Covid-19 Group – Model Volunteer Agreement Here is a Model Volunteer Agreement specifically for Covid-19 Community Volunteer Support Groups.  For example, it can be posted by your group on your social media page to explain what volunteers can expect and what is expected of them.  A welsh language version is also available. VOLUNTEER AGREEMENT Volunteers are essential to our combined […]

Covid-19 Group – Guide to Risk Assessment It is important to look identify, reduce and review risks if you have formed a group to help the community deal with Covid-19. When you do this it is called risk assessment and the plan a risk plan.  During the current Covid-19, there are many informal groups that need to take simple and […]

Interlink Support to Covid-19 Groups Interlink are providing support to all Covid-19 Volunteer Community Groups in RCT who want support.  We will help you in any way we can.  For example, we offer: Guidance for Groups – we can provide you with easy to follow guidance for running a Covid-19 volunteer community group, doing a risk assessment and a model […]

Interlink has produced a list of community resources providing services throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff in relation to COVID – 19.  The list will be updated on a daily basis. Please click here for the list of resources. If you know of any other resources operating in the area, or wish to add a resource, please e-mail wellbeing@interlinkrct.org.uk and it will be included. […]

Important Information Eye to Eye Young Peoples counselling service is planning to continue to deliver counselling to young people in RCT during the Covid 19 outbreak. All our counsellors will be offering online counselling through face to face and text chat to young people aged 11 to 25 years. These young people will need access to the internet and a […]

  These grants funds are for community and voluntary organisations not individuals. Our thoughts are with all those communities so badly impacted by the floods.  We will make every effort to help in any way we can. Please contact Interlink on 01443 846200 or email info@interlinkrct.org.uk if you require any support at this time.   NEW Flood Fund Distribution WCVA […]

Ynysybwl Regeneration Partnership have a vacancy for a Community Connector (Digital) to support the development of a web page and online presence with young people, linking with community groups and other partners to create and develop pages and ideas for the organisation’s website. This post will be funded by Rank Foundations Time to Shine programme.  This is a programme for […]

Cynon Valley Museum are inviting charitable organisations to attend an opening morning at the museum on the 9th September between 9:30 and 12:00 which will focus on the museum’s role to support and facilitate external organisations through the museum as a venue for room and event hire. The museum has over the last year has worked with organisations based and […]

UnLtd and Social Business Wales (New Start) are running a workshop for anyone looking to start venture that will benefit their community. It is on Tuesday 8th October, 9.15-12.45 at Connect, St. Catherine’s Church, Pontypridd. Click on the link below for further information, and to book a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/starting-a-social-business-to-benefit-your-community-valleys-vision-tickets-71039584309    

Third Sector Grant Scheme Medium Sized Revenue Grants Deadline – 5pm Thursday 31 October 2019 Supported by the Welsh Government Integrated Care Fund Medium Grants: Medium sized grants of up to £50,000 are available for projects led by voluntary and community organisations based and working in Merthyr Tydfil or Rhondda Cynon Taff. Purpose: Projects should use a whole community coproductive […]

To help inform her 2020 Future Generations Report the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales launched a National Conversation in May 2019. In June and July workshops were held in Bangor, Wrexham, Carmarthen and Ebbw Vale when the Commissioner talked about her work in delivering the Well-being of Future Generations Act and those who attended shared their stories and experiences and told us what […]

WCVA is pleased to confirm that the next phase of Active Inclusion funding is now open to applications and will continue to be open for applications for the next few years. In good news for the third sector in Wales, it’s very much business as usual, but the length of eligible projects has now been extended so they can be […]