York Council for Voluntary Service

York Council for Voluntary Service aims to improve the quality of life of the citizens of York through voluntary action. It does this by developing, supporting and promoting the work of voluntary organisations and community groups and helping them to be as effective and sustainable as possible York Council for Voluntary Service promotes voluntary action by:

·        Helping people find the right volunteering activity for them

·        Helping people with ideas for new community action to set up their group, understand relevant legal issues, get funding, and meet others with similar interests

·        Providing free or low cost services to help local organisations run effectively: advice for management committees; newsletters; funding advice; financial management support; payroll service; volunteer brokerage; offices and meeting rooms

·        Working to ensure that all York citizens can participate in and benefit from community action. We believe voluntary action has a unique part to play in tackling disadvantage and poverty

·        Working with VCOs and statutory organisations to identify unmet needs and develop new services to meet  these .

·        Helping VCOs play a part in planning local services, through representation and partnership working

·        Helping organisations keep up to date with the changing regulatory and legal frameworks that affect them