Our Projects

Adferiad Unit (SUMMER)

St Cadoc's Hospital

(SUMMER) Volunteers will facilitate activities, under the supervision of the OT Team, for patients on an acute mental health ward in Newport.

Be Friends

Various locations

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Home and Away is a befriending project for children and young people with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Befriending - Cardiff (SUMMER)

Various locations

(SUMMER) Volunteers are matched with an adult with disabilities and/or mental health conditions to do activities each week.

Befriending - RCT (SUMMER)

University Of South Wales Pontypridd

(SUMMER) Volunteers will befriend an adult with disabilities and/or mental health.

Bingo (RCT)

A weekly bingo club run by volunteers for adults with disabilities to attend.

Bluebirds Ability

Cardiff City FC Foundation provide sessions throughout the week for children with a disability, using sport as a tool to encourage physical health and activity, social interaction and improve confidence.

Bobath

Bobath are looking for volunteers to help in their charity shops to help support with raising money to fund therapies for children who have cerebral palsy.

Club Night - Cardiff

Womanby Street, Cardiff

Club Night is an fun opportunity for volunteers to befriend adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions whilst clubbing!

Club Night - RCT

Club Ice Pontypridd

Volunteers will support adults with disabilities/mental health at an inclusive club night.

Confident Futures

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Encourage young people in care to develop their skills access Higher Education.

Discovery

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Encourage young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder to develop their skills and access Higher Education.

Drama Club

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* The Drama Club is for individuals with a learning disability aged 18+

EYST Tuition Club

Butetown or Grangetown

Volunteers aged 16-25 are needed to tutor young people in two Cardiff Homework Clubs.

Environmental Champions

Various locations

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Environmental Champions work on sustainability issues in Cardiff and organise fun activities throughout the year to make Cardiff a cleaner, greener, safer city.

Fantastic 4 Party Planners

Various Locations in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Volunteers will help run parties for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.

Field Days Organic

Amelia Trust Farm

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* The Field Days Organic project provides skills and education for adults with learning disabilities where volunteers help out each week.

Greenhill Special School

Greenhill School, Cardiff

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* At Greenhill School volunteers support secondary aged pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties to take part in classroom activities.

Greening Our City

Greening Our City supports adults with learning disabilities to take part in environmental conservation work.

Hand I Pockets

CF10 3BD

Come along for the evening and make sensory textiles for adults living with dementia.

Headway

Various Locations

Volunteers support individuals with acquired brain injuries in a variety of roles to help with development of skills and confidence

Huggard Homeless Centre

Huggard Centre, Cardiff

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Volunteers will visit the Huggard Centre, a centre for the homeless in Cardiff, and put on activities for service users for a few hours a week.

Karaoke Club

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* - We aim to launch Karaoke Club over the summer!

Laugh Out Loud Fridays

Whitchurch Methodist Hall

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* LOL Fridays is a fantastic social club for young adults with Down's syndrome. Volunteers will be helping to run activities, and making sure everyone gets involved!

NHS Placement Scheme

The NHS Placement Scheme is a valuable opportunity for student, and community, volunteers to befriend and facilitate activities for adults with mental health related conditions in clinical and residential settings.

Police Volunteering Scheme (Cardiff)

Various locations

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Volunteers help South Wales Police carry out various crime prevention campaigns and high visibility patrols, and could involve helping with other police activities too!

Police Volunteering Scheme (RCT)

Established in 2018, this partnership project supports student-volunteers to work alongside South Wales Police across the three valleys of Rhondda, Cynon and Taf.

Sailing (SUMMER)

(SUMMER) Volunteers to support adults with learning disabilities to run a sailing group.

Social Club - Cardiff

Cathays Methodist Church

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* A social group for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions where volunteers assist the adults in engaging with activities.

Social Club - RCT (SUMMER)

CF72 9FG

(SUMMER) Support adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions at a fun social club!

South Wales Fire & Rescue Service

South Wales Fire & Rescue Service is a new project for 2019. Volunteers will support with a variety of different South Wales Fire Service activities.

Supported Horse Riding

Cardiff Riding School, Pontcanna Fields

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Volunteers support adults with disabilities to participate in a weekly 30 minute horseback ride.

Surfing (SUMMER)

(SUMMER) Volunteers to support adults with learning disabilities having surfing lessons.

Take Charge

Take Charge supports individuals with a learning disability and/or mental health condition to gain new skills, improve confidence and many more!

Year 8 English Mentoring

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Mentor Year 8 Students in English.

Young Carers Club

Various locations

*THIS PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING* Weekenders is a respite project for young carers in Cardiff, split into 'kids' and 'teens', where volunteers take the children out on fun day trips throughout the year.