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Alzheimer Scotland
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families
Alzheimer Scotland provides a wide range of specialist services for people with dementia and their carers. We offer personalised support services, community activities, information and advice, at every stage of the dementia journey.
ApparelXchange
ApparelXchange is a Glasgow social enterprise dedicated to reuse, repair and recycling of school aged children's clothing. We also provide free clothing packages to families who are struggling.
ApparelXchange is a Glasgow based social enterprise dedicated to school uniform and school aged childrens' clothes for re-use and recycling.
We work in partnership with schools and communities across Glasgow to develop services that collect, sort, clean, repair, sell and re-distribute school uniform.
We also give FREE clothing parcels to families in need. Parcels given through referal from schools and social work departments.
Barnardo's Scotland
Beatson Cancer Charity
Beatson Cancer Charity supports people affected by cancer, every step of the way.
Bikes for Refugees
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) aims to support the resettlement of socio-economically disadvantaged and isolated New Scots through the upcycling and provision of free bicycles and the transformational.
Blue Triangle
We are a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual.
We’re one of the largest homelessness and care transition organisation in Scotland and we focus on supporting amazing people and families with a lot of complex issues going on in their lives. Our Foundations are Love and Hope and our Mission is To Empower People to Thrive, so we aim to be a Springboard to Success not a Safety Net in Crisis.
What we do, we do with and out of love. We appreciate each person’s own circumstances, their journey and the future they want to make for themselves.
Hope is the thing that helps you keep going; without it we have nothing.
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
Improving the lives of people with chest or heart conditions, long covid, or who have had a stroke.
Children in Distress
Children in Distress is a small UK charity officially founded in the UK in 1990 and registered with the OSCR (Office of Scottish Charity Regulator), number SC039383.
We raise funds in the UK for the most vulnerable children in Romania and provide specialist hospice care, education, community outreach and respite care for children, their families and carers in Romania through our sister charity Coppi in Dificultate.
We have people who sponsor the children on a monthly bases to help try cover the cost of their care, however we do hold fundraising events throughout the year, ranging from Gala's, to bake sales, fun days and more. Each year we also run our annual shoebox appeal and we have people all over the UK collecting and creating wonderful shoeboxes to gift to the vulnerable families and children in Romania. Most years we are able to give at least 4000 a Christmas shoebox.
This year celebrates the charities 35 year anniversary and we are hoping to expand our supporter and volunteer base.
Community Infosource
Community Infosource (CIS) is a Glasgow-based charity advocating for the integration of the asylum community.
We recruit and train volunteers so they can get involved by working alongside us on our various projects. It is a great opportunity that develops skills and improves employability.
We create and run projects which address the needs of minority groups. These intiatives help us reach out to the people within the community.
We conduct research into issues which affect people’s access to services, rights, or opportunities, particularly action research with researchers from the community.
Cryptic
Cryptic is Scotland’s internationally renowned home of audiovisual art and experimentation. Based in Glasgow, Cryptic presents and promotes the most dynamic talents of today and tomorrow.
Girlguiding Glasgow
Girlguiding Glasgow is proud to be a part of Scotland's leading charity for girls and young women.
Girlguiding Glasgow supports over 2500 young members across the city to grow in confidence, be amibtious, have fun and be a powerful force for good.
Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity
Glasgow Group of the Riding for the Disabled
Glasgow Rda is a charity providing horse riding and equine therapy sessions for participants with disabilities and additional support needs.
Every year, RDA Glasgow Group provides equine therapy to around 400 children and adults with disabilities from across the Greater Glasgow area. We provide 36 hours of riding and carriage driving sessions per week and rely on the help of over 100 volunteers to deliver our service.
Balancing on a horse works core muscles, and the horse’s movement mimics a walking pattern in the muscles of the rider, which provides a highly effective form of physiotherapy. It also offers psychological benefits. This combination of physical and psychological benefits makes equine therapy appropriate for a very wide range of disabilities, from autism and Asperger’s to cerebral palsy, visual or hearing impairments to learning disabilities.
The aim of our classes is to teach to new skills and foster independence by encouraging riders to take charge of their horse. Riding takes place in small classes indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather. Our activities allow riders to experience the physical, sensory and psychological benefits that riding offers, which in turn helps to increase confidence and self-esteem. The tea bar provides a space for parents and carers to share experiences while riders are in classes.
