Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS)

CAVS provides advice, information and support to the voluntary sector in Carmarthenshire, and offer membership to groups wishing to join the association.

Our Capacity Building team help with setting up and running groups legally, help to find and apply for relevant project funding, keep groups up to date with legislation and current issues affecting the third sector, facilitate the representation of the voluntary sector on various planning forums, facilitate the Carmarthenshire Third Sector Forum and helps to provide mechanisms to ensure effective partnership working between organisations.

CAVS Volunteer Centre supports voluntary work, aims to raise standards for volunteers and promotes good practice, helps groups to develop policies and matches local volunteering opportunities with prospective volunteers. CAVS also provides many practical services including secretarial services, loan of equipment and meeting room hire at our Carmarthen office. For full details of all our services visit our website www.cavs.org.uk