Projects

Act Now for Equality

Disabilities

A new project in partnership with Innovate Trust which builds awareness, education and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and the 9 Protected Characteristics under the Equality Act.

Be Friends

Disabilities Children and Youth

Be Friends is a befriending project for children and young people with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Befriending

Disabilities Community Mental Health Adults

The role of the volunteer is to befriend an adult with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.

Bingo Club (Digital)

Disabilities Community Mental Health Adults

A fortnightly virtual bingo session for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions to come and play some bingo and win some great prizes!

Bluebirds Ability

Disabilities Children and Youth Adults

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.

Boosting Nature - Volunteer Buddies!

Disabilities Community Environment

Volunteer Buddies is a joint initiative between SVC and Innovate Trust which aims to pair adults with learning disabilities and SVC volunteers to do environmental volunteering in the community.

Cardiff Dogs Home

Community

Volunteers needed to support with walking dogs in the shelter

Cardiff Women's Aid - Gardening/Clean up

Disabilities Community Adults

Cardiff Women Aid are looking for volunteers to volunteer in a clean up and gardening project.

Cerebral Palsy Cymru

Disabilities Community Children and Youth

Cerebral Palsy Cymru 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.

Classroom Experience Project

Education

The Classroom Experience Project provides classroom-based work experience opportunities for Cardiff University students interested in a career in teaching.

Club Night

Disabilities Mental Health Adults

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

Digital Mentors

Education Adults Disabilities Community

Digital Mentors is a NEW project, delivered in partnership with Innovate Trust and Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Councils.

EYST Homework Club (Digital)

Education Community Children and Youth

Volunteers aged 16+ will conduct one to one tuition sessions with a young person in their chosen subject.

Environmental Champions

Community Environment

Environmental Champions work on sustainability issues in Cardiff and organises fun activities throughout the year to make Cardiff a cleaner, greener, safer city.

Fantastic 4 Party Planners (Digital)

Disabilities Mental Health Adults

Volunteers will help run parties for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.

Games Show (Digital)

Adults Disabilities

A fortnightly project of different games for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.

Get There Together

Community Mental Health Adults

A national project looking to bring together a resource for people living with dementia and their carers, and other vulnerable members of the community, to begin to support social and functional activity recovery as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.

Huggard Homeless Centre - Social Club

Homelessness Community Adults

An in-person social club for people experiencing homelessness.

Karaoke Club (Digital)

Disabilities Mental Health

Karaoke Club is a fantastic opportunity for adults with learning disabilities to get together for a song and dance, and a chance to catch up with old friends or meet new faces over Zoom.

Laugh Out Loud Fridays

Disabilities Adults Children and Youth

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!

Meet and Greet

Community Adults

Meet and Greet support at Cardiff and Vale's mass vaccination centres and/or hospitals!

Police Volunteer Project (Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan)

Community

Volunteers support South Wales Police with a variety of crime prevention and community engagement initiatives across Cardiff & the Vale of Glamorgan.

Police Volunteer Project (Mid Glamorgan)

Community

Volunteers support South Wales Police with crime prevention and community engagement initiatives across Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT), Merthyr, and Bridgend/Porthcawl.

Police Volunteer Project (Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot)

Community

Volunteers support South Wales Police with a variety of crime prevention and community engagement initiatives across Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot

Quiz Club (Digital)

Disabilities Adults

Working alongside our partner Innovate Trust, this is a weekly group session for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and mental health conditions, and provides a virtual social space where we can get together and have some fun.

Race Equality First - Volunteer Champions

Community

Race Equality First are looking for Volunteer Champions to help promote their message and become equality advocates.

Show and Tell (Digital)

Disabilities Adults

A monthly project of Show and Tell for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Community

Volunteers will support with a variety of different South Wales Fire Service activities including community events, station open days and many more!

St Vincent De Paul Society (Volunteer Retail Assistant)

Community

Volunteer support needed in charity retail shops

The Salvation Army - Social Club

Homelessness Community Adults

An in-person social club for people experiencing homelessness.

Tŷ Hafan Children's Charity

Disabilities Community Children and Youth

Tŷ Hafan are looking for charity shop volunteers, to help them support children with life-limiting conditions and "ensuring a short life is a full life".

Ward Volunteering

Community Adults

Ward support at Cardiff and Vale's hospitals!

You've Got A Friend

Disabilities Mental Health Adults

A weekly session for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.

Young Carers Club

Children and Youth

This 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.