Glasgow Life
Glasgow Life have experience in managing Volunteers at large events alongside our volunteering opportunities in our Museums, Arts & Music, Libraries, Communities and Sport facilities.
Glasgow Life is a charity that delivers cultural, sporting and learning activities on behalf of Glasgow City Council. In doing so we aim to make a positive impact on individuals, the communities in which they live and the city as a whole. We deliver a range of services including arts, music, sports, events and festivals, libraries, community development and learning programmes. In addition, we manage 167 buildings including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the Emirates Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
Glasgow Students' Nightline
Nightline is an award winning confidential telephone and online listening and information service run by trained students for the students of Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian and Strathclyde Universities.
Glasgow Students' Nightline is a member of the national Nightline Association. This ensures that our Nightline is operating according to best practice as decided on by the Nightline Association, mental health professionals, legal advisors, the Samaritans, and the Helplines Partnership.
Govan Home and Education Link Project (Govan HELP)
Govan HELP is a charity which supports families with children in the Govan area of Glasgow. We build the resilience of parents and children by providing a range of early intervention services.
One of our services is our Family Support Service which supports families to build on existing strengths and experience as a parent to help overcome challenges they are facing and build resilience to face future challenges.
We help with - Family routines, Parenting support, Groups to meet other parents and share information
Guide Dogs Scotland
Glasgow
Location: we have volunteering opportunities for students Scotland wide. Our ambition is a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the full. We are aiming to reach and support many more individuals over the next few years, from 200,000 people today, to 500,000 by 2023. We are keen to diversify our volunteers, and attract younger volunteers, such as as a student population. Volunteering for Guide Dogs is rewarding and will offer skill development to increase employability and add to your CV.
Head Up!
Head Up! is all about making higher education more accessible for disabled school students. In our mentoring programme, we match uni students with 14-18yos to share advice, support and solidarity.
Head Up! is all about making higher education more accessible for disabled and disadvantaged students through online advice, resources, Q&As, and, significantly, through our mentoring programme. We match disabled students and graduates with GCSE and A Level students who are often isolated in school in order to share the support and solidarity from which we feel we have benefitted from at university. We're looking to recruit mentors who are university students or graduates who have a disability, physical and/or mental health conditions, specific learning difficulties or are neurodivergent (can self-ID!). We ask mentors to offer just an hour of their time per month - through our virtual mentoring sessions, our incredible mentors support young people navigating disability and education, giving them advice, confidence and solidarity.
Healy Arts Charity
Healy Arts Charity (SC051273) has been established to advance education by providing opportunities for the public and artists based in Scotland & also internationally to learn new skills.
We are looking for students who would like to work in the arts to volunteer with us to learn about how our innovative charity organisation functions and to build your CV.
Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire
We have long-term experience in family support and are established as one of the leading charities working in this field in the community. Our impact within the local communities we serve is far reach
Inclusive Homework Club
Our primary objective is to offer educational support to school aged children with a particular focus on the vulnerable groups of people in Glasgow area
Inclusive Homework Club (IHWC) was founded by a committee in May 2018 and officially registered as a Scottish Charity in June 2020.
IHWC's primary objective is to offer educational support to school aged children with a particular focus on the vulnerable groups of people in Glasgow area and provisions of adult courses. Furthermore, we aim to ensure every child in the club receives individualized learning support to reach their full potential.
IHWC is designed to assist students in not only completing their school assignments but also to provide supplementary educational opportunities after school hours covering subjects like English, Maths, and more.
In addition to supporting children academically, IHWC also helps adult members of its community acquire both language and computer skills, which also facilitates the support of children in education.
Since its establishment, IHWC has significantly expanded its services to benefit its community members. These expansions include holiday sports programs, indoor and outdoor activities tailored for both children and adults, and various other initiatives.
IHWC remains dedicated to fulfilling its mission of enhancing the education of children and adults in line with its stated purpose.
IntoUniversity Govan
IntoUniversity is an education organisation that provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.
