Be Friends
Be Friends is a befriending project for children and young people with physical and/or learning disabilities.
Projects
Befriending
The role of the volunteer is to befriend an adult with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.
Boosting Nature - Volunteer Buddies!
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
Volunteers needed to support with walking dogs in the shelter
Classroom Experience Project
The Classroom Experience Project provides classroom-based work experience opportunities for Cardiff University students interested in a career in teaching.
Club Night
Club Night is an fun opportunity for volunteers to befriend adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions whilst clubbing!
Conservation Volunteer - Innovate Trust
Carry out hands on environmental conservation work, whilst supporting adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions, with the aim of improving the biodiversity of Cardiff & the Vale of Glamorgan.
EYST Homework Club (Digital)
Volunteers aged 16+ will conduct one to one tuition sessions with a young person in their chosen subject.
Environmental Champions
Environmental Champions work on sustainability issues in Cardiff and organises fun activities throughout the year to make Cardiff a cleaner, greener, safer city.
Huggard Homeless Centre - Social Club
An in-person social club for people experiencing homelessness.
Laugh Out Loud Fridays
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
Meet and Greet support at Cardiff and Vale's mass vaccination centres and/or hospitals!
NHS Placement Scheme - General Volunteer
The NHS Placement Scheme is a valuable opportunity for volunteers to befriend and facilitate activities for adults with mental health related conditions in clinical and residential settings.
NHS Placement Scheme - Lead Volunteer
The NHS Placement Scheme is a valuable opportunity for volunteers to befriend and facilitate activities for adults with mental health related conditions in clinical and residential settings. Lead volunteers play an essential part in running the project.
Out & About (RCT)
A monthly project taking adults with learning disabilities out on a trip.
Police Volunteer Project (Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan)
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)
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)
Volunteers support South Wales Police with a variety of crime prevention and community engagement initiatives across Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot
RCT Coffee Morning
A fortnightly coffee morning with arts and crafts for adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health conditions.
Race Equality First - Volunteer Champions
Race Equality First are looking for Volunteer Champions to help promote their message and become equality advocates.
Tenovus Cancer Care - Ebay Volunteer Role
Support with marketing, selling and processing Ebay items to raise money for Tenovus cancer care
Tenovus Cancer Care - Warehouse Volunteer
Support Tenovus Cancer care with processing and sorting their donations in their warehouse
The Salvation Army - Social Club
An in-person social club for people experiencing homelessness.
The Secret Garden - Gardening Volunteer
Carry out hands on gardening work alongside and supporting adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions to continue the development of Ysgubor Fawr.
The Secret Garden - Heritage Volunteer
Support efforts to research the history of Ysgubor Fawr cottage and garden whilst supporting adults with a learning disability and/or mental health condition to explore Welsh heritage and create exhibition resources
Tŷ Hafan Children's Charity
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
Ward support at Cardiff and Vale's hospitals!
You've Got A Friend
A weekly session for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.
Young Carers Club
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.