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The VSEF, which has awarded almost £7\.1million in emergency grant funding to voluntary organisations to date, closed on 7 August 2020 – but third sector organisations will still be able access funding to support the voluntary sector and continue to play a major part in Wales’ recovery efforts.


Jane Hutt said:



> We’ve been working closely with the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) throughout the Covid\-19 pandemic, helping charities and third sector organisations to expand and adapt services to meet the specific needs of this challenging time. In 14 weeks, the Welsh Government Voluntary Services Emergency Fund awarded almost £7\.1 million to 156 voluntary organisations who have been working on the front line to support our most vulnerable communities.
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> Charities, voluntary sector organisations and volunteers have played a vital role in the response to Covid\-19, and our support for the voluntary sector won’t end here. As life begins to return to a new normal, and shielding for our most vulnerable citizens ends in August, we will be opening a new funding scheme to enable organisations to meet new needs and respond to new challenges.
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> The Voluntary Services Recovery Fund will be open for applications from August 17\. It will focus on reducing the inequalities across society which have emerged with such devastating clarity during the Covid\-19 pandemic.
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> Many communities suffered disproportionately, and are still in emergency situations. This new fund will support the third sector to continue to deliver essential services to communities throughout Wales, and to adapt to meet new needs, for example relating to mental health and social well\-being.
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> I want to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contribution made already by the third sector in Wales, which has provided much\-needed help and support during a particularly challenging time. Thank you for continuing to work tirelessly to support communities throughout Wales. Your dedication has been an inspiration.


WCVA Chief Executive, Ruth Marks, said:



> It’s been truly inspiring to see the critical work that voluntary organisations have been doing during the pandemic response to help the most vulnerable in Wales. At WCVA we’re really pleased to have been able to support that work alongside Welsh Government through the Voluntary Services Emergency Fund.
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> Now, as we see an easing of restrictions, the needs of the voluntary sector are changing. It’s important that we adapt our support, and the purposes of this emergency grant scheme, to enable voluntary organisations to address the different challenges that lie ahead.


Helen Hughes, Charity Coordinator at Stephens and George Charitable Trust, which benefitted from VSEF funding, said:



> The VSEF funding has enabled Stephens and George Charitable Trust to support over 1000 people weekly. The monies enabled us to purchase food to support Children in Need Families, older people in isolation, people with Covid\-19 leaving hospital, and young people who had lost their part time jobs during Covid\-19 and had no monies to buy food.
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> Without the support of a free food parcel during Covid\-19, or home shopping by volunteers, many people would have had NO support and been totally isolated and vulnerable. “The VSEF funding enabled the charity to support and care for those in need, and alleviated the negative impacts of Covid\-19\.


Tarakanatha Dasa, of Food for Life Wales, said:



> Through generous support from the Voluntary Sector Emergency Fund, we have been able to engage over 200 volunteers to reach over 3,000 individuals from over 900 homes, 25 GP surgeries, 15 hospitals, 15 care homes, 5 emergency service stations and several other organisations.
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> We have just hit the milestone of 45,000 meals delivered! Thanks to your funding we will be able to build on our success to continue to provide care and support to all those in need going beyond Covid\-19\.


Application guidelines for the new Voluntary Services Recovery Fund will be announced shortly.


The Third Sector Resilience Fund remains open for applications, and will continue to provide direct financial support to charities and third sector organisations to help pay bills and ease cash\-flow.







Translation:


 
Caewyd y Gronfa Argyfwng Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol, sydd wedi dyfarnu bron i £7\.1 miliwn mewn cyllid grant ar gyfwng i sefydliadau gwirfoddol hyd yn hyn, ar 7 Awst 2020 \- ond bydd sefydliadau’r trydydd sector yn parhau i allu cael mynediad at gyllid i gefnogi’r trydydd sector a pharhau i chwarae rhan enfawr yn ymdrechion adfer Cymru.


Dywedodd Jane Hutt:



