Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation (SVYWO) grant scheme success
6th February 2025
Here is a list of successful applicants to the SVYWO grant scheme; National organisations: Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales DofE NYAS Cymru ProMo Cymru ScoutsCymru St John Ambulance Cymru Urdd Gobaith Cymru WCIA (Welsh Centre for International Affairs) Youth Cymru Specialist organisations: Canolfan Maerdy YMCA Cardiff Dr M'z EYST Wales STAND North Wales CIC…
Cabinet Secretary for Education Statement on Youth Work Funding
6th February 2025
A review of funding for youth work in Wales - Lynne Neagle, Cabinet Secretary for Education Youth work is a vital part of the education family in Wales. Youth work can help young people to build relationships with peers and trusted adults, to gain confidence, participate in social activities and provide the support they need…
Passing of Alan Higgins OBE OStJ
30th January 2025
CWVYS is very sorry to learn of the sad news concerning the passing of Alan Higgins OBE OStJ in November 2024. Alan was, among many other things, a CWVYS Vice-President for several years and spoke passionately at CWVYS's 70th anniversary celebrations at the Senedd in 2017. We will cherish our working with him over the…
More learners to receive financial support through Education Maintenance Allowance
30th January 2025
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly grant of £40, designed to support 16 to 18-year-olds from eligible households with further education costs, such as transport or meals. EMA was ended in England in 2011, and is retained at a lower rate of £30 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Currently over 16,000 students receive EMA but…
RSBC Eye connect project – making youth work more inclusive for blind and partially sighted children and young people
24th January 2025
Making your activities inclusive: Wales (formerly Capacity building training) Who are we? Eye connect project is a new programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The Royal Society of Blind Children (RSBC) are working across Wales in partnership with the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS), The Welsh Council of the Blind,…
Plan International UK Period Peers Programme
23rd January 2025
Please see below a message from CWVYS Members Plan International UK Plan International UK has an exciting opportunity for an organisation(s) to join our Period Peers Programme in partnership with Nurofen's See My Pain Campaign. We are looking to collaborate with an organisation(s) which empowers young people to take a leading role in solutions to…
Walk Through Estyn Youth Work Inspections
17th January 2025
Gavin Gibbs from Estyn will be holding an online ’Walk Through Estyn Youth Work Inspections’ session on 30 January 2025, between 10.30-11.30am via Teams. This is an opportunity to hear directly from Estyn, information on ‘How We Inspect’ and ‘What We Inspect’ plus the inspection process itself for the voluntary youth work sector – and…
JOB VACANCY – COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (MATERNITY COVER)
9th January 2025
CWVYS currently have a vacancy for a Bilingual (Welsh and English) Communications Officer (part-time, Maternity Cover for 1 year) Hours of work: 24 per week Length of contract: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026 …
Get involved; EYID 2025
16th December 2024
Dear CWVYS members and those from the wider Youth Sector in Wales, the below is a message from the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) regarding preparations for next year's European Youth Information Day (EYID). Dear Members, Affiliated, and Cooperating Organisations, I am excited to share the Concept Note for the European Youth…
Free Training for Trustees in a Youth Work Setting
25th November 2024
In Partnership with CWVYS, in the new year Adult Learning Wales will be offering the opportunity to participate in a non-accredited online training around the roles and responsibilities of trustees in youth work settings in Wales. 15th of January 2025 - Roles and Responsibilities of a Trustee 12th of February 2025 - Safeguarding in a…
Media Academy Cymru Programmes open to referrals
22nd November 2024
Media Academy Cymru have a number of services open to referrals at the moment. Find out more below; We are a youth organisation that works with vulnerable young people who are violent/have violent outbursts or at risk of exhibiting violent behaviours, carrying knives or using weapons, being exploited, using misogynistic language or are violent towards…
SWFRS REFLECT youth intervention project
22nd November 2024
The SWFRS REFLECT youth intervention team would like your help to reach more young people who really benefit from their interventions. Below you can learn more from them about their REFLECT project. It is because of our relationships with yourselves that we have been able to grow and evolve the REFLECT project, working with over…