Our Members’ Stories

SCVS has a diverse membership of more than 250 voluntary and community organisations, from hyper-local groups to branches of National organisations. Read some of their stories below.

If your organisation is a member of SCVS and you would like to submit a story, please contact Gail - [email protected]

Elite SEA

Established in 1994, ELITE Supported Employment Agency Ltd is a registered charity that has its vision and mission to enable vocational experiences and / or paid employment opportunities for people with disabilities or those at disadvantage of all ages via appropriate support.Read more

The Prince’s Trust

Youth charity The Prince’s Trust helps disadvantaged young people to get their lives on track. It supports 11 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed and those struggling at school and at risk of exclusion.Read more

The Centre for African Entrepreneurship (CAE)

The Centre for African Entrepreneurship (CAE) is a South-Wales based organisation that aims to inspire, support and promote African entrepreneurship. It was created to tackle poverty, inequality, and the issues and challenges faced by African migrants in the UK, and people in Africa.Read more

Race Council Cymru

Race Council Cymru (RCC) was established in 2010 as an overarching umbrella body with the mission to bring together key organisations within Wales to cooperate on promoting Integration, championing Justice and Race Equality in institutions and society.Read more

Merched y Wawr yn Abertawe / Swansea

Bron i hanner canrif yn ôl, yn 1967, cafodd cangen gyntaf Merched y Wawr ei sefydlu ym mhentref bach y Parc ger Y Bala, Sir Feirionnydd. / Merched y Wawr (literally Women of the Dawn) was established in 1967 in the tiny village of y Parc near Bala in Merionethshire.Read more

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Victim Needs Assessment for South Wales – Share Your Experiences

The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales would like to hear from people who have been affected by crime in South Wales. Share your experiences of support services, what matters to you when you receive support and what could be improved.

Marina Market

The Uplands and Marina Markets are monthly street-markets selling a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand-made items to delicious fresh food.

Marina Market

The Uplands and Marina Markets are monthly street-markets selling a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand-made items to delicious fresh food.

Marina Market

The Uplands and Marina Markets are monthly street-markets selling a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand-made items to delicious fresh food.

Volunteer Centre

Swansea Volunteer Centre can provide you with all the support you need to start volunteering. We can offer you one to one advice and guidance appointment, telephone assistance or help you access Swansea volunteering information via Volunteering Wales website. We can also help organisations looking for volunteers.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteering Project

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteer Project, funded by ABMU 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, 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 ABMU 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. Find out how to become a volunteer and get your volunteering hours accredited.

Support for Organisations

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. Read more