Croydon Voluntary Action

The biggest Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) within our Partnership and one of the largest in the country, Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA) is notable for the range of projects it undertakes. With a diverse population and voluntary, community and faith sectors, examples include an active Community Empowerment Network, detailed training programme and managed workspace and meeting venues- most notably their new Resource Centre close to West Croydon station.

Croydon Voluntary Action contains a Volunteer Centre and works closely with its partner support organisations, Croydon's Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Forum and Asian Resource Centre. Making the most of their greater size, they are the lead CVS for a Community Accountancy partnership project across a number of boroughs which provides training and advice on financial management to voluntary and community groups in Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth and Merton.

CVA Chief Executive  -  Steve Phaure Steve has been at CVA since 1997. Previously at London Voluntary Service Council and Merton Racial Equality Council and was a NAVCA board member he is currently Chair of the Staying Connected Consortium, member of the London Regional ChangeUp Consortium (LRC) and the Advisory Group for IDeA’s National Programme on third sector commissioning.