IntoUniversity is an education organisation that provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve. It is a welcoming home-from-home for young people: a safe space to learn, explore and succeed. Each local centre offers an innovative programme that supports young people aged seven and up to realise their ambitions, achieve their academic potential, develop vital skills and gain experience of the world of work. IntoUniversity has been working at the heart of communities since 2002, and now operates 35 learning centres in 18 UK towns and cities. We have ambitious plans to expand to 41 centres by 2024 and work with thousands more young people in need of our support.
Literacy Pirates
The Literacy Pirates is an educational charity working to develop the literacy, confidence and perseverance of young people in London, so that they achieve both in school and in the world beyond.
Make Do & Grow CIC
Make Do & Grow is a social enterprise based in Glasgow dedicated to supporting families, reducing waste, and promoting sustainable living!
Make Do & Grow is a social enterprise based in Glasgow dedicated to supporting families, reducing waste, and promoting sustainable living. We provide affordable clothing, toys, and resources for children while encouraging creativity and environmental responsibility through workshops and community events.
Our name reflects our desire to encourage creating, making and doing as a means to strengthen communities and individual families. To ‘make-do’ is also to manage the best way possible with the resources to hand, reflecting our sustainable reuse ethos.
Our beautiful reuse children’s shop sits half way down Burleigh Street in the centre of Govan, Glasgow. Just two minute’s walk from the bus and tube station, the space is designed to look and feel like a boutique toy shop. The shop is complete with dress-up station, chalkboard wall and comfy story time arm chair. Toys are laid out at child height, so play and chat is positively encouraged.
The warm glow at the rear of the shop is our colourful creative workspace, where fun and engaging arts and crafts await. All craft activities reuse scrap and household items, and allow children to learn new skills while making new friends.
MCR Pathways
MCR Pathways is a Scottish, school based mentoring programme supporting those in or on the edges of the care-system to realise their full potential through education.
MCR Pathways works in all Glasgow’s secondary schools and in schools in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh, North Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. The programme supports almost 2,000 young people each week. MCR supports them to find, grow and use their own talents and skills.
MerryGo Round
Merry-go-round Glasgow is a social enterprise and charity in the Southside. We support local families with high quality, low cost children’s goods, and through inclusive events and workshops.
Merry-go-round Glasgow is a social enterprise and charity in the Southside. We support local families with high quality, low cost children’s goods, and through inclusive events and workshops. We have a boutique style shop in Strathbungo selling everything baby. We run an events programme, and we work with over 140 agencies across the city to provide free packs of goods to families in need.
Volunteers underpin everything we do at Merry-Go-Round! We have many varied opportunities including social media, retail and donations volunteer roles. Please get in touch to find out more!
Move On
Move On Scotland work with vulnerable young people and people affected by homelessness to help them unlock their untapped potential.
Move On Scotland work with vulnerable young people and people affected by homelessness to help them unlock their untapped potential. We match volunteer mentors to vulnerable young people to support them to achieve goals and reach their full potential. Mentors and young people meet once a week to work together towards a goal of the young person’s choice. Move On also manage the Glasgow and West of Scotland regional centre of FareShare, which redistributes surplus food to frontline charities and community groups. People can volunteer in the warehouse either individually or in groups.
NSPCC Scotland
Oxfam Campaigns
Oxfam is a global community of people who believe in a radically better world. We believe we can overcome poverty by fighting the injustices and inequalities that fuel it. Join us today!
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
PAPYRUS is a UK wide Suicide Prevention charity who believe that many young suicides are preventable.
PAPYRUS exists to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives, by shattering the stigma surrounding suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to emotional distress. We believe that no young person should have to struggle alone with thoughts of suicide. We work with communities across the UK, engaging them in our mission to prevent suicide in children and young people. We engage them through our resources and training, learning with them and galvanising them to help save young lives. We also press for change to current legislation around suicide prevention on a regional and national level.
Today, we are a leading youth suicide prevention charity in the UK. Our suicide prevention helpline, HOPELINE247, is staffed by trained suicide prevention advisers, who work with young people – and anybody concerned for a young person – to help keep them safe from suicide. HOPELINE247 is a free and confidential call, text and email service, which is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year (weekends and bank holidays included).
Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is a registered Scottish charity that provides palliative care and support for people living in South Glasgow and East Renfrewshire.
We provide a holistic range of services to support all those affected by a life-limiting illness. All our care is free to you, and your family and carers.
Our services aim to support everyone’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing. The aim of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is to support people to live as well as possible for as long as possible.
