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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:20:01 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Contacts</title><link>http://www.giveusavoice.net/contacts/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:05:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Get Involved</title><dc:creator>Laura Parker</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:02:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.giveusavoice.net/contacts/2007/12/12/get-involved.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">56190:1335356:1425311</guid><description><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-left"><img style="width: 135px; height: 135px" alt="Guidestar_logo.jpg" src="http://www.giveusavoice.net/storage/Guidestar_logo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1197478940078" /></span>Guide Star are a comprehensive information website&nbsp;about every charity - from the largest national charity to the thousands of small charities that are active in every community. There are millions of ways young people coudl get involved, all they need to do is ask! <a href="http://guidestar.org.uk/">http://guidestar.org.uk/</a>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.giveusavoice.net/contacts/rss-comments-entry-1425311.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Need a contact?</title><dc:creator>Laura Parker</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.giveusavoice.net/contacts/2007/5/29/need-a-contact.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">56190:1335356:1076461</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Want to volunteer but don't know&nbsp;who to contact? Below is your hook up to finding the right people in your area...</strong></p><p><strong>East Midlands </strong><br />Amber Valley Council for Voluntary Service 01773 512076<br />Ashfield Links Forum 01623 555551<br />Bassetlaw Community &amp; Voluntary Service 01909 476118<br />Broxtowe Voluntary Sector Forum 0115 9491175<br />Charnwood Council for Voluntary Service 01509 631750<br />Community Council of Lincolnshire 01529 302466<br />Council for Voluntary Service for Blaby District 0116 275 1918<br />CVS Northamptonshire 01604 624121<br />Derby CVS 01332 346266<br />Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service 01629 812154<br />Engage East Midlands 0115 934 8471<br />Erewash Council for Voluntary Service 0115 850 8860<br />Gedling Council for Voluntary Service 0115 926 6750<br />High Peak Council for Voluntary Service 01663 735350<br />Mansfield Community &amp; Voluntary Service 01623 651177<br />Networking Action with Voluntary Organisations (NAVO) 01623 651170<br />Newark &amp; Sherwood Council for Voluntary Service 01636 679539<br />North Kesteven Council for Voluntary Service Ltd 01529 415417<br />North West Leicestershire Council for Voluntary Service 01530 510515<br />Northampton Volunteering Centre 01604 637522<br />Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service 0115 934 8400<br />Rushcliffe Council for Voluntary Service 0115 981 6988<br />South Derbyshire Council for Voluntary Service 01283 219761<br />South Leicestershire Council for Voluntary Service 01858 433232<br />South Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service 01205 365580<br />Urban Challenge Ltd 01522 873454<br />Voluntary Action Bolsover 01246 241730<br />Voluntary Action for Oadby &amp; Wigston 0116 281 0026<br />Voluntary Action Hinckley &amp; Bosworth 01455 633002<br />Voluntary Action Leicester 0116 258 0666<br />Voluntary Action Melton 01664 410007 </p><p><strong>East of England </strong></p><p><br />Basildon, Billericay &amp; Wickford Council for Voluntary Service 01268 288870<br />Braintree District Voluntary Support Agency 01376 550507<br />Brentwood Council for Voluntary Service 01277 222299<br />Broxbourne Voluntary Sector Development Agency 01992 638633<br />Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service 01223 464696<br />Cambridgeshire ACRE 01353 860850<br />Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services 01268 638416<br />Chelmsford Council for Voluntary Service 01245 351888<br />Colchester Community Voluntary Services 01206 505250<br />Community &amp; Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region (COVER) 01799 532880<br />Community &amp; Voluntary Service Mid and North Bedfordshire 01234 354366<br />Community Action Dacorum 01442 253935<br />Community Development Agency for Hertfordshire 01707 695500<br />Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford 01371 878400<br />CVS Community