Community CVS is a qualified Advisor for the national Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard . You can view information about the standard here; http://iiv.investinginvolunteers.org.uk/. We are also developing a more basic and free Volunteer Charter or kitemark for the borough Read more…
The Community CVS Network meetings are a great opportunity to keep updated, network and get peer support. Community CVS holds monthly network meetings where Practitioners and Volunteer Coordinators from all sectors in the borough come together. Our aim is to Read more…
Community CVS is a proud partner of the Borough Council’s Your Community Your Call campaign. We are helping to build the movement Your Community Your Call in partnership with the borough council by connecting people and growing communities. Blackburn with Darwen Read more…
Community CVS delivers training to both volunteers and voluntary and community groups. We can also point you in the direction of external training providers for both individuals and groups. Sign up to our bulletin to get the latest information on training. Read more…
Community CVS helps organisations to engage with various communities, and helps residents and excluded groups to have a voice. If you represent an organisation that needs to engage with a section of the community, we can help. Contact garth.hodgkinson@communitycvs.org.uk Some Read more…
Community CVS is supporting the council by helping to develop community centres. We have been commissioned to support 5 volunteer- managed Community Centres which were asset-transferred from the local authority. We’re working with them to help: recruit and train volunteers Read more…
Community CVS hosts the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Community Engagement Team, who work throughout Lancashire to promote the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. What is NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme? It is a screening programme developed to identify signs which may Read more…
Community CVS is challenging exclusion and connecting and developing people so that they can become assets in their communities through social inclusion football. Football is an important part of the social makeup of communities across the North West and as Read more…
If you need help and support, Community CVS can connect you to volunteers and groups in your community that can help with various life issues. Please contact steve.foden@communitycvs.org.uk , call in to the Boulevard Centre or ring us on 01254 Read more…
Community CVS is working with and developing VOICE – a small community group which is run solely by volunteers. VOICE runs a breakfast club on a Saturday and has recently started up a Sunday club. Our volunteers are a mix Read more…