We do this by providing Palliative care support and holistic support for patients and their families, carers and friends, during their time with us and beyond. Our team, of doctors, nurses, therapists, counsellors, chaplains, social workers and volunteers, treat patients in their own homes, at other places of care, and in the hospice.
Provan Hall Community Mangement Trust
We want to create and manage a sustainable heritage attraction which enhances the lives of the local community and ensures that heritage is valued and understood.
We are committed to being:
Refuweegee
Refuweegee was set up by Selina Hales in December 2015 to provide a warm welcome to forcibly displaced people arriving in Glasgow.
Refuweegee have received an amazing response from people and have provided over 2000 community-built, personal welcome packs. They aim to extend Glasgow's friendly welcome through welcome packs, events and various volunteer opportunities. They works with multiple organisations around Scotland to distribute welcome packs to schools and community organisations.
(ref-u-wee-gee)
noun - A person who upon arrival in Glasgow is embraced by the people of the city, a person considered to be local.
see also Glaswegian
RSPB
RSPB is the UK’s largest nature conservation charity. We protect and restore habitats and landscapes, save species, help end the nature and climate emergencies and inspire others to do the same.
RSPB Scotland is part of the RSPB, the UK’s largest nature conservation charity. We protect and restore habitats and landscapes, save species, help end the nature and climate emergencies and inspire others to do the same.
Led by science, our work ranges from the transformation of land and sea, to everyday actions that help protect and restore natural environments and save species. We inspire and empower millions of people, forging partnerships that change behaviour to build a world where nature thrives.
We are all connected by the wonder of nature. The health of the natural world is fundamental to the survival of all species and has a right to flourish. Nature is in crisis, by working together we can save it.
Scottish Action for Mental Health
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.
Today, we operate over 70 services in communities across Scotland, providing mental health social care support, addictions and employment services, among others. Together with national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention, and physical activity and sport, these services inform SAMH’s policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.
Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit and Festival 2024
The Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit and Festival is a groundbreaking initiative celebrating and promoting Ethnic Minority talents across various sectors.
The 1st ever Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit & Festival (SEMTSF) is happening 28 Oct – 2 Nov, 2024!
This 5-day event aims to improve diversity in Scotland’s workforce by connecting employers, minorities, and organisations. It builds on the success of the Scottish Black Talent Summit. Join the conversation on building a more inclusive future!
Scottish Fair Trade Forum
Fair Trade fights for just and sustainable trade for people and planet.
What We Do
The current economic system is not working. The global Fair Trade movement works to transform trade in order to achieve justice, equity and sustainability for people and the planet.
Scottish Fair Trade leads Scotland’s campaign for Fair Trade along with the many individuals, communities, groups, businesses and enterprises, organisations and the public sector. Together and with the support of the Scottish Government we want to make trade fair.
Our Vision
A world in which justice, equity and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and where Scotland recognises the dignity and rights of producers through a commitment to Fair Trade.
Our Mission
We contribute to building a just, equitable and sustainable world by supporting Scotland to remain a vibrant Fair Trade Nation and working to embed the principles of Fair Trade in all aspects of Scottish society.
Simon Community Scotland
Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances. We provide expert, compassionate and flexible support and link people into the services they need.
We deliver a range of services across Glasgow, Edinburgh (Streetwork) and across Central Scotland. We work with people so that they can resolve their homelessness as quickly as possible. We maintain contact with people – in diverse circumstances – so that we can help them address the underlying reasons for their homelessness and get the support they need.
By working and learning together we can drive impact and change person to person – to transform everyone’s experience of homelessness in Scotland.
SolidariTee
SolidariTee is an international charity led entirely by volunteers who are students and young people. We support NGOs in Greece who provide legal aid and mental health support to refugees and migrants
Starter Packs Glasgow
A Glasgow based charity helping people move on from homelessness to tenancy by providing packs of household essentials to help them get started in their new home, alleviating stress & poverty.
Strathclyde Sports Union
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We are the constituted coordinating body for all student sport at the University of Strathclyde. The most important factor of the Sports Union is that it is run by students for students. Through a system of democratic committees each member has a voice as to how decisions are made. The Sports President is elected each year from the student body for a one year full time (paid) position and is assisted by the Sports Executive Committee.
