About Us - Brentwood Council for Voluntary Service

About Us

Brentwood Community and Voluntary Service (BCVS) was formed in 1993 as a registered charity with the primary aim of supporting voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations in Brentwood Borough. We do this by providing advice, training and information for individuals and groups, including advice on fundraising and support for finding volunteers.

Over the last decade our service offer has diversified including the establishment of Brentwood Volunteer Centre, a dedicated funding service and direct delivery of a number of small, well-being related projects, delivered in partnership with other charities and voluntary groups in the Borough.

MISSION, VISION AND VALUES

Our vision is:

For strong and thriving communities across Brentwood.

Our mission as Brentwood CVS is:

To promote, support and develop effective voluntary action and deliver collaborative projects and services to improve the well-being of Brentwood residents and communities.

Our focus is always on benefit for all the communities of Brentwood and we are clear that we do this by supporting and collaborating (never competing) other “frontline” VCS organisations in the Borough.

Our values statement summarises how we go about doing this as follows:

Brentwood CVS is a friendly and approachable local umbrella organisation that delivers professional, value for money support services for voluntary and community sector organisations in Brentwood. We are determined to make a positive difference wherever we can, always being honest and realistic with our partners and beneficiaries and striving to remove barriers that might inhibit access to our services.

Registered Charity No: 1199229