News and blogs

Housing, jobs, skills, and well-being: building a community of support with The Community Impact Initiative

Blog, Social enterprise

Housing in Wales is in a mess, with more than 100,000 empty properties, and a decline in the provision of social housing. Unemployment rates in…

9 June 2025

A Day with Purpose: Volunteering at Xcel Project and Xcel Furniture

Blog

To mark volunteers week, Business Growth and Marketing Officer Gwenllian Thomas wrote about her experience volunteering. As part of Cwmpas’s fantastic employee volunteering policy, we’re…

6 June 2025

Celebrate your impact – Enter the 2025 Social Business Wales Awards 

Blog

Is your social enterprise balancing profit with tangible benefits in Wales?  The 2025 Social Business Wales Awards are officially open – and we can’t wait…

2 June 2025

Now Open: Free Digital Mentoring for Third Sector Organisations in Wales

Digital inclusion

Is your organisation ready to embrace smarter digital ways of working? The Newid Programme is offering free, tailored mentoring support to help charities, social enterprises,…

28 May 2025

Maldwyn Dragons Gymnastics Club brings support and community spirit to Newtown

Blog, Shared Prosperity Fund

Julia Rees became the brains and manager behind the Maldwyn Dragons Gymnastics Club in Newtown, Powys, 20 years ago. Since then, hundreds of young people…

23 May 2025

Partnership boosts digital confidence for ethnic minority communities in Swansea

Blog, Digital inclusion

The impact of learning even basic digital skills can be life-changing. Whether it’s being able to shop online, or video-call a loved one, digital skills…

16 May 2025

Robert Owen Day: Celebrating Wales’ Co-operative History and Taking the Next Steps

Blog, Co-operative

Robert Owen Day offers a unique opportunity to reflect on Wales’s proud legacy as the birthplace of co-operative values and imagine how these ideas can…

14 May 2025

Community-Led Housing: Overcoming Challenges and Busting Myths

Blog, Housing

It’s rare to watch the news or read a newspaper without seeing something about the UK’s housing crisis and the need to build more homes.…

8 May 2025

The Role of Social Enterprises in Building an Inclusive Labour Market

Blog, Policy

The UK Government has identified reducing the size of the welfare bill as a key objective. As a result, it has announced budget cuts and…

7 May 2025

Working Together to Build Digital Capability in NHS Wales

Blog, Digital inclusion

Digital transformation is a high priority for NHS Wales. However, a significant gap exists between the rapid advancements in healthcare technologies and the workforce's ability…

28 April 2025

Statement From Cwmpas – Affordable Community-Led Housing

Press and opinion

We read a report from Nation Cymru on 23 April: Plans rejected for farmstead-style community The report details the reasons given by Swansea Council for refusing…

25 April 2025

Young care leavers find strength together at Sunflower Lounge

Blog, Social enterprise

From a traumatic childhood, Helen Davies overcame imposter syndrome and self-doubt to found Sunflower Lounge and create a safe space for young people estranged from…

9 April 2025

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