Partnership 0116 234 1577<br />East Cambridgeshire Council for Voluntary Service 01353 666166<br />Fenland Council for Voluntary Service 01354 659772<br />Hertsmere Community Voluntary Support 020 8207 4504<br />Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations 01480 420601/602<br />Ipswich &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01473 251834<br />Maldon &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01621 851891<br />North Hertfordshire Council for Voluntary Service 01462 450022<br />Norwich &amp; Norfolk Voluntary Services 01603 614474<br />Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service 01733 342683<br />Rayleigh Rochford and District Association of Voluntary Services 01268 775255<br />Southend Association of Voluntary Service 01702 356000<br />St Albans District Council for Voluntary Services 01727 852657<br />Stevenage Council for Voluntary Service 01438 353951<br />Suffolk ACRE Ltd. 01473 242500<br />Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations (SAVO) 01473 273273<br />Tendring Community Voluntary Services 01255 425692<br />Three Rivers Council for Voluntary Service 01923 711174<br />Thurrock Council for Voluntary Service 01375 389881<br />Voluntary Action Epping Forest 01992 564178<br />Voluntary Action Luton 01582 733418<br />Voluntary and Community Action South Bedfordshire 01525 850559<br />Voluntary Sector Training 01371 876 747<br />Watford Council for Voluntary Service 01923 254400<br />Waveney Community Forum CVS 01502 582201<br />Welwyn Hatfield Council for Voluntary Service 01707 274861<br />West Norfolk Voluntary and Community Action 01553 760568 </p><p><strong>London </strong></p><p><br />Barking &amp; Dagenham Council for Voluntary Service 020 8227 5426<br />Barnet Voluntary Service Council 020 8364 8400<br />Bexley Voluntary Service Council 020 8304 0911<br />Brent Association for Voluntary Action 0208 4592969<br />Community Links Bromley 020 8315 1900<br />Community Organisations Forum (Tower Hamlets) 020 7426 9970<br />Croydon Voluntary Action 020 8684 3862<br />Ealing Community and Voluntary Service 020 8579 6273<br />Enfield Voluntary Action 020 8373 6268<br />Hackney Council for Voluntary Service 020 7923 1962<br />Hackney Voluntary Action 020 7241 4443<br />Haringey Association for Voluntary &amp; Community Organisations 020 8880 4087<br />Harrow Association of Voluntary Service 020 8863 6707<br />Havering Association of Voluntary &amp; Community Organisations (HAVCO) 01708 742881<br />Hillingdon Association of Voluntary Services 01895 442722<br />Hounslow Voluntary Sector Forum 020 8572 5929<br />Islington Voluntary Action Council (IVAC) 020 7226 4862<br />Kensington &amp; Chelsea Social Council 020 7243 9800<br />Kingston Voluntary Action 020 8255 3335<br />Lambeth Voluntary Action Council 020 7737 1419<br />London Advice Services Alliance (LASA)<br />London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) 020 7700 8107<br />Merton Voluntary Service Council 020 8685 1771<br />Newham Voluntary Sector Consortium 020 8519 9500<br />Redbridge Council for Voluntary Service 020 8553 1004<br />Richmond upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service 020 8255 8500<br />Southwark Action for Voluntary Organisations 020 7703 8733<br />Sutton Centre for Voluntary Service 020 8643 3277<br />Voluntary Action Camden 020 7284 6550<br />Voluntary Action Lewisham 020 8314 9411<br />Voluntary Action Waltham Forest 020 8521 0377<br />Voluntary Action Westminster 020 7723 1216<br />Voluntary Sector Resource Agency Hammersmith &amp; Fulham 020 8748 6345<br />Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Development Agency Limited 020 8875 2846 </p><p><strong>North East </strong></p><p><br />2D (Teesdale &amp; Wear Valley CVS) 01388 762220<br />Chester-le-Street &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau 0191 389 1960<br />Community &amp; Voluntary Organisations Sedgefield (CAVOS) 01388 811115<br />Community and Voluntary Action Blyth Valley 01670 353623<br />Community Council of Northumberland 01670 517178<br />Darlington Centre for the Voluntary Sector (CVS) 01325 266888<br />Derwentside Council for Voluntary Service 01207 218855<br />Durham City District Council for Voluntary Service 0191 384 4801<br />Durham Rural Community Council 01207 529621<br />Easington District Council of Voluntary Service 0191 586 5427<br />Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council 0191 478 4103<br />Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency 01429 262641<br />Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency 01642 249300<br />Newcastle