About Us

As a National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) registered organisation, we are required to deliver five core areas of service.

Information and Advice including support services Newsletter and other regular publications and updates. A Directory of Voluntary and Community Organisations is regularly reviewed and updated along with our website.

Consultation and Representation through membership and consultation work. RRAVS represents the views and concerns of voluntary organisations to other agencies in combination with good organisation, accurate information exchange, identifying needs and effective presentation.

Practical Assistance through help with publicity, identifying suitable funding using specialist tools such as GRANTfinder. Advice and training opportunities are available to improve success levels when applying for funding, including bid writing skills. Facilitation of events such as the annual Awareness Open Day and other events specifically focused to communicate changes in policy and structures which may impact the sector.

Service Development of appropriate services to identify unmet needs, usually in association with a range of partner agencies and funded from a variety of sources.

Supporting Strategic Partnerships with Rochford District Council, Essex County Council, NHS South East Essex, Rochford Local Strategic Partnership and other locally based services in order to co-ordinate effective planning of new services and activity which aim to eradicate overlaps in services and enable effective joint working.

We also provide a Volunteer Centre offering a vast range of volunteering vacancies for volunteers and a brokerage service for organisations.