Consultations

We want to ensure that the Third Sector in Swansea has the opportunity to share it's views.

Below you will find all current consultations which may be of interest to your group. These may be SCVS consultations, consultations from other Third Sector organisations, or from public bodies such as Welsh Government, ABMU Health Board or Swansea Council.

If you are involved with a consultation, and would like us to spread the word for you, please contact us on [email protected]

The Provision of Toilets in Swansea: Local Toilet Strategies

Can your group or organisation, people you support, your members or volunteers help co-produce the strategy for Swansea?Read more

Service Standards for Housing Adaptations in Wales - Consultation

The Welsh Government is consulting on its revised Service Standards for Housing Adaptations in Wales.Read more

Swansea Equalities Scrutiny Inquiry: Call for Evidence

A new scrutiny inquiry panel has started which will look at how effectively the Council is meeting and embedding its requirements under the Equality Act 2010 (Public Sector Equality Duty for Wales).Read more

Latest

Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm Local Community Fund – Applications to become a Volunteer Grants Panel member now open

Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm Local Community Fund will launch in 2019, and SCVS seek applications to join the grant giving panel.

Third Sector Support Wales partners pledge support for the UK Charity Governance Code

Third Sector Support Wales (TSSW), a network of support for the third sector across Wales of which SCVS is a part, have signed up to the principles of the UK Charity Governance Code.

EYST Wales - Swansea Syrian Resettlement Programme - Arabic and English Family Support Worker

Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team was set up in 2005 by a group of ethnic minority young people in Swansea. It aimed to fill a gap in provision for young BME people aged 11-25 by providing a targeted, culturally sensitive and holistic support service to meet their needs.

Welsh Blood Service - Give Blood

Welsh Blood Service invite you and a friend to give blood and save lives.

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