upon Tyne Council for Voluntary Service 0191 232 7445<br />North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (VODA) 0191 200 8555<br />Redcar &amp; Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency 01642 440571<br />South Tyneside Council for Voluntary Service 0191 456 9551<br />Stockton on Tees Voluntary Development Agency 01642 355292<br />Sunderland Centre for Voluntary Service 0191 565 1566<br />Tees Valley Rural Community Council 01642 213852<br />Volunteering Tynedale 01434 601201<br />VONNE (Voluntary Action North East) 0191 223 2000<br />Wansbeck Council for Voluntary Service 01670 858688 </p><p><strong>North West </strong></p><p><br />Barrow &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01229 823144<br />Bebington Centre for Voluntary Service 0151 643 7275<br />Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service 01254 583957<br />Blackpool Wyre &amp; Fylde Council for Voluntary Service 01253 624505<br />Bolton Community and Voluntary Service 01204 396011<br />Burnley, Pendle &amp; Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service 01282 433740<br />Bury Council for Voluntary Service 0161 447 8450<br />Carlisle Council for Voluntary Service 01228 512513<br />Chester Voluntary Action 01244 323527<br />Chorley &amp; South Ribble Council for Voluntary Service 01257 263254<br />Community North West 01282 697780<br />Congleton District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau 01270 763100<br />Council for Voluntary Service Rochdale 01706 631291<br />Crewe and Nantwich Voluntary Action 01270 211545<br />Eden Council for Voluntary Service 01768 242138<br />Ellesmere Port &amp; Neston Association of Voluntary &amp; Community Organisations (EPNAVCO) 0151 356 7358<br />Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation 0161 277 1000<br />Halton Voluntary Action 01928 592405<br />Heswall &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 0151 342 6115<br />Hoylake &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 0151 625 6078<br />Hyndburn &amp; Ribble Valley Council for Voluntary Service 01254 879966<br />Knowsley Council for Voluntary Service 0151 489 1222<br />Lancaster District Council for Voluntary Service 01524 555900<br />Liverpool Black &amp; Racial Minority Community &amp; Voluntary Sector Forum 0151 735 0321<br />Liverpool Charity &amp; Voluntary Services (LCVS) 0151 236 7728<br />Local Solutions 0151 709 0990<br />Macclesfield District Council for Voluntary Service 01625 428301<br />North West Network 0161 236 6493<br />Pendle Community Network 01282 619913<br />Preston Council for Voluntary Service 01772 251108<br />Salford Council for Voluntary Service 0161 787 7795<br />Sefton Council for Voluntary Service 0151 920 0726 ext 210<br />South Lakeland Council for Voluntary Service 01539 742627<br />St Helens District Council for Voluntary Service 01744 457100<br />Stockport Community and Voluntary Service 0161 477 0246<br />Tameside Third Sector Coalition 0161 339 4985<br />Trafford Council for Voluntary Service 0161 976 2448<br />Voluntary Action Cumbria 01768 242130<br />Voluntary Action Manchester 0161 234 2929<br />Voluntary Action Oldham 0161 633 6222<br />Voluntary Action Vale Royal 01606 723180<br />Voluntary Sector North West 0161 276 9300<br />Warrington Council for Voluntary Service 01925 246880<br />West Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service 01900 819191<br />West Lancashire Council for Voluntary Service 01695 733737<br />Wigan &amp; Leigh Council for Voluntary Service 01942 514234<br />Wirral Council for Voluntary Service 0151 647 5432 </p><p><strong>South East </strong></p><p><br />Action in Rural Sussex 01273 473422<br />Action with Communities in Rural Kent 01303 850816<br />Adur Council for Voluntary Service 01273 441662<br />Banbury &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01295 279515<br />Basingstoke Voluntary Services 01256 423800<br />Bexhill Community Partnership 01424 217259<br />Bracknell Forest Voluntary Action 01344 304404<br />Brighton &amp; Hove Community &amp; Voluntary Sector Forum 01273 234044<br />Buckinghamshire Community Action 01296 421036<br />Central Surrey Council for Voluntary Service 01372 722911<br />Chichester &amp; District CVS 01243 528615<br />Community Action Hampshire 01962 854971<br />Community Action South East Kent (CASE Kent) 01233 610171<br />Community Council for Berkshire 0118 961 2000<br />Community First East Hampshire 01730 710017<br />Community First New Forest 01425 482773<br />Community Voluntary Action Wokingham District 0118 984 6880<br />Council for Voluntary Service Arunwide 01903 