A summary of the first ten years of Voluntary Community Service (VCS). The document briefly describes the aims and purpose of VCS, and focuses on the development of three main programmes: Community Support Programme, Social Education (Social Action Programme), and Grangetown Community Project, which supported various groups and individuals in the Grangetown area of Cardiff.

Voluntary Community Service (VCS) was established in Cardiff in October 1964 with main aim, as stated in its constitution, to promote any charitable purposes, advancement of education, and relief of poverty, distress, and sickness in the City of Cardiff. Originally VCS co-ordinated a team of volunteers involved in activities such as helping elderly people with gardening and decorating, running summer ‘work camps’ for children and young people. Its mission today is to enable people who are most disadvantaged to engage with rewarding volunteering opportunities, facilitating their personal development and employment prospects.