Nov 16, 2020 | Community news, Latest News, News
York Disability Week is a week-long programme of exciting events in York, from 28 November to 5 December, around the United Nations International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December. There’s something of interest for both adults and families – disabled and...
Nov 16, 2020 | Latest News, News, York CVS news
We’re really pleased to introduce you to our new Volunteer Centre Coordinators, Bev Frain and Drew Richardson. Bev and Drew are here to support the sector with: the recruitment of volunteers (by advertising your organisation’s volunteering opportunities);...
Nov 11, 2020 | Latest News, News
On Thursday 5 November we welcomed Ben Long, Business Development Lead from Royal Voluntary Service to provide further information to the sector about the NHS Volunteer Responders service. The national volunteer scheme was set up by the NHS in England in March to help...
Nov 11, 2020 | Community news, Latest News, News
In August the Multiple Complex Needs (MCN) Network issued a Cultural Values Survey for the system that responds to severe and multiple disadvantage and multiple complex needs in York. The purpose of the Survey was to reveal the often invisible context and conditions...
Nov 9, 2020 | Community news, Latest News, News
Members of York CVS’ staff team have come together to spread messages of hope across the city with the aim of lighting up lockdown. The team are delivering decorated lights in jam jars and lanterns, with handwritten message of hope, across the city to show that...
Nov 3, 2020 | Community news, Latest News, News
Growing Green Spaces has awarded nine new grants to green volunteering projects across York. Funded by the City of York Council and managed by York CVS, the grants programme is aimed at supporting volunteers to improve parks and open spaces for people and wildlife....
