Newark & Sherwood CVS

Our Mission & Strategy

Our mission is to help create, develop and support a robust, sustainable, thriving, empowered community and voluntary sector across the district. 

As an Infrastructure organisation, our core strategic aim is to improve the quality of life for people living in the Newark and Sherwood area, and make the district a great place to live. 

SERVICES 

We provide a range of services to groups including:

Door 2 Door Community transport – volunteer driver led service for Disabled
People, those with health conditions, and/or are isolated to enable them to
get out and about e.g. to visit friends, support groups and other social &
leisure activities. The service also supports residents to attend non-urgent
medical appointments who do not fit the criteria for hospital transport and
cannot access public transport or taxis due to barriers such as access, low
income.

Volunteering – an accredited (VCQA) volunteer Centre promoting and
facilitating volunteering opportunities. We support 1-1 appointments with
potential volunteers; provide resources for volunteers e.g. handbook, leaflets;
support local organisations around volunteer recruitment, management,
stewardship, reward and recognition, practical resources, guidance on best
practice and training. We also facilitate the Volunteer Coordinators’ Network,
which provides an opportunity for volunteer managers to come together to
share information, ideas, best practice and network.

Golden Thread – supports young people into further education/work through
volunteering. Young people receive training around the role and benefits of
volunteering and are matched with organisations. Through this Programme
they are able to develop a range of new skills, improve confidence & self-esteem.

Community development – supporting local groups with e.g., set up,
governance, finance/funding & volunteers.
Engagement & Patient Experience – supporting our local health and social
care providers to engage with and involve residents around the
transformation of local services including gaining insight from our harder to
reach communities.

Partnership and collaboration – development and facilitation of community
networks, and cross-sector collaboration with health and public sector partners.

Training and provision of online resources - a range of online training resources can be found on our website. https://www.nandscvs.org/resources/training/ 

Butterfly End of life Care – a team of paid staff and volunteers provide
support for individuals with an end of life diagnosis, their family and carers to
access care, information & advice such, pre and post bereavement support.

Good Moves - volunteer led community navigators support, encourage and
engage with residents to connect, build confidence, become more socially &
physically active.