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A message from the CEO – 22nd April 2025
A look at how the VCSEF sector is shaping local health and care through the Integrated Care System, with updates on the One Wolverhampton Board, the upcoming VCSEF Alliance Meeting, and the lasting impact of the HOPE Project.
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HOPE Small Grants Programme celebrates successful completion
The HOPE Small Grants Programme was a funding initiative aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation in Wolverhampton, particularly in response to the impact of COVID-19. WVCA partnered with the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) to deliver the programme, which provided essential grants to grassroots organisations to enable them to improve mental health and social wellbeing across the city.
A message from the CEO – 4th April 2025
With so much to do and so many pressures on our time and energy, it’s sometimes easy to forget that every now and then, we need to stop to acknowledge and celebrate our work and achievements. We recently had an opportunity to do this when Creative Black Country (CBC) celebrated 10 years of working with communities, artists and creative people across the Black Country.
New Grant Funding for Projects Supporting Hospital Discharge and Social Prescribing
WVCA is pleased to launch a new funding opportunity for voluntary and community organisations in Wolverhampton, with grants of up to £5,000 available.
A message from the CEO – 21st March 2025
Well, what a fortnight, ‘things are coming fast!’ The government has announced a merger of functions of the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. The major reforms aim to reduce bureaucracy and duplication, make savings and empower NHS staff to deliver better care for patients with more resources being put back into frontline services.
A message from the CEO – 7th March 2025
This week Sharon is celebrating International Women’s Day, unveiling our VCSEF Survey Report and also discusses the Government’s announcement regarding its new Plan for Neighbourhoods, which is a £1.5 billion program aimed at investing in 75 areas over the next 10 years, including Bilston.
The VCSEF Sector Survey Report is here!
We are delighted to share the outcomes of our VCSEF Sector Survey which provides a comprehensive look at the Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise, and Faith Sector in Wolverhampton.
WVCA Annual Report 2023/24 – Read Our Year in Review
We are delighted to share WVCA’s Annual Report for 2023/24, reflecting on a year of transition, progress, and impact.
A message from the CEO – 21st February 2025
Financially, these are challenging times. The Council has announced that it has reduced the amount it needs to save over the next two years from £32.6 million to £17.2 million by 2026/2027 and that it has set a balanced budget going forward.
A message from the CEO – 7th February 2025
We often highlight the importance of volunteering and one of the statistics that has come out of the survey is that in Wolverhampton over one year, if agencies had to pay volunteers the minimum wage, the wage bill would be £4 million – and that is just based on the 109 organisations who responded to the survey – so what is the real cost and the real value?
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