Trustees’ Week – Could you become a charity trustee?
Have you ever thought about becoming a charity trustee but weren't sure what it involved, or whether you'd have the right experience? You might be surprised by just how much you could bring to the role! As part of Trustees' Week (9-13 November), we're encouraging...
Trustees’ Week 2026: Celebrating the people behind our charities
This week (9-13 November) is Trustees' Week, a national celebration of the people who volunteer their time, skills and experience to help charities and community organisations thrive. Across York, trustees play an important role in supporting the organisations that...
SEYH Awards 2027: Celebrating social enterprises across Yorkshire and the Humber
Nominations are now open for the Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber (SEYH) Awards 2027, celebrating organisations and individuals making a positive difference across the region. From established social enterprises to new start-ups, the awards recognise...
City of York Local Plan – Notification of scoping consultation
City of York Council (CYC) has launched it’s Scoping Consultation for the new City of York Local Plan 2045 CYC has committed to producing a new Local Plan. A Local Plan is a long-term strategy that guides where development should take place, what it should look like,...
VCSE Funding: City of York Council – Crisis and Resilience Fund Community Grant Programme
City of York Council's Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) Community Grant Programme supports local VCSE organisations working to help low-income households experiencing financial difficulties and build longer-term financial resilience across York. The fund aims to...
York Talk Money returns this November: It All Counts
York Talk Money Week York Talk Money is returning from 2 - 13 November 2026, helping residents across the city make the most of their money, access financial support and feel more confident talking about their finances. Taking place alongside national Talk Money Week...
We’re hiring: Supported Volunteer Coordinator
Are you passionate about helping people build confidence, develop skills and connect with their communities? We're looking for a Supported Volunteer Coordinator to join our team at York CVS! This is an opportunity to make a positive difference to people's mental...
Healthwatch has a future!
Healthwatch York, the national Healthwatch network and Healthwatch England have today (28 October) been saved from abolition. Healthwatch England was told by the Department of Health & Social Care that the Health Bill clauses relating to both the abolition of...
SHARE YOUR STORY: Emerging Voices – Connecting Communities Through Music
We're pleased to share the story of Emerging Voices, a York-based music charity supporting adults who have experienced mental ill health to build confidence, develop friendships and improve their wellbeing through music. Through a range of inclusive musical...
VCSE Funding: Rosa – Voices from the Frontline Fund
Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline Fund supports women’s and girls’ organisations to campaign, influence decision-makers and create positive change for women and girls. Funding can support activities including: Campaigning for changes in policies and laws Influencing...
York launches campaign to raise awareness of financial abuse of older people
A new city-wide campaign has launched in York to raise awareness of financial abuse against older people, help residents recognise the warning signs and encourage those affected to seek support. Led by City of York Council in partnership with Independent Domestic...
Free training: Ask The Expert – Payroll and employment: A guide for VCSEs
York CVS is hosting a free Ask the Expert session to help voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations understand upcoming payroll and employment changes and what they need to do to prepare. Taking place on Wednesday 11 November 2026, the session...
Disability and neurodiversity inclusion: Small changes can make a big difference
Creating more inclusive workplaces and services doesn't always require big changes. Sometimes, small adjustments can make a significant difference to how people access and participate in activities, services and opportunities. In a guest article for Charity Digital,...
VCSE Funding: LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme
The Ministry of Defence’s LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme provides financial recognition to LGBT+ veterans who were affected by the historic ban on LGBT+ personnel serving in the UK Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000. Eligible veterans may receive financial...
York VCSE Neighbourhoods Network – helping shape the future of our communities
York CVS is inviting voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across York to join the York VCSE Neighbourhoods Network, bringing organisations together to help shape and develop the city's new neighbourhood model. As work continues to develop a...
York VCSE Homelessness Support Network – Bringing organisations together to support people in York
York CVS is bringing together voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations through the York VCSE Homelessness Support Network, creating opportunities to connect, collaborate and strengthen support for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of...
World Mental Health Day 2026 – Looking after your Mental Health using the Five Ways to Wellbeing
Looking after your Mental Health using the Five Ways to Wellbeing Today is World Mental Health Day - an opportunity to reflect on why good mental health matters, consider how we can nurture it in our everyday lives and communities, and create space for open...
