Forums

West Glamorgan Citizen Forum and Coproduction Group

Have you used health or social care services, or cared for someone that has? Join the West Glamorgan Citizen Forum and Coproduction Group to be part of sharing the power to design, develop and deliver health and social services in the area. Read more

Mental Health Forum

The Mental Health Forum is an umbrella group of organisations working in the City and County of Swansea who have an interest in mental health and emotional well-being. Read more

Regional health social care and wellbeing network

The Regional Health, Social Care and Wellbeing (HSCWB) network was created to establish and increase dialogue between the Third Sector in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend and the Swansea Bay University (SBUHB) Health Board. Read more

Swansea Disability Forum

Swansea Disability Forum is an independently run forum, made up of disabled people, disability groups, voluntary organisations and interested individuals. Read more

Swansea Volunteering Forum

Swansea Volunteering Forum is a members network of volunteer managers that regularly meets to develop and share best practice, providing an opportunity to network, receive peer support, work in partnership and access volunteer management development assistance. Read more

Swansea Parent Carer Forum

Coming soon - Swansea’s new independent Parent Carer Forum. SCVS are excited to be facilitating the development of a new independent Parent/Carer Forum in Swansea during 2018 – 2020, funded by the City and County of Swansea. Read more

Latest

Voluntary Services Emergency Fund launches

A new grant scheme has just launched to enable voluntary organisations providing vital support during the Coronavirus crisis to continue and expand their work.

Changes to Social Care Provision across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council has been in touch on behalf of the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership Board to update on changes that are being made to Social Care provision across the region.

Hafal - Home Support Worker Registered Services

Hafal works with individuals recovering from serious mental illness and their families. They are managed by the people they support – individuals with serious mental illness and their families.

SCVS and Coronavirus – not (quite) business as usual

As our magnificent sector rises to the challenges posed by Coronavirus, SCVS has restructured to make sure we’re able to meet the needs arising across the County.

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.