CVSS Launches #ServiceToANationJA Campaign!
August 30, 2021, Kingston, Jamaica- The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) launched its #ServiceToANationJA campaign to highlight volunteerism as an integral part of nation building. This notion was made evident through the planning and implementation of The PSOJ COVID-19 Jamaica Response Fund. The fund was a joint initiative with the CVSS, The Private Sector […]
Skills On The Go: CVSS Launches Civil Society Capacity Building Programme
The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) will debut its virtual skills training series, ‘Skills on the Go’, which is aimed at capacity building and training for non-profit member organisations and enhancing the voluntary sector in Jamaica. Saffrey Brown, director of CVSS, said that the pandemic has left many of its members and partners overwhelmed […]
CVSS launches Season of Care for December
THE Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) is implementing a series of activities centred on giving back to those who are most in need. The initiative, dubbed the Season of Care, began on December 5 and will last throughout the month. Kim Mair, interim chair of CVSS, said that because of the COVID-19 pandemic the […]
CVSS Celebrates 80 Years, Rebrands
The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) is celebrating 80 years of operation and has marked the milestone with a rebranding of the organisation. The rebranding officially took place recently at the CVSS’s head office at the National Volunteer Centre on Camp Road in Kingston. Karelle McCormack, chair of the Communications Committee of the CVSS, […]
Groups Call For Tax Relief On Digital Devices
A call is being made by private sector groups and a non-government organisation for the Government to remove duties and taxes on mobile and digital equipment for least 24 months. The call has come from the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, the Jamaica Manufacturers & Exporters Association, the Business Process Outsourcing Industry of Jamaica, the Jamaica […]
Hearts united for Jamaica
COVID-19 stats and actions Last Friday we attended a stakeholders’ workshop organised by the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) at which various organisations discussed their programmes to assist our seniors and the less fortunate during this pandemic. We were surprised that a Statin-MOHW survey showed that 75.7 per cent of the Jamaican people did […]
We’re looking for an Executive Director
There is an opportunity for a dynamic, committed and impact driven non-profit leader to take the CVSS into a new era as it enters its 81st year of operations. The main purpose of The Council is to serve the voluntary sector by building capacity of members and the wider community, creating sustainable alliances, facilitating mutual […]
NovaMed, CVSS Give Masks to the JAD
Dr David Walcott, founder and managing partner of NovaMed, and Kim Mair, vice-chair of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), present protective masks to Kimberley Marriot-Blake, executive director of the Jamaica Association of the Deaf (JAD). NovaMed, a Jamaica-based medical resource supplier, made available, through a partnership with the CVSS, protective masks to vulnerable […]
COVID 19 Respond Fund – Impact at a glance, July 23
As Jamaica continues to reel from the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, CVSS, PSOJ and other partners continue to provide relief for communities most affected. Over 58,000 direct beneficiaries in 47 communities across Jamaica have receive support to date.