Cyfle Cymru

We’ve now set up different pages for the different areas where we provide the Cyfle Cymru service in Wales.

Please follow the pages below for the latest news and updates on the Cyfle Cymru service in your area.

👉 North Wales: https://www.facebook.com/CyfleCymruNorthWales

👉 Dyfed: https://www.facebook.com/CyfleDyfed

👉 Swansea Bay: https://www.facebook.com/CyfleCymruSwanseaBay

👉 Powys: https://www.facebook.com/CyfleCymruPowys

👉 Cardiff & The Vale of Glamorgan https://www.facebook.com/CyfleCymruCardiffVale

Cyfle Cymru Powys Cyfle Cymru helps people with mental health, substance use or other problems, into employment.

We've updated our Events Calendar for our North Wales programme, for June 2023.

For more information about the courses & events, please contact:
Lisa Thompson – 07710 837 651 / Melissa Hawkins 07935 000 437

We enjoyed a fantastic day, learning new skills and making new friends.

A big thank you to the North Wales Structured Recovery Programme for the invite, the cooked breakfast was amazing!

Our Cyfle Cymru service helps people with substance misuse issues and/or mental health problems break down the barriers to employment, education or training.

With specialist one-to-one guidance from a peer mentor, we can help with employment support, including volunteering opportunities, and help and advice on how to search and apply for jobs.

Our service can help if you are aged between 16-24 and not in employment, education and training, you are aged 25 or over and long term unemployed or in recovery from substance misuse and/or have mental health problems.

For more information, please visit our website: https://adferiad.org.uk/cyflecymru/ phone 0300 777 2256 or email: [email protected]

We've updated our Events Calendar for our North Wales programme, for May 2023.

For more information about the courses & events, please contact:
Lisa Thompson – 07710 837 651 / Melissa Hawkins 07935 000 437

Cyfle Cymru Brecon enjoyed a ‘Wednesday Wellbeing Walk’ this week, although the sun didn’t shine, the wind and rain turned out to be very refreshing.

Even a short, brisk walk can increase our mental alertness, energy and positive mood. Participation in regular physical activity can increase our self-esteem and can help reduce stress and anxiety.

If you would like to find out more about the Cyfle Cymru Programme, the services we offer and how we can help you break down the barriers to employment, please contact us 0300 777 2256 or email: [email protected]

We held a successful Employment Brunch at Station Court in Colwyn Bay last week, where we delivered presentations about our service to a variety of different employers within the area. This resulted in positive conversations about how we can work together to help more clients into employment.

If you are aged 16-24 and not in employment, education or training, over 25 and long-term unemployed, or if you are in recovery from substance abuse and/or have mental health issues which are a barrier to finding employment, please contact us 0300 777 2256 or email: [email protected]

Cyfle Cymru is supporting the recovery community by inviting talented service users to the ‘ANEW’ focus group in Newtown.

Participants in the programme engaged with a European project via virtual meeting earlier this week, sharing ideas of what is needed for recovery to succeed.

Cyfle Cymru service users attended a focus group in Powys yesterday along with some local artists, where they worked on designing a community recovery programme led by Peer Mentors.

We enjoyed our first Employer Brunch today, arranged by our team in Brecon.

A number of local employers attended to find out about our service and how we’ve changed the model to support more clients into employment. This resulted in lots of positive conversations about how we can do that more often locally.

The Cyfle Cymru team in Powys are here to support you if you are looking for work or need support or upskilling.

The Peer Mentoring service and can help you develop your skills and build your confidence by helping you overcome any barriers to employment.



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Kate overcame alcohol misuse with help from a peer mentor at Cyfle Cymru in Wrexham, she is now working to help others to receive the support and skills they need to change their lives.

Read her story here 👇

Woman overcame alcohol misuse thanks to mentor scheme and takes on the role herself! A woman who overcame alcohol misuse with help from a peer mentor scheme in Wrexham is now working in the role of the person who helped support her.

Peer Mentors from our Cyfle Cymru team in Brecon have been scoping out some potential new sites in the hopes of developing a drop-in for clients in the area 😁

The pioneering team hope to manage the space in partnership with Reverend Rich Wooten from the Brecon Ministry Area with the aim of providing activities such as therapeutic crafts, community gardening and mindfulness sessions. We look forward to seeing this project develop 😄

Cyfle Cymru aims to support over 10,500 people who are in recovery from substance or alcohol misuse, or have mental ill-health, helping them into education, training or work.

The programme, the only Wales-wide service of its kind, helps participants develop their confidence by participating in activities and supports them to access training, qualifications and work experience or volunteering.

Read more here: https://www.gov.wales/scheme-aims-help-more-10500-people-work

Our North Wales Cyfle Cymru team welcomed Lynne Neagle MS to their volunteering event at Champion's House in Wrexham this afternoon 😄

We were delighted for the Deputy Minister to be able to learn more about our vital service and for our Peer Mentors and clients to have the opportunity to speak with her about their experiences of addiction and/or mental health and recovery and how Cyfle Cymru has helped them 😊

Make sure to tune in to ITV Wales News at 6 this evening where you can learn more about us and hear from former Cyfle Cymru client turned Adferiad Recovery team member, George James, about his experience 😁

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Want to find out how we've been doing in our first quarter as the new Cyfle Cymru? - Well, you're in luck! We're delighted to share the first edition of our newsletter 😆

You can read the full newsletter in either Welsh or English below 👇
Welsh:https://adferiad.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cylchlythyr-CC-Chwe-2023-1.pdf
English:https://adferiad.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CC-Newsletter-Feb-2023-2.pdf

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To find out more about volunteering with Cyfle Cymru, contact us 0300 777 2256 📞 or [email protected] 📧

Our Cardiff Cyfle Cymru team are delighted to be attending the Cardiff Jobs Fair & Refugee Support Event at the Capitol today 😁 It's been great speaking to people and sharing information about what we can offer in terms of employment support for both locals and refugees in the area 😄

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If you think we could help you get in touch today on 0300 777 2256 📞 or [email protected] 📧

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✅ Get help finding work

If you or someone you know could benefit from the Cyfle Cymru service, please do get in touch on 0300 777 2256 📞 or [email protected] 📧

Here's our upcoming Christmas events in North Wales 🎄

Cyfle Cymru Gwynedd held a cinema drop in for their service users and the structured recovery group came along. In this current economic climate, not everyone can afford to go to the movies, so it was great to see everyone enjoy the popcorn, sweets and cinema atmosphere. And the movie was Elf, a modern classic!

Cyfle Cymru Dyfed hosted a community warm space event on the 1st December in Haverfordwest, led by our volunteer service users who ran the day serving hot drinks and food.

Our volunteers service users made Christmas wreaths and Christmas cards using recycled materials that were donated for the day. All crafts been donated and are on display in Allied house for anyone who would like them!

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Get in touch with us to learn more about volunteering with Cyfle Cymru 0300 777 2256📞 or [email protected] 📧

Our Gwynedd and Anglesey Cyfle groups recently went volunteering with the North Wales Wildlife Trust 🦡

We had a fabulous time making bird boxes, eating lunch around the fire and going for a lovely outdoor walk 🍃🚶 It was great to learn all about the area and the wildlife that visit 🦔🦉🐿🐌🐇

Another fabulous Christmas craft volunteering event last week with our Gwynedd Cyfle team 😆

We would like to thank the North Wales Wildlife Trust for donating the pre-cut wooden disks from a local woodland which we were able to decorate whilst enjoying the sweet sounds of Christmas music to get us in the festive spirit 🎄❄️🎅🏻⭐️🎁

All the decorations made will be donated to Ysbty Gwynedd 😊