C3SC is endorsing WCVA’s “Working together for a fairly funded voluntary sector” campaign highlighting the pressures that the Cardiff community and voluntary sector are going through to respond to the increased needs in the community following COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis with substantially reduced funding. Most of the small grants C3SC have distributed in the last year to help mitigate cost-of-living impacts in the community have been cut this year, with no indication of re-starting any time soon. In the New Year, C3SC approached elected members and other relevant stakeholders to gain endorsement and seek opportunities for further discussion.
You can find a link to the C3SC letter template here:
2024-01 Working together for a fairly funded voluntary sector final (E&W).pdf
You can find the Third Sector Partnership council statement expressing their alarm at the draft Welsh Government budget and the future direction of travel here.
For further information on WCVA’s position on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024/25 statement can be found following the link here Draft budget 2024/25 – statement from WCVA – WCVA and the paper submitted to the Minister for Health and Social Services from the Voluntary Sector Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Planning Group – 23 October 2023 here Navigating budget cuts: the role of the third sector as key partners
We would like to encourage C3SC members to endorse the campaign by contacting local elected members or by contacting anna.r@c3sc.org.uk to let us know the impact these issues are having in your community.
