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A life-changing event that’s happening in Barry
Over 30 local community organisations and charities will be teaming up with Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) to offer volunteering opportunities on Wednesday 28th January, from 10am – 2pm at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry.
Introducing Vale Family Compass – Launching Monday 3 November
From Monday3 November, we will be launching the Vale Family Compass – a new single front door to access services including…
We are Hiring - Therapeutic Wellbeing Outreach Worker (9-Month Pilot)
Join our 9-month pilot supporting older people with dementia — bridge hospital to home, deliver creative therapy, and transform wellbeing.
Help us set up an adoption network in South Wales
More Than Flags and Rainbows CIC is looking for a Family Project Co-ordinator for our upcoming adoption network. We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-organised Family Project Co-ordinator to lead the first year of the MTFAR Families pilot.
Perthyn Grants are back, and we are now accepting applications.
Perthyn are now open to applications from community groups pan-Wales for Perthyn grant funding to support with start-up fees during the early stages of developing social enterprises, co-operatives, community-led housing or community land trusts through the medium of Welsh, you will need to demonstrate the Welsh language is central to your initiative and future delivery.
2025 Understanding Disability Awards
This special event celebrates the individuals, groups, and organisations making a real difference in promoting inclusion and understanding of disability in our communities.
Gain new, fully funded, qualifications to support your career development
Here are just some of the fully funded qualifications you may be entitled to receive from the Welsh government
Santa's Cause is Back for 2025
We’re excited to let you know that Santa’s Cause is back for its fourth year. We’d love for you to be part of this year’s campaign to help make Christmas brighter for children and families in our community.
Boost Charitable Trust
Its mission is to fund and support inspiring programmes which help improve the lives of the disabled and disadvantaged through the power of sport. It offers grants of up to £7,000
Become a Workplace Champion and help those people balancing Work and Care in your Organisation
More than 1 in 7 people are balancing paid work with unpaid caring responsibilities in Wales, yet many are unaware of the support available to them. Join us for a free online session to learn about the Workplace Champion role and how it plays a key part.
Time to Review Your Charity’s Governing Document?
As your charity grows and adapts to new challenges, it’s easy for the paperwork that underpins your organisation to fall behind.
But when was the last time you checked that it still reflects how you actually work?
More than 200,000 calls to urgent mental health service
The national 111 press 2 service, which has transformed access to support for urgent mental health issues, has received more than 200,000 calls since its launch.
The service was rolled out nationwide in December 2022 and provides immediate support for people experiencing mental health difficulties.
COVID-19 vaccine autumn 2025 campaign
People in the following groups will be eligible for a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine during the spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme:
residents in a care home for older adults
all adults aged 75 years and over
individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book
Contact: Survey for families living in Wales
Do the people making decisions about services for families really understand family life?
At Contact, we want to make sure that they do, and that your voice is heard in the conversations that affect children with disabilities and additional needs.
We’re reviewing how well families in Wales are supported and whether parent carers feel they have a say in the policies and services that affect them.
Preparing Wales for winter
The NHS and social care in Wales are getting extra support to prepare for winter pressures and households are getting support to stay warm.
The Welsh Government is today setting out comprehensive plans before the challenges of winter arrive.
Celebrating the Gift of Sight: New Eye Retrieval Service Launches at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
On World Sight Day, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is proud to announce the launch of an Eye Retrieval Service, the first of its kind in Wales.
The initiative has been launched in partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant Services and will ensure that corneal donations continue to transform the lives of patients in-need, giving people back the gift of sight.
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th-15th October), the Patient Experience Team have set up memorial trees at both University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital of Llandough.
Bro Radio Academy star takes on Vale Breakfast at the Weekend
A rising star of the Bro Radio Academy is set to take on the station's weekend Breakfast show.
Forget-me-not Chorus launches additional daytime service
In the darker months, we are running a new Clocks Change project where a daytime choir will meet in the newly reopened Copthorne Hotel, Vale of Glamorgan to sing whilst the sun shines.
Mondays 11:00 - 12:30 pm (starting 20th October and running until March 2026)
The Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme (LDTCS)
The Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme (LDTCS) funds projects near certain waste transfer stations or landfill sites.
The scheme is now open for applications for grants of between £5,000 – £49,000.