How we help individuals

Looking for support from a voluntary or community organisation? Feel that you don’t have a voice? Need some guidance around volunteering or training? We can help.

Whilst much of our work involves supporting voluntary and community organisations in Swansea, we also run a variety of services which help individuals. Find out more below.

Looking for support from a voluntary or community organisation?

InfoEngine

Info Engine is the online directory of Third Sector (voluntary / community) services, now covering all Wales.

It highlights the brilliant and varied services available to you in your community, giving you relevant information about each service so that you can make an informed choice about where to access support.

Use the live search below:

Or alternatively, click the logo to go directly to the InfoEngine website, or click here to find out more.

Penderi Young People's Wellbeing Project

Penderi Young People’s Wellbeing Project (PYPWP) offers a brief intervention service based within GP surgeries. It connects people to non-medical sources to improve their health and wellbeing, which can include activities, opportunities, or connections to community groups and voluntary organisations

Swansea North Dementia and Carer Project

A partnership between SCVS, Cwmtawe and Llwchwr Clusters, and funded by the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership (ICF Dementia Funding); Swansea North Dementia and Carer Project supports people living with Dementia, and carers of people with Dementia, registered in GP Practices in the Cwmtawe and Llwchwr areas of Swansea.

New Ways to Wellbeing - Cwmtawe Social Prescribing Project

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service is working in partnership with GP Practices within the Cwmtawe Cluster to deliver the Cwmtawe Social Prescribing Service – ‘New Ways to Wellbeing’. Social prescribing is a service connecting people to non-medical sources that will enable them to improve their health and wellbeing. These sources can include activities, opportunities, or connections to community groups and voluntary organisations. Click here for more information.

Involve Volunteering Project

Involve volunteers befriend children, young people, adults or families in our local community on a one to one basis, or in a group setting. Projects include: Wassup Independent Visitors, Interact, Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteering Project and Transcend. Find out more about Involve and its 5 projects by clicking here.

Swansea Healthy City Directory

Would you like to find out more about the health and wellbeing Services available to you in your community, City and wider? The Swansea Healthy City Directory contains information about a variety of health and well-being groups that support people who want advice and information about health conditions, want to make healthier lifestyle choices or are looking for social support to help overcome isolation and keep active in the community. Click here to visit the Directory.

Feel that you don’t have a voice?

Swansea Parent Carer Forum

The Swansea Parent/Carer Forum aims to be a focus for the participation of parent/carers. Click here to find out more.

Swansea Disability Forum

Swansea Disability Forum is an independently run forum, made up of disabled people, disability groups, voluntary organisations and interested individuals. Click here to find out more.

Co-Production Development Service

The Co-Production Development Officer supports Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and the people they support to become involved in Co-production work to design and deliver services. Click here to find out more.

Mental Health Development Service

Publishes a range of resources for people in Swansea with mental health issues and those who support them. Click here to find out more.

Need some guidance around volunteering or training?

Volunteer Centre

Swansea Volunteer Centre can provide you with all the support you need to start volunteering. We can offer one to one advice and guidance appointments, telephone assistance or help to access Swansea volunteering information via the Volunteering Wales website. Click here to find out more.

Training

We run a wide programme of courses to help third sector organisations gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to survive and thrive in these challenging times. Whilst the courses are aimed at people who work or volunteer in teh voluntary sector, we may be able to offer bursary places depending on your circumstances. Click here for more information.

For general enquiries, please click here to Contact Us.

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