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Welcome to our Voluntary Sector News section, where you’ll find all the latest news from York CVS and York’s thriving voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. Please share your news stories, events and achievements with us so we can share it far and wide. Email anna.boad@yorkcvs.org.uk to feature in the news section and in the next issue of Voluntary Voice.
Social Enterprise Activity in York Survey
York CVS has agreed to support researchers at Leeds Beckett University who are undertaking a study to explore the scale of Social Enterprise Activity (SEA) across the Region. Instigated by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), the research aims to: Establish the...
Tell Healthwatch York what you think about them!
Healthwatch York wants to hear what you know about them and the work that they do. They are currently running the Healthwatch York Awareness Survey 2019 so they can understand how well they are doing at representing your views on health and social care. Healthwatch...
How Shared Lives is Changing Mental Health Support
Imagine if instead of staying in a residential facility, or being supported by a team of Support Workers, you could choose to become part of a real family. That is the essence of Shared Lives. Shared Lives carers open their homes so that adults with mental health...
Free Charity Bank Road to Growth Event
Charity Bank is inviting trustees, directors, CEOs and managers of charities, social enterprises and community organisations to sign up for a free event on 3 October. The Road to Growth event will be hosted at the St George’s Centre (LS10 4UZ) from 09.00-12.00 and...
Yorsensory Outreach Van to visit Tang Hall – 14 August
The Yorsensory Outreach Van will be visiting the Tang Hall Community Centre (YO31 0UG) on Wednesday, 14 August, from 10:30 – 14:30. The service brings information and advice directly to your local area where a team of friendly staff and volunteers will be on hand to...
Manage Your Cyber Risk
Virtually every organisational task is performed electronically and with this abundance of digital data comes increased legal, reputational, and financial risk. There is excessive amounts of data that sometimes organisations aren’t aware they’re even capturing,...
Ways to Wellbeing Small Grants Fund – NOW OPEN
We are delighted to let you know that the Ways to Wellbeing Small Grants Fund is now open! Ways to Wellbeing would like to invite partners to apply to this fund to continue to work together in tackling health inequalities, by providing opportunities that strengthen...
Latest Voluntary Voice enewsletter
Have you had an (electronic) flick through our latest Voluntary Voice enewsletter yet? You'll find an introduction to new members of the CVS Team, funding, volunteering and job opportunities as well as events and updates from York's Voluntary and Community Sector....
Find Volunteering Opportunities in York
Volunteering opportunities in York If you missed our Volunteering Fair last week, don't worry, you can explore just some of the volunteering opportunities in York by clicking on the links below: Association of Child Protection Professionals Age UK York Alan Bott...