My Community, Your Community, Our Community

Great News to all in North Cardiff – our charity Good Neighbours in North Cardiff (GNINC) has been awarded a significant grant to develop our services and expand into Rhiwbina. The Volunteering Wales grant funded by Welsh Government and administered by WCVA is specifically designed to support charities like ours who rely on volunteers to deliver a service which supports people to remain in their own home for as long as possible.

This grant will allow us to recruit more volunteers and to take on new requests for service from people who live in Rhiwbina. It will also help us modernise how we engage with volunteers and provide training and support to them.

The project encompassed four key areas:-

Improvements to our business systems to help make us more efficient and effective.

Brand Refresh including updating our website, promotional material and new signage to improve our English and Welsh communication in our community and add to the cultural vibrancy of Wales.

Introduction late summer of Volunteer Management System to improve how volunteers can select tasks and professionals can make referrals.

Expansion of service to encompass Rhiwbina late summer 2024.

This means we will be recruiting a new team member - a Community Volunteer Engagement Officer who will help spread the word of our charity’s work and recruit new volunteers and clients. We will be providing training opportunities for all our volunteers and developing a Recognition Scheme to thank our volunteers for their services. In 2023 we accomplished 1984 tasks so nearly 4000 hours of voluntary service were provided in North Cardiff which is amazing.

Good Neighbours in North Cardiff is a registered charity established in 1981. We cover Thornhill, Llanishen, Lisvane, Heath, Roath Park, Lakeside and west Cyncoed, and offer assistance to those who may have mobility, medical or confidence problems, or experience loneliness and find themselves in need of support. Our services are provided by around 60 local volunteers who donate their time and efforts to help others. We do not charge for our services and rely on donations made by clients or their families as well as fundraising projects to enable us to continue our vital work.