information and resources.

Swansea Youth Bank

Swansea Youth Bank is a youth led, grant giving panel of volunteers that provides grants to groups of young people to develop and run their own community projects across the City and County of Swansea.

Transcend

Transcend is a mental health peer mentoring project that is funded by SB University Health Board. It provides volunteering opportunities for individuals with lived experience of mental health problems

About us

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service is the umbrella organisation for voluntary activity throughout the City & County of Swansea, supporting, developing and representing voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities in the County. We work to support and develop the Third Sector by providing a wide range of information, advice and support services and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers...

Volunteering for under 25's

Information for young people under 25 who are interested in volunteering.