If you wish to find information on volunteering opportunities go to
Volunteer In Caithness. If however you wish to find information
about management issues, committees, legal questions, funding then check
out Caithness Voluntary Group. The office at Telford House,
Williamson Street, Wick has a huge amount of information on
the voluntary sector in Caithness and across the country.
If your group is in Caithness and is not mentioned on the
web site
please let us know.
Contact bill@caithness.org
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News
18 July 08
Global Xchange Volunteers From Bangladesh Coming To Caithness - Can You
Help?
 Global
Xchange in Caithness will be bringing nine young people from Bangladesh
together with nine British youngsters, to give 6000 hours of voluntary
service to the local community. The young people are one of seven groups
arriving in the UK this September for three months, before spending three
months in their counterpart country. This is the second time Caithness has
taken part in the exchange run by VSO and the British Council, which
brings together young people from the UK and Bangladesh. The previous
Global Xchange in Caithness, saw young people from Malawi and the UK
living and working in the borough. Global Xchange is supported by BAA
Communities Trust, a charity set up by airports operator BAA, which has
donated more than £600,000 towards the programme since 2004, and by the
youth volunteering charity ‘v’. Becca Thompson, Caithness Global Xchange
programme supervisor, said: “We are interested in hearing from those who
may have volunteer placements or friendly homes able to host international
volunteers for three months. Hosts are offered a weekly allowance towards
accommodation and food costs and will be supported by two project
supervisors. It’s a chance to learn a little bit about Bangladesh, and
take part in a successful and innovative community project.”
See
Volunteering Highland Caithness
CVS Small Grants Scheme For Caithness And Sutherland
As a partnership initiative, Caithness Voluntary Group (CVG),
Voluntary Groups East Sutherland (VGES) and CVS North have
secured funding from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise, which
will be used to make Small Grant Awards to community groups in
Caithness and Sutherland. This pilot scheme will run for one
year commencing on 1st. October, 2006. Funding assistance is
available to formally-constituted voluntary groups whose
membership is open to the whole community. Assistance is
discretionary and the level of assistance will be assessed
according to the nature and merit of each project. We expect to
see community benefits as a result of each project. The
applicant organisation must own, lease or have a management
agreement in place relating to any asset for which assistance is
requested. CVS Small Grants Scheme is unable to assist
organisations with restricted membership, such as religious or
political groups, nor with normal running costs. Applications
from sports organisations will not normally be considered, and
will therefore be directed to their local Sports Council -
Caithness Sports Council -
Sutherland Sports Council We
cannot approve assistance to projects that have already started.
In an effort to keep the application process as straight-forward
as possible, we will provide one application form to cover all
types of projects. This form can be used by all applicant groups
seeking up to £1,000 towards training, or up to £1,500 towards
capital costs or other discretionary projects.
Application Form
3 August
06
Samaritans
Page Updated
 The
local Samaritans branch in Thurso recently got the message on to one of
the largest structures in the north - the Dome at Dounreay. A long
established group the Samaritans help thousands of people in crisis each
year. they have helplines open 24 hours a day and volunteers are
always needed in local branches. if you can spare some time to help
others why not give them a call.
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December 05
MV Youth Volunteering Award Ceremony
 Five young people recently became the recipients of the prestigious Gold
MV Award for volunteering while participating in the Wick Players
production of Mother Goose. The Gold Award is achieved when a volunteer
accumulates 200 hours of volunteering which can take place over a two year
period. The five young people involved with the panto had been in
intensive rehearsals since August and fulfilled their required 200 hours
on the 18th December. This Award is a recognised award of excellence
endorsed by the Scottish Executive and the Gold award is signed by the
First Minister.
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