Interview with Sara O'Herlihy, VCS Partnerships Officer, Cardiff, 2008-2013

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In this interview, Sara O'Herlihy, VCS Partnership Officer, who was leaving VCS after 4 years of working for volunteers, discussed her time with the organisation. Sara mentions some of her favourite moments managing the Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators Network, the Cardiff in Action radio show and Volunteer Celebration days at Cardiff Castle and the National Museum of Wales. The interview talked through many experiences as Partnership Officer along with her contributions to help VCS build stronger links with other organisations.

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, 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.

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