Cardiff Post newspaper article on how unemployed people in Cardiff are turning to Voluntary Community Service (VCS) to find voluntary work in an effort to gain valuable work experience and skills. More than 150 local groups use VCS's service to recruit volunteers, including national charities.

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.