> Rydym wedi cydweithio’n agos â Chyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru drwy gydol y pandemig Covid\-19 gan helpu elusennau a sefydliadau’r trydydd sector i ehangu ac addasu er mwyn diwallu anghenion penodol y cyfnod heriol hawn. Mewn cyfnod o 14 wythnos, mae Cronfa Argyfwng Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Llywodraeth Cymru wedi dyfarnu bron i £7\.1 miliwn i 156 o sefydliadau gwirfoddol a fu’n gweithio ar y rheng flaen i gefnogi’r unigolion mwyaf bregus yn ein cymdeithas.
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> Mae elusennau, sefydliadau yn y sector gwirfoddol a gwirfoddolwyr wedi bod yn allweddol wrth i ni ymateb i’r argyfwng Covid\-19, ac ni fydd ein cefnogaeth i’r sector gwirfoddol yn dod i ben yma. Wrth i fywyd gychwyn dychwelyd i normal newydd, ac wrth i’r cyfnod gwarchod ddod i ben ym mis Awst, byddwn yn agor cynllun cyllido newydd i helpu sefydliadau i ddiwallu anghenion newydd ac ymateb i heriau newydd.
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> Bydd modd gwneud cais i’r Gronfa Argyfwng ar gyfer Adfer Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol o 17 Awst. Bydd yn canolbwyntio ar leihau’r anghydraddoldebau yn ein cymdeithas sydd wedi dod i’r amlwg, a hynny’n boenus o eglur weithiau, yn ystod pandemig Covid\-19\.
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> Mae llawer o gymunedau wedi dioddef mewn modd anghymesur, ac maent yn parhau i wynebu sefyllfaoedd brys. Bydd y gronfa newydd yn helpu’r trydydd sector i gyflenwi gwasanaethau hanfodol ar draws Cymru ac i addasu i fodloni anghenion newydd, er enghraifft anghenion yn ymwneud ag iechyd meddwl a llesiant cymdeithasol.
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> Rwyf am achub ar y cyfle i gydnabod a dathlu’r cyfraniad amhrisiadwy y mae’r trydydd sector eisoes wedi’i wneud yng Nghymru, a diolch iddynt am fod mor barod i helpu a rhoi cymorth yr oedd ei angen yn ddirfawr arnom yn ystod cyfnod heriol tu hwnt. Diolch am eich gwaith diflino yn cefnogi cymunedau drwy Gymru. Mae eich ymroddiad wedi bod yn ysbrydoliaeth ac yn esiampl i ni.


Dywedodd Ruth Marks, Prif Weithredwr Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru:



> Mae gweld y gwaith hanfodol sy’n cael ei wneud gan fudiadau gwirfoddol i gynorthwyo aelodau mwyaf bregus o’n cymdeithas yng Nghymru drwy’r cyfnod hwn, wedi bod yn brofiad ysbrydoledig. Mae Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru yn hynod falch ein bod wedi gallu cefnogi’r gwaith hwnnw, gyda chymorth Llywodraeth Cymru, drwy’r Gronfa Argyfwng Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol.
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> Erbyn hyn, a ninnau’n gweld y cyfyngiadau’n cael eu llacio’n raddol, mae anghenion y sector gwirfoddol yn newid. Mae’n bwysig ein bod yn addasu ein cymorth, a diben y cynllun grant argyfwng hwn, i alluogi sefydliadau gwirfoddol i fynd i’r afael a’r heriau gwahanol sy’n ein wynebu dros y misoedd nesaf.


Dywedodd Helen Hughes, Cydlynydd Elusennol yn Stephens and George Charitable Trust, sydd wedi elwa ar gyllid gan y Gronfa Argyfwng Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol:



> Mae cyllid o’r Gronfa wedi’n galluogi ni fel Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol i roi cefnogaeth i dros 1000 o bobl yr wythnos. Mae’r arian wedi caniatáu i ni brynu bwyd i gefnogi plant Teuluoedd mewn Angen, pobl hŷn sy’n ynysig, pobl sy’n gadael yr ysbyty ar ôl cael Covid\-19, a phobl ifanc sydd wedi colli eu swyddi rhan\-amser yn ystod yr argyfwng a heb arian i brynu bwyd.
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> Heb gymorth parseli bwyd rhad ac am ddim yn ystod argyfwng Covid\-19, neu heb wirfoddolwyr yn mynd o dŷ i dy, byddai llawer un wedi bod heb gymorth o gwbl, ac yn hollol ynysig a bregus. Mae cyllid o’r gronfa wedi caniatáu i’r elusen gefnogi a gofalu am yr anghenus, a lleddfu ychydig ar effeithiau negyddol Covid\-19\.


Dywedodd Tarakanatha Dasa o Food for Life Cymru:



> Diolch i gymorth hael y Gronfa Argyfwng Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol, rydym wedi gallu cysylltu â thros 200 o wirfoddolwyr i gyrraedd dros 3,000 o unigolion mewn mwy na 900 o gartrefi, 25 o feddygfeydd teulu, 15 ysbyty, 15 cartref gofal, 5 gorsaf gwasanaethau brys a llawer mwy o sefydliadau eraill.
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> Rydym newydd basio’r garreg filltir o gyflenwi 45,000 o brydau bwyd! Diolch i’ch cyllid chi, gallwn adeiladu ar ein llwyddiant a pharhau i ddarparu gofal a chymorth i bawb sydd ei angen, y tu hwnt i argyfwng Covid\-19\.


Byddwn yn cyhoeddi canllawiau ar gyfer gwneud cais i’r gronfa newydd, sef y Gronfa Argyfwng ar gyfer Adfer Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol, maes o law.


Mae Cronfa Gwydnwch y Trydydd Sector ar agor o hyd ar gyfer ceisiadau, a bydd yn parhau i ddarparu cymorth ariannol uniongyrchol i elusennau a sefydliadau’r trydydd sector er mwyn helpu i dalu biliau a gwella’r llif arian.