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Out of hours, please call Francesca Toma on 07966 168 686 or Jason Tanner on 07941 433 598.
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Latest Press Releases
“How to” spend more time as a family
Families around the nation are being encouraged to volunteer together to benefit the local community for part of CSV Make a Difference Day, the UK’s biggest single day of volunteering on Saturday 30 October.
Students Opt for UK Gap Years over Limited Uni Places
This year record numbers of students will be denied a place at University due to the lack of places and face a difficult jobs market. Many students are choosing a Gap Year in the UK as a constructive alternative to holidaying in the sun or fruitlessly staying at home on the dole.
Brits Need More Family Time – survey reveals
New independent research conducted by ICM and commissioned by the CSV Make a Difference Day campaign reveals that up to half of people want to spend more time with their family.
Social enterprise is praised for work in digital switchover community outreach programme
On Tuesday 6 July Dianne Jeffrey, Chair of Digital Outreach Limited, joined Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (joint Minister with Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), and David Scott, Chief Executive of Digital UK, at a special event held in London’s Southbank Centre to mark the progress made towards the UK’s switch to digital TV. Digital Outreach (DOL) was founded in 2007 by organisations that include CSV (Community Service Volunteers).
Lord Freud helps troubled teens get backing of older people
A ground breaking project designed to help troubled teenagers avoid turning to crime and designed to improve their prospects in life is to be launched by Lord Freud and the volunteering charity CSV (Monday 14th June 2010) .
“Big Society” volunteering charity wins top award as survey shows gap between attitudes towards volunteering improving society and those prepared to volunteer themselves (Issued by the Charity Awards)
CSV demonstrates the practical and effective role volunteers can play in delivering public services and wins one of the most prestigious awards in the charity sector.
Call for Nationwide Community Service stepped up as Dame Elisabeth’s retirement announced
Dame Elisabeth Hoodless who has been dubbed as both ‘the Mother of Volunteers’ and more recently, ‘The mother of Big Society’ has announced her determination to see nationwide community service become reality as the charity announces the search for her successor when she retires next February.
Charity Boards Challenged to Harness Volunteer Energy
A ground breaking free conference, ‘Changing the Profile of Volunteering’, on 1 June brings together key voices across the charity sector to share how organisations can overcome barriers to volunteering and give proper recognition to the positive impact of volunteers.
Child Protection Project Nominated for National Award
A pioneering project in which volunteers provide support to disadvantaged families with children suffering from abuse and neglect, has been nominated for a major national prize at The Charity Awards 2010 - the UK charity sector’s most prestigious awards scheme.
Leading charities urge new Government to set up citizen’s Task Force
The Network of National Volunteer-Involving Agencies (NNVIA), made up of 46 agencies that include: The National Trust, Age UK, Attend, CSV and The Refugee Council is calling on the new Government to establish a Task Force to report to the Prime Minister on improving citizen involvement across government services.
Youth tackle ‘apathy’ in Barking and Stoke for General Election
Two young people are choosing to volunteer full-time through the UK volunteering charity CSV to ensure that as many young people turn out as possible to vote in the two key areas of Barking & Dagenham and Stoke-on-Trent.
Ponds Prepared for Newt Tenants
In a bid to bring more wildlife into their local area, volunteers along with Tom Curley, Provost of North Lanarkshire today launch the SNH Biodiversity Awards by preparing ponds for Great Crested Newts at Greenhead Moss Nature Park, Wishaw.
City Children Go Green at Ysgol Glan Morfa
On Tuesday 23rd March pupils from Ysgol Glan Morfa and volunteers will take part in a green ‘make-over’ to raise awareness of the decline of urban sparrows, marking the Welsh launch of the CSV Action Earth campaign. The number of House Sparrows has dropped by an astonishing 50% over the past 25 years.
Iconic Trellic Tower 'dezz rezz' Opens for Buzzziness
A replica of the iconic Trellick Tower block that is designed to provide a home for endangered solitary bees will be unveiled next to its much larger design classic as part of the launch of this year's CSV Action Earth campaign supported by Morrisons.
The UK’s leading volunteering and training charity, CSV, today (Thursday 4th February 2010) confirmed the appointment of Sir Jon Shortridge KCB as its new Chairman.
Young People Bring Libraries into the 21st Century
School age children in deprived areas are putting their library back into the centre of community life; making the libraries more relevant to them and encouraging other young people to be involved.