Free Adobe Express licences for eligible charities
Eligible charities can access up to 50 free Adobe Express licences, helping them create professional-looking content and communicate their impact. Adobe Express is an easy-to-use design platform for creating social media posts, graphics, videos, flyers and more. Its...
Submit an event for York International Women’s Week 2027
York International Women's Week (YIWW) is inviting organisations, community groups and individuals to submit events for its 2027 programme, taking place from 6-14 March 2027. The theme, ‘Community & Connection’, celebrates the ways women build relationships, share...
York Environment Festival 2026: Explore, learn and get involved
York Environment Festival is back from 3 October to 1 November 2026, bringing together local organisations, community groups and residents to celebrate nature, sustainability and environmental action. With more than 100 free events taking place across York, the...
Give – Looking after your Mental Health using the Five Ways to Wellbeing
Improving your mental health can sometimes feel challenging, particularly when you are living or working under pressure, navigating change, or going through significant life transitions. In the lead-up to World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, The Good...
Join our Annual General Meeting 2026
Join our Annual General Meeting 2026 Join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 1 December in the Main Hall at the Priory Street Centre. The meeting will feature official AGM business, including voting for members, guest speakers highlighting the impact...
Keep Learning – Looking after your Mental Health using the Five Ways to Wellbeing
Improving your mental health can sometimes feel challenging, particularly when you are living or working under pressure, navigating change, or going through significant life transitions. In the lead-up to World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, The Good...
Take Notice – Looking after your Mental Health using the Five Ways to Wellbeing
Improving your mental health can sometimes feel challenging, particularly when you are living or working under pressure, navigating change, or going through significant life transitions. In the lead-up to World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, The Good...
Be Active – Looking after your Mental Health using the Five Ways to Wellbeing
Improving your mental health can sometimes feel challenging, particularly when you are living or working under pressure, navigating change, or going through significant life transitions. In the lead-up to World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, The Good...
Free Active Bystander Training for York’s VCSE Sector
York CVS is offering free Active Bystander Training to help people working and volunteering across York’s VCSE sector feel more confident recognising and responding to unwelcome behaviour. Delivered by Laura Harris from North Yorkshire Sport, this practical session...
World Mental Health Day 2026 – Five Ways to Wellbeing
On Saturday 10 October, people across the world will come together to mark World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health, reduce stigma, and encourage conversations about wellbeing. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2026 is “Lived...
Free webinars for Hate Crime Awareness Week 2026
Learn, understand and take action during Hate Crime Awareness Week A programme of free online webinars will take place across York and North Yorkshire as part of Hate Crime Awareness Week, Monday 12 to Friday 16 October 2026. Hate Crime Awareness Week is a national...
Community co-production: Designing neighbourhood mental health centres with people, not for people
How can neighbourhood mental health services be designed with communities, rather than simply for them? A free online webinar this October will explore learning from Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre pilot sites across the country - including York. The Design in...
Free training: Ask The Expert – Buildings, leases and responsibilities: A guide for VCSEs
York CVS is hosting a free training session to help Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations better understand property law and the legal considerations involved in owning, leasing, or using property. Property law for the VCSE sector will take...
York Business Festival 2026: two days of free events, workshops and networking
York Business Festival returns this October with two days of free events bringing together businesses, industry leaders, academics and professionals from across York and beyond. Taking place on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October 2026 at York St John University, the...
New Healthwatch York report: the experiences of women with long-term health conditions in York
Healthwatch York has published a new report exploring the experiences of women living with long-term health conditions in York. A service based on kindness and respect - The health experiences of women with long-term conditions in York shares women’s experiences of...
Healthwatch York’s 2026 Annual Meeting
Healthwatch York Annual Meeting The Healthwatch York Annual Meeting took place on 22 September. We were overwhelmed by the amount of people who came along to hear about our work over the last year. We want to say a huge thank you to all our speakers. Rachael Maskell...
Connect. Collaborate. Influence. Join a York VCSE Network today!
