Here at York Centre for Voluntary Service (known as York CVS) we’re passionate about supporting and championing York’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector.
As an independent charity, we provide practical support and guidance to enable charitable organisations in York to thrive.
We bring local groups and organisations together to tackle local issues in order to make positive change, challenge local issues and grow new ideas to support our city’s people and communities.
News and Information
York and North Yorkshire Youth Commission welcomes new members
On Saturday 7 February, the York and North Yorkshire Youth Commission held their first in person meeting of the year at The Priory Street Centre, in York. The Youth Commission enables a diverse group of young people aged 10-25 years, from across the region, to inform,...
Enhancing generalist skills programme opens for April 2026 cohort
Expressions of interest are now open for the NHS England Enhancing Generalist Skills programme, delivered by the Yorkshire and the Humber Generalist School. The programme is open to staff working in health and care across North Yorkshire, including York, Scarborough,...
Fully funded support for employers and employees – Good Work, Healthy People programme
A fully funded initiative is available in our region that can help support your organisation’s workforce health, wellbeing, and productivity - the Good Work, Healthy People programme, delivered by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. The Good...
New Support Programme with £5,000 Development Grant
What is Nest?Nest is a new project built specifically for social impact organisations that want to achieve more social good through enterprise. It is a peer-based project, aimed at helping social impact organisations hone their business skills so they can unlock even...
Report shows that new patient transport rules are leaving people without care
Healthwatch York and Healthwatch North Yorkshire heard from more than 200 people about what the changes to non-urgent patient transport mean for them. People told us they are not attending vital medical appointments, are taking risks to drive when they shouldn’t and...
Say Something: a new opportunity to share lived experiences of childhood bereavement
Say Something is a powerful three-phase research and creative project led by Night Light Theatre Company (NLT), in collaboration with York Bereavement Alliance and supported by York St John University (YSJ) and further professionals. The project was inspired by the...
