Be Friends
Be Friends is a befriending project for children and young people with physical and/or learning disabilities.
Projects
Befriending
Volunteers are matched with an adult with disabilities and/or mental health conditions to do activities each week.
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
Club Night is an fun opportunity for volunteers to befriend adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions whilst clubbing!
Confident Futures
Encourage young people in care to develop their skills access Higher Education.
Discovery
Encourage young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder to develop their skills and access Higher Education.
Drama Club
The Drama Club is for individuals with a learning disability aged 18+
EYST Tuition Club
Volunteers aged 16-25 will tutor young people in two Cardiff Homework Clubs.
Fantastic 4 Party Planners
Volunteers will help run parties for adults with disabilities and/or mental health conditions.
Field Days Organic
The Field Days Organic project provides skills and education for adults with learning disabilities where volunteers help out each week.
Greenhill Special School
At Greenhill School volunteers support secondary aged pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties to take part in classroom activities.
Headway
Volunteers support individuals with acquired brain injuries in a variety of roles to help with development of skills and confidence
Huggard Homeless Centre
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
A fun opportunity for adults with disability to sing, chat and meet new people!
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!
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
Volunteers help South Wales Police carry out various crime prevention campaigns and high visibility patrols, and could involve helping with other police activities too!
Social Club
A social group for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions where volunteers assist the adults in engaging with activities.
South Wales Fire and 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
Volunteers support adults with disabilities to participate in a weekly 30 minute horseback ride.
Tea and Company
An afternoon tea project for adults with disabilities to socialise and meet new people over a cuppa and a slice of cake.
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".
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.