About MVA

MVA is a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), and is an independent voluntary organisation in Midlothian.

Established in 1974 as Midlothian Council of Social Service, with a name change in 1992, Midlothian Voluntary Action is recognised by the Inland Revenue as a charity, and is set up to serve the needs of, and represent the local voluntary sector throughout Midlothian, to support and assist organisations in coming together for common purposes, and to enable local people to gain access to decision making processes which affect their community.

This might include help with:

• Meetings
• Drawing up constitutions
• Achieving charitable status
• Working with statutory agencies to access services
• Information on, and access to Funding
• Accessing training
• Promoting the voluntary sector through the local media
• Representation and co-ordination at local and national levels
• Access to information on the other organisations both locally and nationally
• Information via regular newsletters, bulletin sheets and the MVA library, as well as the Internet itself
• Photocopying, printing and internet facilities

For further information on our services, see the leaflets available to download on the menu to the left.

MVA also has a Woodburn Day Care Club located in Dalkeith Community Centre. It is currently opened 4 days per week: between 11am to 3pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and caters for frail and house-bound elderly. Members are transported to and from the club using Lothian Community Transport Services. For further details please check out Woodburn Day Care Club's webpage.

MVA is also managing a Community Care Development Forum project. The project started mid-October 2000 with the appointment of a development worker. For further information please visit Midlothian Community Care Forum's website.

MVA exists to work alongside local communities to identify areas of need and attempt to fill the gaps: and to encourage and facilitate networking and communication between the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.

Midlothian Voluntary Action
4/6 White Hart Street,
Dalkeith, Midlothian.
EH22 1AE
Tel & Fax: 0131 663 9471

Map of Dalkeith - Route to MVA Office

Other local offices:

Woodburn Day Care Club,
Dalkeith Community Centre,
6 Woodburn Road,
Dalkieth, Midlothian
EH22 2AR
Telphone: 0131 654 1770

MVA Objectives

MVA aims to present the common policies and concerns of voluntary organisations, to develop new ways of responding to need in partnership with statutory and other health, social work, education, housing, employment, environmental and recreation agencies and any others concerned with the social and economic regeneration of the area.

Key Objectives of MVA

• Assess the needs of the community and assist in articulating and addressing those needs;
• Assist the development of organisations and help them to come to terms with change;
• Provide practical and advisory services;
• Encourage and enable local people to participate in community affairs;
• Facilitate the collaboration between voluntary organisations and statutory authorities on common issues and concerns;
• Encourage public agencies to give appropriate support to the voluntary sector.