RVA provides advice, support, information and training to community organisations and voluntary groups in the Ryedale area thus enabling these groups to run their services and activities more effectively resulting in a positive effect on the members of the communities who use these services. RVA also operates a Volunteer Centre to enable local people easy access to volunteering opportunities.

Ryedale Voluntary Action (RVA) has helped many new and existing groups and organisations in the Ryedale area by supplying development and funding advice as well as providing a volunteer brokerage service through our Volunteer Centre matching volunteers with local volunteering opportunities. RVA has also supported the setting up of new projects in Ryedale enabling these projects to achieve their aims and objectives in offering much needed support to Ryedale communities.