About Us
We are CAVRA, a dedicated voluntary resilience organisation supporting communities across England and Wales. As a registered charity (No. 1194929), our mission is simple but vital - to stand alongside the emergency services and local authorities, providing skilled support whenever and wherever it’s needed most.
We are also available to provide support at public events, as well as during adverse weather, natural disasters, or civil emergencies.
Our
Mission
Provide trained volunteers to respond to major incidents, natural disasters, or emergencies in the community as and when requested to do so by Category 1 Responders (under the Civil Contingencies Act), Local / Central Government departments, through international requests or via Voluntary and Community Sector's Emergency Partnerships (VCSEP).
Provide training and real time experience of community resilience to the younger generation.
Provide an organisation to support communities in emergencies through volunteers.
Provide a multi-disciplined skilled organisation to support emergency services and communities during emergencies.
Provide assistance to the community and the authorities for Civil Defence purposes.


Our
Vision
To provide a community lead resilience organisation, able to provide volunteers who can assist in preparing for, responding to and recovering from major incidents, as well as a national specialist team who can support Category 1 Responders.
