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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.Read more

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

EU Settlement Scheme and funding for voluntary sector

The Home Office’s EU Settlement Scheme has been designed to provide EU citizens and their families with a route to living and working in the UK beyond 31st December 2020 - Two funds available...Read more

Third Sector Support Wales (TSSW) Stakeholder focus groups

TSSW (which SCVS is a part of) is measuring its impact on the third sector in Wales, asking how TSSW has helped organisations with their governance, volunteering, influencing & sustainable funding work through a series of face-to-face and digital focus groups during January 2019.Read more

Have you had your say on the Swansea Council Budget Consultation yet?

Swansea Council formally began its budget consultation on 14th December, running until 5pm on 1st February 2019 – whether you live or work in Swansea, it’s critical that you give your opinion on how services are structured in the future.Read more

Help to build a picture of emergency food services in Swansea in 2019

Swansea Partners Food Update 2019 - Are you interested in emergency food services (relating to hunger and food insecurity) in Swansea? Does your organisation provide such support?Read more

Happy New Year from Swansea Community Boat!

As it is the season of goodwill and giving, and to help celebrate SCVS’ 21st Birthday, the Swansea Community Boat (Copper Jack) would like to offer all fellow SCVS members a 21% discount off their rates for not for profit organisations!Read more

Community Sector Representation on the Third Sector Partnership Council

Building Communities Trust (BCT) are taking up the role of community sector representatives on the Third Sector Partnership Council, in partnership with PLANED.Read more

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.Read more

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.Read more

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Victim Needs Assessment for South Wales – Share Your Experiences

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