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]

Pilotlight and Garfield Weston Foundation Survey

Pilotlight (in partnership with Garfield Weston Foundation) invite you to take part in a short survey of charity leaders for the Weston Charity Awards. Your answers will help them to better understand the needs of the sector.Read more

Map of organisations serving Black, Asian and ethnic minority people in Wales

As part of its work for Welsh Government, EYST Wales is putting together a directory/map of organisations which represent or serve ethnic minority people, individuals and communities in Wales.Read more

Latest

Working together to choose a provider of Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) in Swansea for Adults

People who use, have used, or want to use, Advocacy are invited to join in to have a say.

Exploitation of Adults and Children Event

The Western Bay Safeguarding Board invites you to their event on Exploitation of Adults and Children to launch National Safeguarding Week.

Play Sufficiency Partner Planning Session

This session will give an overview of the requirements of the duty to assess play sufficiency, but also detail how play is co-ordinated and developed across the area.

Interplay - Trustees Wanted

Interplay (Integrated Play & Leisure) is a small charity providing integrated play and early intervention for children and young people with additional needs, whether this be due to disability, mental health or other barriers to play, and their siblings in South Wales.

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.

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

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.

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