CSV appoints Ruth Jenkins as new Director of Finance
The UK’s leading volunteering charity, CSV today (20 January 2010) confirmed that Ruth Jenkins will be taking over as Director of Finance following the retirement of the current Director, Chris Snelling on 1st April.
Christmas ‘Time Giving’
People are sacrificing their traditional Christmas Day as they join others across the UK who are proving this is the season of goodwill by giving up their time to volunteer. For most, Christmas is the time to relax, eat too much, meet up with friends and family and give and receive presents, but Christmas volunteers like to give something back to their community (December 2009).
New Health and Social Care Funding Opportunity Launched
A new funding model designed to broaden and strengthen investment in volunteering in health and social care was unveiled today by Care Services Minister, Phil Hope and welcomed by CSV. The Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund, will pave the way for a renewed focus on volunteering projects in the NHS and social care by managing the grants system centrally. (Monday 14th December 2009)
2011 European Year of Volunteering gets the green light
The invaluable contribution of volunteers in encouraging active citizenship is due to receive extra recognition and support from the EU, after Culture Ministers in Brussels (27 November) officially nominated 2011 as the ‘European Year of Voluntary Activities’. The move has been applauded by UK volunteering charity CSV.
Stars rally nation to make a difference
A host of stars from the world of TV and radio is rallying the nation to give time for free as part of this year’s CSV Make a Difference Day, the UK biggest single day of volunteering...
New bank holiday in 2012 would seal a triumphant year for volunteering
A new bank holiday should be introduced in 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the London Olympics and Paralympics and seal a triumphant year for volunteers across the UK, says a coalition of organisations backing a Community Day bank holiday today...
Britain’s happiness levels exposed
New research commissioned by the CSV Make a Difference Day campaign reveals the current state of the nation’s happiness with up to 88% of adults feeling less happy than when...
Criminal checks must not discourage volunteers from giving time
11 September 2009 Responding to the new vetting and barring scheme, which will be introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from October, for the purposes of Criminal Records Bureau checks...
Inspire Europe to Volunteer
11th Sept. 2009 2011 will be European Year of Volunteering and members of the public are being invited to design a logo and slogan to represent the year. The EU-wide "Let's Slogo!" competition has been...
Combat A Level Blues by helping others
19 August 2009 National charity Community Service Volunteers (CSV) is urging A Level students across the UK to consider taking a volunteer gap year as a positive way to ride out...
CSV is Backing Young Britain
August 2009 CSV has become the latest supporter of one of the UK's most exciting campaigns for recognising the talents and aspirations of young people in Britain today. "Backing Young Britain"...
Digital TV Home Help
August 14 2009 With less than 100 days to the start of digital TV switchover across the North West, volunteering charity CSV is calling on community spirited people to ‘give time’...
MPs get behind random kindness crusade
Over 50 MPs signed up to take action to improve local communities this week, when they joined pop mogul Pete Waterman and BBC Apprentice star Claire Young to get behind...
Teenagers give back in park love-in
A group of Lewisham teenagers will be helping clean up Forster Memorial Park (Catford) this summer (29 June - 2 August) as part of a project that aims to give...
Sanctuary turns monkey poo to compost and scoops award
29 May 2009 A monkey sanctuary in Cornwall with volunteers from the seaside town of Looe have scooped a national environment cash prize for turning 10 tonnes of monkey poo, produced every...
Pop tycoon launches city volunteer service
22 May 2009 COVENTRY born Pop mogul Pete Waterman will this Wednesday (27 May, 2009) open a new West Midlands service for adults over 50, to improve their well being. The songwriter...
Apprentice star says giving time increases job prospects
Nine out of ten people say ‘volunteering increases job prospects’ according to a new survey by CSV (30 March 2009). The survey carried out amongst former volunteers, by the UK’s leading...
Giving time is ticket to success in the credit crunch
This month posters are going up outside entertainment venues in Birmingham and London in a bid to persuade young people to make a positive difference to the lives of others, as the...
‘Don’t Write Us Off,’ say nation’s ‘hoodies’
Young people fed up of being labelled uncaring, feral yobs will be taking to the streets across the country in hoodies this Saturday 6th December 2008 as part of the national ‘Don’t Write Us Off’ campaign run by Agents4Change volunteers...