CWVYS (COUNCIL FOR WALES OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES)

About CWVYS (COUNCIL FOR WALES OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES)

Operating since 1947, the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS) is the national, independent representative body for the voluntary youth work sector in Wales with a current membership of 161 organisations that work with over 250,000 young people between the ages of 11–25 years.

It is estimated that 30,000 volunteers and 3,000 paid staff are engaged in delivering work with young people within the voluntary youth work sector.

Current membership reflects the huge diversity and rich variety of voluntary youth work and youth support services and includes both national and local/community-based organisations.