Click here to subscribe to Sefton CVS Email Updates Menu About Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) is an independent registered charity with a borough-wide brief to assist and support voluntary community and faith sector (VCF) activity across Sefton, Merseyside. Mission Our mission is to promote and assist voluntary, community and faith (VCF) sector activity. Vision Our vision is to develop a vibrant voluntary, community and faith sector that encourages and supports independent, resilient and sustainable communities. Activities Our key activities are to: Provide support services to the VCF sector. Promote partnerships within the sector, and between the VCF sector and other sectors. Provide a channel through which the VCF sector is represented. Develop new ideas, strategies and organisations. Support and develop volunteering opportunities. Promote equality of opportunity and access, and the value of diversity. Values Our guiding principles are to: Put Sefton people, places and organisations at the heart of what we do. Be open and fair in our transactions. Take responsibility and be accountable for our actions. Promote equality, diversity and cohesion through our activities. Support the most vulnerable people in our communities. Seek solutions, not problems. Be prepared to listen and learn. Operate ethically, honestly and with the highest standards of integrity. Approach The key elements of our approach are to: Start where people are at. We encourage grassroots social action and community-led service delivery by helping local people to set up and develop robust projects, groups and social enterprises. Pull in others and link it up.We operate as a sector champion, bringing together often diverse groups and organisations to network and collaborate more effectively. Do more and do it better. We support and train local community organisations to improve their effectiveness, quality, reach, sustainability and social impact. Innovate and pass it on. We help to spot gaps in provision and fi ll them by brokering creative solutions, levering in resources and developing new initiatives. Promote. We promote the positive and progressive values of the VCF sector and highlight the added value of community-led and delivered services About Menu Annual Reports & Accounts Board Of Trustees Job Vacancies Membership New Realities Our Funders Patrons & Ambassadors Policies & Procedures Quality Marks & Accreditation Strategic Leadership and Partnership Downloads & Web Links Sefton CVS Memorandum and Articles of Association (PDF) Sefton CVS Annual Report & Accounts Summary 2016/17 (PDF) Sefton CVS on the Charity Commission register Waterloo Office Suite 3B, 3rd Floor, North Wing Burlington House, Crosby Road North Waterloo, L22 0LG Tel: (0151) 920 0726 Monday - Friday / 9am - 5pm Southport Office Southport Community Centre Norwood Road Southport, PR8 6HQ Tel: 01704 517810 Monday - Friday / 9am - 5pm Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) Registered Charity No. 1024546. Registered in England, Company Ltd. by Guarantee No. 2832920. ACCESSIBILITY All the information on this website is available in alternative formats including alternative languages, large print and audio format. Privacy Notice NHS Opt-Out Notice 2021 Website Powered by WordPress.com. Follow