Charity and Voluntary Sector

BIG: When a patient faces a serious emergency every second counts and a simple helping hand from a volunteer Community First Responder can often mean the difference between life & death.  That’s why First Response teams throughout Wales are celebrating their share of nearly £240,000 awarded from the Big Lottery Fund to community groups recently.
Press release & links
 
CO: HRH The Prince of Wales has launched a new campaign to get more young people involved in social action at a meeting of leaders from the youth, voluntary, business, education and faith sectors.  The Campaign for Youth Social Action aims to double the number of young people (10-20 year olds) taking part by 2020.
Press release & links ~ CIPD: Participation in social action initiatives can help boost employability skills
 
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