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Millennium Volunteers is a UK-wide Government-backed initiative to encourage young people (aged 16 – 24) to volunteer. The purpose of the programme is to promote, encourage and recognise young people’s sustained commitment to well-organised and challenging volunteering projects. There are three levels:
- 50 hours (Certificate)
- 100 hours (Certificate)
- 200 hours (Award of Excellence signed by the First Minister, plus an MV T-Shirt or beanie hat)
Millennium Volunteers is recognised by many large employers and gives young people a way of formally counting their voluntary work on their CV or UCAS form. To hear what employers & colleges think about MV open the 'What do employers think?' document in the Millennium Volunteers section of the WCVA website: www.wcva.org.uk
Delivery Partner Grants
Millennium Volunteers offers grants of up to £8,000 to local and regional organisations who can offer volunteering opportunities for young people to complete their award.
You are invited to make an application if you are voluntary or statutory organisation, able to offer or develop volunteering for young people aged 16-24 in line with the Millennium Volunteers Programme.
The money needs to be spent developing the volunteering opportunities you have for your young people. It can be used to:
- Cover volunteer out of pocket expenses
- Provide volunteer training
- Provide recognition & accreditation options
Youth-Led Project Grants
Millennium Volunteers will accept applications for grants of up to £8,000 from youth led projects. To be eligible for this fund your project will need to be linked to a mentor organisation with the appropriate policies.
Non-Funded Status
If you already have opportunities for young people to complete the award and don’t require funding why not apply for non-funded Millennium Volunteers status? This enables you to run the Millennium Volunteers programme within your organisation without going through the process of applying for funding. Applications for Non-Funded status are ongoing and will be assessed as they are received.
How do we become a Delivery Partner?
VCS is the Local Co-ordinating Partner (LCP) for Millennium Volunteers in Cardiff and as such we can help you to get on board Millennium Volunteers. You will need to complete a small funding application that goes to a panel which meets 5 times a year (with the exception of non-funded applications which are ongoing).
Contact our outreach worker to discuss Millennium Volunteers further.
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