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Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) is the umbrella organisation in
Southampton providing voluntary & community groups working in Southampton with
independent support and an independent voice. This involves their
development, promoting inter-group co-operation, encouraging good practice and
working with volunteers, representing their views to statutory bodies, and
providing vital support services. If you would like to find out about
other voluntary groups in Southampton, look in our
directory.
If you do not speak
English and would like to talk to us via an interpreter, phone Access to
Communication on 023 8024 1300. If you would like the information
contained on this website in another format please contact us on 023
8022 8291 to discuss your requirements. Or email us on
information@southamptonvs.org.uk
Volunteering
Information Sessions
Southampton Voluntary Services will be
holding information sessions to help guide potential volunteers into
Volunteering roles on the following dates at the Voluntary Action
Centre, in Kingsland Square, (between Kingsway and St Mary Street):
| Wednesday 6th January - 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| Friday 15th January - 10.00am - 12.00pm |
| Wednesday 27th January - 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 2nd February - 10.00am - 12.00pm |
| Thursday 11th February - 10.00am - 12.00pm |
| Tuesday 23rd February - 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Monday 01st March - 10.00am - 12.00pm |
| Wednesday 10th March 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
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Monday 22nd March - 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 30th March - 10.00am -
12.00pm |
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Please note, these are not a drop in sessions
- these are start and finish times
Please telephone 023 8022 8291
for further details |
Swine Flu
Information:
Supplementary Information for Third Sector Organisations
Third Sector Information- Letter
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Voluntary Advice Evening
Southampton Voluntary Services, will be opening late
until 7.30pm on the first Thursday of the month. These late
openings will be an ideal opportunity for people to:
Get help with setting up a voluntary group, grant
support or help with finding sources of funding for your project or
service.
Discover about Volunteering in the City
To view the lead
responsibilities of the Voluntary Sector Support Team (VSST) who support
voluntary groups in Southampton
click here!
Want to
help others? Looking for help yourself? Like us to help your
group?
Whatever your concern or interest, there is very
probably a group of like-minded people in the city who would be happy to
talk to you - or we could help you set one up if there isn't!
If you already represent a group and would like to
become a member of SVS (free of charge),
contact us.
Write to
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Southampton
Voluntary Services (SVS)
The Voluntary Action Centre
Kingsland Square
St Mary Street
Southampton
SO14 1NW
Telephone:
023 8022 8291
Fax: 023 8022 2929
Email:
information@southamptonvs.org.uk
Useful links
City
- For local information in the city try
Southampton City Council's
vast site. Their A-Z of services directory should point you in the
right direction.
-
Southampton City Primary
Care Trust.
For information on all you need to know
about local health services and for useful
health advice and contacts
-
Southampton Partnership
For information on the
Southampton Partnership; a
multi-sector/multi-organisation partnership, which has been established
as the Local Strategic Partnership for the City of Southampton.
- Mount Pleasant Media Workshop.
For arts projects, design courses, photography, darkroom, and a
resource base.
- For local information on the city including local businesses,
events, jobs, cars and homes for sale visit
ActivSouthampton
Regional
- Regional Action and Involvement South East (RAISE) is the
representative body for Voluntary and Community organisations in South
East England.
- Ladder 4 Learning
This site has an
interactive message board and useful facts and ideas pages to help our
target audience in the Voluntary and Community sectors as well as
details of training courses.
-
www.ychiow.org.uk At Youth Clubs Hampshire and Isle of Wight we
provide a range of support and development services for those
working in youth work across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight,
Southampton and Portsmouth.
Youth Clubs Hampshire and Isle of Wight, The
St Thomas Centre, 20 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23
9EF
Telephone: 01962 852307
Email:
ce.ychiow@ukonline.co.uk
National
- The
Citizens Connection
site run by Common Purpose gives all sorts of
information on how society works and how citizens can get active, access
information and share ideas.
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations
www.askNCVO.org.uk
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