WCVA Newsletter w/c 1st July'19

What are the barriers to financial sustainability?

In this blog, WCVA’s Sustainable Funding Manager Dewi Smith outlines the issues raised at our funding roundtable discussion last November – along with some practical solutions.

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Funding latest

Quaker Housing Trust Small, local, charitable housing projects providing real homes for people of all ages and with a wide range of needs can apply for loans and grants.

Co-op Local Community Fund The Co-op Local Community Fund supports projects that make a difference to local communities near to their stores and funeral homes.

Looking to develop a project to improve your local environment?   The current round of the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme is open for applications until 21 July 2019.

Masonic Charitable Foundation Early Years Grants Up to £80,000 is available to organisations that help disadvantaged children and young people overcome the barriers they face to achieve the best possible start in life.

Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence 2018-19 Capital Grant The VAWDASV Grant supports projects run by statutory and voluntary organisations directed towards delivering the objectives of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.

Volunteering news

A week of celebrating volunteering across the UK Across Wales, hundreds of volunteering involving organisations celebrated Volunteer’s Week, dedicated to saying thank you to those that give their time freely to support their local communities.

What are the benefits of volunteering?

Find out by watching our most viewed video last month. Follow Ahmed and Mair on their journey into volunteering and find out what steps you can take to get involved.

Training and Events

Access All Areas? Age Alliance Conference Age Alliance Wales’ Annual Conference 2019 will focus on issues surrounding access. 16 July, Cardiff

Policy and projects

This week’s consultations Getting citizen voices heard in health and social care.