"After struggling with my mental health I decided to join Cyfle Cymru. I was introduced to my Peer Mentor Owain. I needed help with looking for work, training and volunteering to occupy my time. Since joining Cyfle Cymru, I have been attending courses to better my education, I also have been keen to do the Volunteer Days monthly as I enjoy them and meeting new people. For the past few months I have been [.....]
Articles by: DACW
Mentoring academy wins major award for training
CYFLE CYMRU’S successful Peer Mentoring Academy is to be presented with a special award by Princess Anne. The Academy is one of only 48 training initiatives to receive the Princess Royal Training Award – which recognises outstanding workplace learning – throughout the UK this year. The scheme offers a practical mix of on-the-job training and formal qualifications, and is available to all mentors working on the [.....]
Cyfle volunteers clear beauty spots this Volunteers’ Week
DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS from the biggest mentoring and employability project in Wales will clear plastics from beaches and waterways across the country this June. The nationwide coordinated effort will remove pollutants and rubbish from some of our most treasured beauty spots during the annual Volunteers’ Week celebration. All of those taking part are in recovery from substance misuse and mental health [.....]
Martin Blakebrough – Chief Executive, Kaleidoscope, and DACW Chair
Martin is the Chief Executive of Kaleidoscope which supports people with drug and alcohol problems in Wales, as well as Kingston. Kaleidoscope provides residential services, medical support and psycho social interventions. Martin is the Chair of the Welsh Group for Skills for Justice with a background of supporting people with drug and alcohol issues. He is also a Board member of the UK Skills for Justice as [.....]
Clive Wolfendale – Chief Executive, CAIS, and DACW Secretary
Clive Wolfendale joined CAIS as Chief Executive in September 2009. Previously, he was Deputy Chief Constable of North Wales Police, having transferred from the Greater Manchester Police where he had served for twenty six years. Throughout his police career he was active in developing new approaches to community engagement, diversity and professional standards. Clive is Company Secretary of DACW, a member of the [.....]
Bernie Bowen-Thomson – Chief Executive, Safer Wales
Bernie has a Masters degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MSc) and over 13 years experience working within the community safety and criminal justice field. Her goal is to deliver gender-informed services to improve the lives of women who are stigmatised by, or invisible to the rest of society. This group includes sex workers, prostitutes, substance users, street homeless, victims of domestic or sexual [.....]
Karen Ozzati – Chief Executive, WCADA
Karen began her career with WCADA as a volunteer in 1995, after completing a BA (Honours) in Psychology at Swansea University and has more recently completed an ILM Level 5 Diploma and M.Sc. in Forensic Psychology. She was a 12-Step Minnesota Model Abstinence Counsellor for seven years sharing her time between WCADA and the South Wales Probation Service where she was seconded as a DAROP (Drug and Alcohol Referral [.....]
Caroline Phipps – Chief Executive, Barod
Caroline Phipps is Chief Executive of Barod. Barod is a third sector organisation delivering a range of services and interventions to individuals and families with substance misuse issues across south Wales. She has been working in this field for 18 years and in Barod for 15 years. She is a member of Gwent and Cwm Taf Area Planning Boards and chairs the Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse (APoSM). She represents the [.....]
Alun Thomas – Chief Executive, Hafal
Alun is Chief Executive of Hafal, Wales’ leading charity for people with serious mental illness and their carers. Hafal is a membership-led organisation which supports over 1,300 people across Wales every day. Alun is a Registered Nurse and has worked in the NHS, developed a neurological rehabilitation service in the private healthcare sector, and now with Hafal is working on the development of a user-led in-patient [.....]
Mari: “Now I’m able to seek work in the future”
Mari from Caernarfon became homeless in 2018 and turned to Cyfle Cymru for help finding work. Since then, she has been attending the specialist training courses that Cyfle Cymru run in Bangor twice a week and has thoroughly enjoyed each course. The courses have been a great boost to her confidence and she now has new qualifications to add to her C.V. Mari said: “It will be a great help for me when I start [.....]
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