Join a York VCSE Network... At York CVS, we play an important role in connecting Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Through our networks, we create opportunities to discuss key issues, learn from one another, develop new skills, build...
VCSE Funding: Community First Prime Opportunities Fund
The Community First Prime Opportunities Fund, managed by Two Ridings Community Foundation, supports projects helping disadvantaged young people aged 11 to 19 overcome barriers and reach their full potential. Priority is given to projects supporting young people from...
VCSE Funding: CAP Bursary Programme – Finance for Growth Review
The CAP Bursary Programme - Finance for Growth Review offers growing charities a fully funded review of their finance function, designed to help organisations develop financial operations alongside their growth and ambitions. The review is worth £2,000 and is fully...
Free AI training and resources for charities
Charity Excellence has brought together a range of free training, tools and resources to help charities use AI safely, effectively and responsibly through its Charity AI Ready campaign. In association with Microsoft, Charity Excellence offers 11 free online AI...
Local VCSE groups receive funding to strengthen support for neurodivergent people in York
Five local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations have been awarded a share of £5,000 through the VCSE Small Grants Fund for Neurodivergent Community Projects, a community-focused programme delivered on behalf of the Connecting Our City...
World Suicide Prevention Day: See it. Say it. Signpost it.
By Jack Woodhams, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, York CVS Good Mental Health Project Suicide prevention is about moving away from silence, stigma and misunderstanding and towards openness, compassion and support. For Jack Woodhams, our Suicide Prevention Project...
September is World Suicide Prevention Month
By Jack Woodhams, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, York CVS Good Mental Health Project What would you do if you were worried that someone you knew wasn’t okay? Would you know what to say? Would you feel confident asking the question? And would you know where to point...
Healthwatch York Annual Meeting – 22 September 2026
The Healthwatch York Annual Meeting will take place from 1-3pm on 22 September, in the Main Hall at The Priory Street Centre. The annual meeting is an opportunity to hear more about the work Healthwatch York has been doing over the past year, including how they have...
Offload returns to York this September
York RLFC Foundation is bringing its free Offload mental fitness programme back to the LNER Community Stadium this autumn, following the success of its first programme in York. The next six-week programme begins on Wednesday 9 September 2026, with sessions taking...
VCSE Funding: Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation provides grants to UK-registered charities working across a wide range of charitable activities. Funding can support core, project and capital costs, although applications cannot request funding for the salary of a specific post. The...
VCSE Funding: IOP Public Engagement Grant Scheme
The Institute of Physics (IOP) Public Engagement Grant Scheme (PEGS) supports projects that engage whole family groups, including parents and carers, to improve their relationship with physics. The scheme supports the IOP's Limit Less initiative by funding activities...
VCSE Funding: Kelly Family Charitable Trust
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust provides grants to charities working with families to tackle problems affecting one or more family members and to help families work together as a cohesive unit. The Trust's funding priorities include: Interventions that support...
VCSE Funding: Wise Music Foundation
The Wise Music Foundation provides financial support to people experiencing hardship, distress and illness, with a particular focus on children, people experiencing homelessness and people living in poverty. The Foundation supports a broad range of charitable causes,...
VCSE Funding: Baily Thomas Charitable Fund – Small Grants
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund provides grants to voluntary organisations working to support people with learning disabilities (intellectual disabilities), with or without autism. The Small Grants Programme supports appeals of up to £5,000. Funding can support...
VCSE Funding: Barchester Charitable Foundation – Outdoor Mobility Equipment
The Barchester Charitable Foundation provides grants to help older people and adults with disabilities or mental health conditions connect or reconnect with their local communities. Funding can support the purchase of outdoor mobility equipment that helps people get...
Rise2Thrive Trailblazer: Support from Kyra Women’s Project
Looking for support with your next steps towards employment, volunteering or education? Kyra Women’s Project is offering one-to-one employability mentoring and support through the Rise2Thrive Trailblazer programme, supporting women who are considering their next...
Help create a list of cool and welcoming spaces in York
As hot weather becomes more frequent, having somewhere safe and welcoming to take a break from the heat can make a real difference. The City of York Council's Shaping Neighbourhoods programme is putting together an online list of community spaces where people can cool...