Community Voluntary Services (CVS) in Hertfordshire

Each CVS is set up to support community organisations and offer a range of services. Membership is normally required to access their services. The link to each CVS and services on offer is listed below. Community Help Herts acts as an umbrella organisation and provide a useful summary of each CVSs offer here.

Community Alliance – Broxbourne & East Herts

Community Alliance offers include opportunities to participate in training, meeting room hire, networking events, and to receive advice and information to support your funding and governance through our Community Builder Service.

Community Action Dacorum

Member services include:

• Funding advice
• Governance advice and support
• Networking forums
• Annual voluntary sector conference & Funding Fair
• Monthly newsletter
• Community Fundraising Events
• Support with Volunteer Recruitment & Management
• Training for your Staff & Volunteers
• Support to publicise & promote your group
• Low-cost minibus hire
• Connect Dacorum membership to link you with local businesses
• Help to find you volunteers who we will check out reference and ID for you plus DBS checking

Membership also includes access to other services, including minibus hire, payroll services and 25% reduction on advertising on Radio Dacorum.

CVS North Herts & Stevenage

Our experienced staff are able to support you with a wide range of services. Some services are free to full members only and there may be a charge for more in-depth support.

Please contact us for further information about how we can help you.

• DBS (Formerly CRB) Checking Service
• Development Support for New Projects and Existing Groups
• Funding Advice
• Resources and Information
• Training and events

Watford & Three Rivers Trust

W3RT CVS has worked for over forty years to strengthen the local voluntary sector in Watford and Three Rivers.  We exist to support voluntary sector organisations to become more welcoming, effective, accountable and sustainable.  In particular, we can support you with:

• Registration and formation of voluntary sector organisations
• Funding support 
• Business planning
• Board development
• Volunteer recruitment 
• Training

Welwyn Hatfield CVS

We support the voluntary sector in Welwyn Hatfield by providing a range of specialist services and advise. Some services are free to members and there may be charges for more in-depth support. Areas od support include:

• Starting a charity or CIC / advice on charity issues
• Developing your organisation / organisational review
• Managing volunteers
• Funding
• Your online presence

Communities 1st – St Albans & Hertsmere

Communities 1st aims to support local communities to thrive through support, knowledge, voice, infrastructure and innovation. The offer:

• Advice and support
• Partnership and networking
• Managed services