Photograph of the Voluntary Community Service (VCS) first independent office at 5 Park Grove, the headquarters of Women's Voluntary Service (renamed Women's Royal Voluntary Service in 2004, and Royal Voluntary Service in 2013 ). VCS occupied a small room facing onto the garden in the rear.

Voluntary Community Service (VCS) was established in Cardiff in October 1964 with main aim, as stated in its constitution, to promote any charitable purposes, advancement of education, and relief of poverty, distress, and sickness in the City of Cardiff. Originally VCS co-ordinated a team of volunteers involved in activities such as helping elderly people with gardening and decorating, running summer ‘work camps’ for children and young people. Its mission today is to enable people who are most disadvantaged to engage with rewarding volunteering opportunities, facilitating their personal development and employment prospects.