726228<br />Council for Voluntary Service Medway 01634 812850<br />Crawley Council for Voluntary Service 01293 657 000<br />East Grinstead Council for Voluntary Service 01342 328080<br />East Kent Council for Voluntary Service 01227 373293<br />Eastbourne Association of Voluntary Service 01323 639373<br />Eastleigh Community Services 023 8090 2400<br />Evaluation Trust 0118 966 4864<br />Fareham Community Action 01329 231899<br />Farnham Voluntary Service Council 01252 725961<br />Gosport Voluntary Action 023 9258 3836<br />Guildford Association of Voluntary Service 01483 504626<br />Hart Voluntary Action 01252 815652<br />Hastings Voluntary Action 01424 444010<br />Havant Council of Community Service 023 9241 5556<br />Horsham Area Council for Voluntary Service (HACVS) 01403 255277<br />ICIS : information for life 0800 859929<br />Isle of Wight Rural Community Council 01983 524058<br />Kent CAN 07933 179326<br />Mid Sussex (South) Council for Voluntary Service 01444 258102<br />Milton Keynes Council of Voluntary Organisations 01908 661623<br />MVB Maidstone 01622 677337<br />North West Kent Council for Voluntary Service 01322 291060<br />Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) 01865 251946<br />Portsmouth Council of Community Service 023 9282 7110<br />Priory Centre (High Wycombe Council for Voluntary Service) 01494 523440<br />Raise 01483 500770Reading Voluntary Action 0118 957 4123<br />Reigate &amp; Banstead Council of Voluntary Service 01737 763156<br />Rother Voluntary Action 01424 217259<br />Runnymede Association of Voluntary Services 01932 571122<br />Rushmoor Voluntary Services 01252 540162<br />Slough Council for Voluntary Service 01753 524176<br />South Downs Council for Voluntary Service 01273 483832<br />Southampton Voluntary Services 023 8022 8291<br />Surrey Community Action 01483 566072<br />Swale CVS 01795 473828<br />Tandridge Voluntary Service Council 01883 722593<br />Test Valley Community Services 01794 519998<br />Vale Volunteers (Aylesbury and District) 01296 337456<br />Voluntary Action (Chiltern and South Bucks) 01895 837 545<br />Voluntary Action Elmbridge 01372 463587<br />Voluntary Action in Spelthorne (VAIS) 01784 446358<br />Voluntary Action West Kent 01892 530330<br />Voluntary Service - Surrey Heath 01276 707565<br />Winchester Area Community Action 01962 842293<br />Windsor &amp; Maidenhead Voluntary Action 01753 622433<br />Woking Association of Voluntary Service 01483 751456<br />Worthing Council for Voluntary Service 01903 528620 </p><p><strong>South West </strong></p><p><br />Black Development Agency Ltd 0117 939 6645<br />Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Service 01202 466130<br />Community First 01380 722475<br />Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum 01872 862958<br />Cotswold Council for Voluntary Service 01285 658802<br />Council for Voluntary Service North Wiltshire 01249 654089<br />Council for Voluntary Service South Gloucestershire 01454 865205<br />Dorset Community Action 01305 250921<br />East Cornwall Council for Voluntary Service 01208 75799<br />East Devon Council for Voluntary Service 01404 549045<br />Exeter Council for Voluntary Service 01392 202055<br />Forest Voluntary Action Forum 01594 822073<br />GCVS Cheltenham 01242 227737<br />Gloucester Centre for Voluntary Services 01452 332424<br />Involve (Voluntary Action in Mid Devon) 01884 255734<br />North Devon Voluntary Services 01271 326700<br />Okehampton &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau 01837 53392<br />Penwith Community Development Trust 01736 330045<br />Plymouth Community Partnership 01752 202590<br />Plymouth Guild of Voluntary Service 01752 201766<br />Poole Council for Voluntary Service 01202 682046<br />Salisbury &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01722 421747<br />South Hams Council for Voluntary Service 01803 862266<br />South Somerset CVS 01935 475914<br />South West Forum 01392 823758<br />Taunton Deane Council for Voluntary Service 01823 284470<br />Tavistock &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01822 618224<br />Teignbridge Council for Voluntary Service 01626 203050<br />Tewkesbury and District Council for Voluntary Service 01684 772103<br />The Learning Curve 01249 464686<br />Torbay Voluntary Service 01803 212638<br />Torridge Voluntary Services 01237 471136<br />Voluntary Action Kennet 01672 564140<br />Voluntary Action North Somerset 01934 410192<br />Voluntary Action Swindon 01793 538398<br />Voluntary Action West Wiltshire 01225 767993<br />Volunteer Community Action (Stroud District) Ltd 01453 759 005<br />Voscur 0117 909 9949<br />West Somerset Council for Voluntary Service 01643 707484 </p><p><strong>West Midlands </strong></p><p><br />Birmingham Voluntary Service Council 0121 643 4343<br />Chase Council for Voluntary Service 01543 500404<br />Community Action &amp; Support - East Staffordshire (CASES) 01283 543414<br />Community Action Malvern &amp; District 01684 580638<br />Community Action Wyre Forest 01562 67008<br />Community Council of Shropshire 01743 360641<br />Community First in Herefordshire &amp; Worcestershire 01684 573334<br />Council for Voluntary Service Ledbury &amp; District 01531 636006<br />Council for Voluntary Service Warwick District 0845 051 1170<br />Coventry Voluntary Service Council 024 7622 0381<br />Droitwich Spa &amp; Rural Council for Voluntary Service 01905 779115<br />Dudley Council for Voluntary Service 01384 78166<br />Herefordshire Voluntary Action 01432 343932<br />Lichfield &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01543 303030<br />Newcastle-under-Lyme Community &amp; Voluntary Support 01782 629269<br />North Shropshire Voluntary Action 01948 667650<br />North Warwickshire Council for Voluntary Service 01827 718080<br />Nuneaton &amp; Bedworth Council for Voluntary Service 024 7638 5765<br />Oswestry Community Action 01691 656882<br />Rugby Council for Voluntary Service 01788 574258<br />Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations 0121 558 7434<br />Solihull Council for Voluntary Service 0121 704 1619<br />South Shropshire Voluntary Action 01584 877756<br />South Staffordshire Community &amp; Voluntary Action 01902 851675<br />Stafford District Voluntary Services 01785 606670<br />Staffordshire Moorlands Council for Voluntary Service 01538 381356<br />Stratford-on-Avon District Council for Voluntary Service 01789 298115<br />Tamworth Council for Voluntary Service 01827 709657<br />Telford &amp; Wrekin Council for Voluntary Service 01952 291350<br />The Alliance Herefordshire 01432 265856<br />Voluntary Action Shrewsbury 01743 341700<br />Voluntary Action Stoke-on-Trent 01782 683030<br />Walsall Voluntary Action 01922 619840<br />Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council 01902 773761<br />Worcester Volunteer Centre 01905 24741 </p><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; the Humber </strong></p><p><br />Bingley Voluntary Action 01274 781222<br />Bradford Community &amp; Voluntary Service 01274 722772<br />Craven Voluntary Action 01756 701056<br />Doncaster CVS 01302 343300<br />East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) 01482 871077<br />Harrogate &amp; Area Council for Voluntary Service 01423 504074<br />Hull Community and Voluntary Services Ltd 01482 324474<br />Humber &amp; Wolds Rural Community Council 01430 430904<br />Humberside Learning Consortium 01482 327438<br />Ilkley &amp; District Council for Voluntary Service 01943 603348<br />Keighley Voluntary Services 01535 665258<br />North Bank Forum 01482 472458<br />North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations 01347 825710<br />Northallerton &amp; District Voluntary Service Association 01609 780458<br />Richmondshire CVS 01748 822537<br />Ripon Council for Voluntary Service 01765 603631<br />Ryedale Voluntary Action 01653 600120<br />Scarborough District Council for Voluntary Service 01723 362205<br />Selby District Association of Voluntary Services 01757 291111<br />Shipley Council for Voluntary Service 01274 591777<br />South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau (SYFAB) 0114 249 4343<br />South Yorkshire Open Forum 01709 519100<br />The Humber Sports Partnership 01482 387490<br />Thirsk, Sowerby &amp; District Community Care Association 01845 523115<br />Voluntary Action Barnsley 01226 242726<br />Voluntary Action Calderdale 01422 348777<br />Voluntary Action Kirklees 01484 518457<br />Voluntary Action Leeds 0113 297 7920<br />Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire 01472 231123<br />Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire 01724 845155<br />Voluntary Action Rotherham 01709 829821<br />Voluntary Action Sheffield 0114 249 3360<br />Voluntary Action Wakefield District 01924 367418<br />West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service 0113 270 6291<br />Whitby &amp; District Voluntary Action 01947 605256<br />York Council for Voluntary Service 01904 621133<br />Yorkshire &amp; The Humber Regional Forum 0113 394 2300<br />Yorkshire Rural Community Council 01904 645271 </p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.giveusavoice.net/contacts/rss-comments-entry-1076461.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>