Welcome to our website

Ryedale Voluntary Action is the agency supporting voluntary and community groups within the Ryedale area.

If you are involved in such a group providing services in Ryedale then we can support you in your work.

We operate from Community House in Malton, but we work throughout the Ryedale area working with, and for, all groups.

We are the local ‘infrastructure organisation’ for Ryedale in that we provide support to those voluntary and community groups which deliver services to individuals within the Ryedale area. We ourselves do not normally provide services to individuals, this is the function of these ‘frontline organisations’.

Our overall purpose is:
‘to develop, promote, support and represent the voluntary sector in Ryedale’.

Within this overall purpose, we provide the following services:

• Support and advice
• Services and facilities
• Identifying gaps in provision and seeking to fill them
• Acting as an advocate for the voluntary sector
• Taking part in partnership working.

Our Trustees, elected at the AGM, develop the work of the organisation and oversee its implementation. We positively encourage member groups to propose Trustees as this provides a direct member input into the organisation.

Ryedale Voluntary Action is a member organisation and therefore the input of the members is vital to what it does. If you, as a member, have any issue then do let us know. It can be a service delivery issue, a policy issue or a concern about something. As a membership group we can work together to address whatever issue it is.

We exist to support you. Your responsibility is to use us and let us know about issues of concern.

Please do keep in touch – we look forward to hearing from you.