PAVO News

We launched our ‘Volunteering in Powys’ initiative last week, with celebration events held in Brecon and Newtown. Organised in collaboration with the outgoing High Sheriff of Powys, Kathryn Silk, the...

Mental Health Information Officer (21 hours per week) £19,269 (£32,115 pro rata) per annum and Health & Well-being Information Officer (21 hours per week) £19,269 (£32,115 pro rata) per annum...

Every year on April 15th, the world comes together to celebrate International Microvolunteering Day — a reminder that even the smallest acts of kindness can ripple out to create lasting...

Over 35 organisations across Powys have shared a grant worth £30,000 to help deliver a range of activities and events to support families and children experiencing poverty or impacted by...

Social Prescribing Day is an annual celebration of the incredible people, organisations, and communities who bring social prescribing to life. This includes local, national, and international organisations, link workers, medical...

Powys communities are benefiting from the county’s largest grassroots infrastructure investment in almost twenty years, with a record-breaking £1.65 million grant managed by Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) between...

PAVO have recently been successfully funded for two roles which focus on children and young people. We have a Volunteer Officer for 14 – 25 year olds and two Community...

Following the UK Government’s Autumn Budget announcement of a rise in employer national insurance (NI) contributions, we are gathering feedback on how this change will impact Powys’ Third Sector. This...

We are excited to be able to inform you that PAVO has two new roles to support Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) in Powys. We have: ● Two Community...

We hosted our first in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference in four years last week (7th November 2024) in Newtown. Over 100 attendees gathered at Cefn Lea Conference Centre...

This week, we celebrate the contributions of two extraordinary PAVO trustees: Vice Chair Dominique Jones and Trish Buchan, who has been a trustee since 2018.  As they step down, Dominique...

Efforts to tackle child poverty in Powys will be boosted thanks to a £90,000 grant from the Welsh Government, it has been announced. Powys County Council has been successful in...

We are celebrating a significant milestone after distributing a record £1,342,581.06 to community groups across the county in the first half of 2024. This marks the largest six-month funding total...