The Community Home Support Service (CHSS) has been officially re-launched in Carmarthenshire, continuing to provide free, short-term practical support to help people live safely and independently at home at a time of crisis.
Connecting Carmarthenshire has been awarded the Social Care Accolade for Working in Partnership in April 2025.
This recognition is a testament to the shared commitment and dedication of everyone involved in delivering the Connecting Carmarthenshire service.
The new Community Hub of Well-being Services is a unique one-stop shop for information, advice, guidance and support in your area. Staffed by local agencies, the hub is a community resource that will help you find something when you don’t know where to start.
Pobl Gateway officers, Geena and Sharon, thought they'd try the school as a promotion location. They spoke to a handful of parent's and to lots of teachers. Parents are obviously going to have different things on their mind at parent's evening but lots of people saw the pop-up.
Any opportunity to promote the services of Connecting Carmarthenshire is a great way to spread the message and help people feel connected.
This is the second year running that Nacro Connecting Carmarthenshire Community Preventative Service has worked in collaboration with CarmDas to host the White Ribbon Event, raising awareness of abuse of women and girls, in Carmarthen Town Centre.
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Helô, Gloria Beynon ydw i. Dechreuais ar rai o'r cyrsiau yma. Roedden nhw’n wych a chefais gwrdd â llawer o bobl wahanol, ac roedd hynny’n braf iawn. Ac yna ar ôl hynny fe wnes i ychydig o ddatblygiad plant a choginio ar gyllideb, a llawer o gyrsiau eraill. Ac roeddwn i eisiau rhoi rhywbeth yn ôl i'r gymuned yn ogystal â chymryd rhywbeth allan. Felly, gwirfoddolais ar y prosiect llysgennad cymunedol, ac rwy'n cefnogi (ac mae fy nheulu’n chwerthin am hyn) ond yn cefnogi gyda choginio ar gyllideb. Maen nhw’n gwybod nad ydw i'n gogydd da iawn. Ond fe wnes i ddysgu llawer iawn am goginio, ac roedden nhw i gyd wedi ei fwyta. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio y gallaf dalu rhywbeth yn ôl yn ogystal â chael rhywbeth allan ohono, a bydd pobl eraill yn cael help trwyddo fi hefyd.
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Congratulations.
Following our campaign during Volunteers’ Week in June - “We are with you” - to raise the profile of volunteering and encourage citizen’s to be involved - we would like to announce that:
Owain Williams has received £50 for signing up to Volunteering Wales . Net 
and
Julie Thomas has received a tablet for signing up to Connecting Carmarthenshire . Wales
The relaunch was organised by Age Cymru Dyfed, residents also received valuable support from organisations such as Shadows and Adferiad.
(Image: Cllr Emyr Rees)
*external website outside of Connect
Twelve of our clients and staff from our Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire projects thoroughly enjoyed their Wellbeing Walk up Pen-y-Fan recently.
Have you felt that your hobbies and interests have enriched your life? Brought you some joy and made you happier? Do you feel that you are more interesting or a more well-rounded person?
There are so many ways in which Carmarthenshire citizens actively pursue their interests and often, without realising, are acquiring new skills, knowledge and experience in these areas.
Our passions can help reduce stress and are great for our mental health, they are perfect self-care activities.
The morning was extremely lively with free refreshments, cakes, biscuits and a raffle.
It was so pleasing to see a group of citizens (31) ranging from a well behaved 9 weeks old baby (Orinoco) to also well behaved young at hearts, I was chatting to a lovely 91 year gent.
Awareness events calendar
Throughout the year, we recognise and celebrate a number of significant dates. On these pages you can find all the noted days for the year. Please note these pages are regularly updated.
Carers Trust Wales has helped over 11,000 unpaid carers in Wales to take a short break from their caring responsibilities. Thanks to funding from Welsh Government, it has awarded nearly £2 million to charities and Third Sector organisations across Wales to deliver a range of activities through the Short Breaks Scheme.
The scheme, which runs until 2025, provides an opportunity for unpaid carers from diverse communities across Wales to have a short break away from their caring role. It offers personalised and flexible break options, including overnight breaks, group activities and small grants.
It gives unpaid carers the much-needed opportunity to enjoy some time for themselves and to focus on their own mental, emotional and physical health.
Free start up surgeries
Set up your own care or support service
Every Tuesday from 3rd October 2023 from 10-2pm
In person at Carmarthen Hub
Following the success of the initial drop-in held at Pencader Family Centre, on October 19th 2023, and Llandysul on December 07th 2023 - Nacro's Community Gateway Officer has exciting news to share:
More information can be found on the listings/events section of Connect Carmarthenshire.
Established in July 2015, The CAE has expanded its vision and mission from being an African Centered Organisation, to enable it to meet the rising needs of all ethnic minority communities within and around Swansea.... and now moving into Carmarthenshire
Reconnecting Carmarthenshire CIC has been an amazing find” states Robert from Nacro. “They will provide arts and craft materials for citizens and these will be shipped in time for a month’s activities that will be delivered on-line via Zoom.
Connected Communities Sir Gâr is a celebration of everything that makes Carmarthenshire great.
We want to recognise the people and communities across our county who are taking action to share kindness, help us feel a sense of belonging, make new friends, and reach out to all of our residents.
A brand new digital app to help individuals across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire track their overall wellbeing has launched today.
Funded by the Welsh Government’s Transformation Funds, the easy-to-use downloadable Connect to Wellbeing app is a personalised wellbeing planning tool that can be used to help individuals measure their own wellbeing.
Carmarthenshire’s Food Network is for anyone within the county who is supporting to feed its residents.
We’re joining together across the county to battle food poverty.
The inaugural meeting took place on February 10th 2021 with over 60 participants contributing.
The key principals of the network are to:
Connect with like minded individuals to alleviate food poverty across the county;
Share resources, skills, experience, knowledge and volunteers
Support one another to support our citizens
On 8th November 2023 the first 45 minute session will start at 10am the first exercise session will be delivered to citizens of Cwm Aur. £2.50 per session.
Paul Jones, Ceredigion Health Interventions Coordinator pulled out all the stops to getting the project off the ground
The pilot will run weekly until Christmas where it will be evaluated and it is hoped that it will continue into 2024!
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The DPJ Foundation is a Welsh mental health charity to support those in agriculture and rural communities with mental health problems.