Strathclyde Students' Union
Student Minds
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity.
We have a clear vision: No student should be held back by their mental health. We empower students to build their own mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers through university life and beyond. We challenge the higher education sector, health sector, and government to make student mental health a priority. Together, we’re improving university communities so that every student gets the mental health support they need to reach their goals.
Sustrans
Sustrans are the charity making it easier for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle. Our I Bike project delivers outdoor education in schools, promoting a safer, happier and healthier school community.
Volunteers can support the ‘I Bike’ team with outdoor activities for children and young people at schools in Bishopbriggs (5 minutes Subway ride from Queen Street), Kirkintilloch, Lenzie or Lennoxtown.
This would suit people who enjoy being active, and have an enthusiastic mindset about young people and outdoor education.
The activities volunteers can help with could include; teaching children and young people how to cycle or scoot, school playground cycle/scooter skills activities, leading cycle rides or walks, showing people how to look after and repair a cycle, or helping with the maintenance of our bikes that we lend out (training provided).I Bike volunteering is very flexible - volunteers will be provided with an online calendar which shows the upcoming dates for planned activities, so they can decide which ones they'd like to attend. Activities take place within school hours (between 9am and 3pm) during school term times. There are no activities during school holidays (July-mid August).
The volunteers will be making a positive impact on young people’s confidence and ability to get around in their community, as well as making a significant contribution to their health and wellbeing. Studies have shown that children who cycle to school are more likely to cycle as an adult, so the volunteers will also be helping to make a significant impact on transport emissions and air pollution.
The Bat Conservation Trust
Our vision is of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together!
There is a diverse range of work carried out - both on the ground and behind the scenes - to help secure the future of bats in our changing world.
The Bat Conservation Trust supports local bat groups across the UK and nearly 5,000 members. We work with volunteers, scientists, industry and government both locally and nationally on a range of projects. To achieve our vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together, our work focuses on discovering more about bats and how they use the landscape, taking action to protect bats and enhance the landscapes on which they rely, inspiring people about bats and their environment, engaging them in their conservation and strengthen our work by building skills, resources, motivation and understanding.
The Conservation Volunteers
We bring people together to create, improve and care for green spaces.
TCV Scotland offers a wide range of environmental activities in Central Scotland for people from different backgrounds, ages and abilities to help protect and enhance our local greenspaces and biodiversity. At the same time participants learn new skills, improve their physical and mental health, and engage with like-minded people.
We are also committed to providing a diverse range of high-quality learning opportunities for a wide range of participants, we support local communities, and can help you discover your ‘inner scientist’ and that hidden passion for nature.
You can read about TCV Volunteer Policies here.
The MS Society
Our vision is a world free from the effects of MS. Our ultimate goal is to find treatments for everyone. Until then, we're working to make sure no one has to face MS alone.
We fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community and together we can stop MS.
We understand what life’s like with MS. And we know together we are stronger. We’re researching, writing, campaigning and fighting. Running, walking, caring and talking.
Together, we are strong enough to stop MS.
The Mungo Foundation
The No1 Be-Friending Agency
The No 1 Befriending Agency's mission is to reduce loneliness and isolation by promoting the well-being of people in Greater Glasgow and providing friendship and companionship.
The No.1 Befriending Agency was formed in September 2016 by a group of professionals who, when working as carers for older adults, frequently experienced that the people they cared for longed for meaningful interaction in addition to the simple mechanical acts of care they received.
Older people are sadly especially vulnerable to feeling lonely, as they often have a very limited number of social interactions in a week, mostly due to mobility issues. In order to tackle this loneliness and isolation, we created a befriending service where trained volunteers visit isolated older people and spend some time with them to have a wee chatter alongside a cup of tea.
Volunteering Matters
Volunteering Matters is the leading UK volunteering charity engaging more than 20000 volunteers each year through over 100 programmes.
Volunteering Matters’ vision is of a society where everyone can participate to build strong and inclusive communities.
Volunteering Matters’ mission is to enable people to take an active role in their communities through volunteering and social action.
Our Values
Our ambition
To be a high performing, agile, effective charity responsive to the needs of individuals and communities in the UK and beyond in the 21st Century
Volunteering Matters’ four communities of our work
Whiteinch Centre
Our mission is to create and support a culture of volunteering at the Whiteinch Centre and the surrounding area.
