What is the MV programme?

• A National accreditation scheme for all young volunteers aged 16-24
• It recognises the sustained commitment of 200 hours with recognition awards at 50, 100 and 200 hours you will receive an Award of Excellence from the First Minister of The National Assembly for Wales.
• It's recognised throughout the UK by employers and educational institutions
• 71% of MVs have used their experience on their CV’s
• In a recent survey, 100% of MVs asked would recommend the programme to their friends

  The programme aims to:-

• Make a positive impact within local communities
• Offer challenging and interesting volunteering opportunities for young people
• Enable young people to acquire new skills and knowledge and to develop personally
• Increase recognition of volunteering by young people in the community
• Set a standard for volunteering opportunities in Wales
• Encourage Ownership of the programme by young people

If you’re a Young Person aged 16-24 and you’re volunteering now or you would like to register onto the scheme download the start form and return it to CAVO Youth Volunteer Adviser.
If you would like to send in the hours you have completed please find the MV Hours Completed Form below.

Link to Registration form
Link to Hours Completed form

Visit the Youth Volunteering Website for more information:- GwirVol 

Are you an Organisation looking to include young people?

Organisations and Inclusion of Young People

If your organisation is thinking about including young people as volunteers you may want to contact the team at CAVO to find out the next steps for your organisation.

You may also find it useful to look at the WCVA website and the relevant policies that surround including volunteers and young volunteers.

Millennium Volunteers and your organisation

• Millennium Volunteers (MV) is a UK wide volunteering programme for 16-24 year olds.
• If your organisation is committed to involving young volunteers apply today!

Funded Status

• Is your Organisation looking for a grant to help with volunteer costs?
• Does your organisation work with volunteer’s aged 16-24?
• Can you offer a young person the opportunity to make a sustained commitment to volunteering of 200 hours or more over a 12 month period?
• Do your volunteering opportunities benefit your local community?
• If the answer to these questions is yes then you could be eligible to apply for a Millennium Volunteers grant.
  • You can receive between £50 and £8000 towards volunteer’s costs.

To get more information about the grant click on the following link WCVA or download more information from below:

Link to Information Flyer

Link to Delivery Partner Criteria
Link to Grant Application form

Non- Funded Status

•  Does your organisation already have opportunities for young people?
•  Will these opportunities allow the MV’s to complete the 200 hours award?
•  If your organisation does not require additional funding to do so, you can apply for the non-funded MV Status.
• This will allow you to run the MV programme within your organisation without receiving a grant.
• Applications for Non-funded status are ongoing and will be assessed as they are received.

To get more information about the grant click on the following link WCVA  or download more information from below:

 Link to Non Funded application form

For advice on completing the grant application or for more information on MV and including young people in your organisation then please contact the Youth Volunteer Adviser at CAVO :

More information can be found at www.gwirvol.org and at www.wcva.org.uk