Grwp Gwalia Cyf Grŵp Gwalia Cyf is a leading provider of social housing, care and support services in south, mid and west Wales with a portfolio of over 9,500 units of accommodation. Employing over 800 people, Gwalia also offers specialist services for the over 55s, students and key workers and has earned a reputation for innovative design, environmental architecture and award-winning services for older people.
In addition to traditional over 55s accommodation, Gwalia offers award-winning integrated extra care accommodation for older people in Swansea and Carmarthenshire including specialist services for people with dementia.
Gwalia’s care and support division, the largest organisation of its type in Wales, cares for over 1,000 people across a broad range of client groups. These include supported accommodation projects for young people at risk of homelessness and people with learning disabilities or other specific support needs.
Gwalia is also a successful commercial landlord and manages Llys Glas: a mixed-use development at the old police station in Swansea that offers artists studios, offices, gallery and retail space including the successful arts café bar, Tapestri, run by Gwalia as a social enterprise. Tapestri launched in December 2010 and allows people who have had difficulty gaining employment to develop catering, customer service and general business skills while gaining work experience in a busy café bar environment.
