What is a CVS?

A Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) is the generic name given to the local independent organisations supporting the voluntary sectors. They are set up as voluntary organisations and their membership comes from local voluntary and community groups.

Their role is to support and facilitate the development and representation of the sector at a local level. Through this, they strengthen the contributions local voluntary sector organisations make to the economic, social and cultural development of their community and provide a bridge between the voluntary sector and key public agencies at a local level.

ELVON is a CVS. There are 57 CVS throughout Scotland in both rural and urban areas representing a wide variety of individual organisations providing an enormous range of services. There are 50,000 voluntary organisations covering the length and breadth of Scotland.

For more information you can visit the CVS Scotland website at: www.scvo.org.uk/cvsnetwork