The Whiteinch Centre recognise that the volunteer’s time and skills are a valuable resource without which the organisation could not offer a comprehensive service to the public. The organisation hopes volunteers find the time spent volunteering a valuable and stimulating experience. This policy alongside other policies and the code of conduct is intended to provide an understanding of the volunteer role in the organisation.
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Who Cares? Scotland
Who Cares? Scotland supports care experienced people to have their voice heard and we make that happen in a number of ways.
Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland's only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our strategic vision is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland. At the heart of our work are the rights of Care Experienced people and the power their voices have to bring about change.
WISE Mentoring CIC
WISE Mentoring provides mentoring to support children living in the North East of Glasgow by focusing on Wellbeing, Inspiration, Support and Empowerment.
What is WISE Mentoring?
We offer weekly group mentoring and 1:1 mentoring sessions for children aged 9-11 across primary schools at the end of the school day. We also run drop-in sessions for previous attendees, to further the impact of the mentoring they have received, and family days, which welcome both children enrolled in the mentoring projects and any other families and community members who wish to join.
Why is this important?
We know that children need to grow up loved, safe and respected to be able to unlock their potential. However, we know that there is a lack of support and enriching activities for many and that there is less and less funding for youth work available. We want to continue responding to this need by providing a safe space and running enriching, educational and supportive projects which will help children develop their self-esteem, to be able to make positive and healthy decisions, and to grow in all aspects of their wellbeing and character
Won Connect CIC
Won Connect is a non-profit social enterprise with the aim of tackling social isolation amongst older and socially isolated individuals in Glasgow.
Won Connect is a non-profit social enterprise with the aim of tackling social isolation amongst older and socially isolated individuals in Glasgow. We do this through IT classes which help older people be independent, feel confident, and stay safe online, as well as providing them an opportunity to socialise with peers. We’re also creating a social media platform just for older people to meet new people and reconnect with old friends.
We raise money to support these activities through donations, by providing a digital consulting service to other businesses, charging community centres, care homes and businesses to run the IT classes, and through our ecommerce site.
Woodcraft Folk Scotland
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Woodcraft Folk is an educational movement for children and young people, designed to develop their confidence and activity in society, with the aim of building a world based on equality, friendship, peace and cooperation.
Adult volunteers run groups for children and young people in their local communities. Children and young people influence their local group programme and take part in a range of activities such as camping, co-operative games, hikes, arts and crafts, outdoor adventures, social action, environmental education, global education and discussions on issues important to them.
Our motto is 'Span the world with Friendship'.
Young Climate Warriors
Young Climate Warriors offers weekly challenges for children - with a 'stubborn optimist' outlook'. Join our team - learn more about climate change and take small actions to help our planet.
YoungScot
We support young people to thrive and make the most of their lives as they grow up.
Be Informed We inform young people using young.scot and deliver information using the digital spaces they spend their time in – Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
We also translate essential information and content into Gaelic. In response to the increase of misinformation, we have a quality standard for our information aligned to the European Youth Information Charter.
Young people are continuously making decisions and choices that significantly impact their futures. That’s why they need access to quality-assured, timely and accessible information. It helps them understand their rights, make informed decisions, connects them with opportunities, and empowers them to be active citizens.
Be Connected Young people in Scotland are entitled to their free Young Scot National Entitlement Card (Young Scot NEC) that connect them to opportunities and services. Using their Young Scot NEC, young people can maximise their income with in-person and online discounts at local and national outlets in Scotland and across Europe. They can also use their Young Scot NECs for free proof of age, concessionary travel, and lots of local services too. They can also sign up for our exciting Young Scot Rewards.
It’s important to create a level playing field for young people to access the opportunities and services that they are entitled to, regardless of geography, experience and circumstances. This supports their wellbeing and helps them fulfil their potential.
Be Empowered
Our Young Scot Hive #YSHive volunteering opportunities empower young people to be system changers by sharing power with organisations and tackling society’s toughest challenges.
Young people join #YSHive to have the chance to create a fairer, more sustainable world for their friends and peers, and future generations. We’ve supported young people to partner with the Scottish Government, Nature Scot, BBC Scotland, Co-op Foundation, Carnegie UK Trust, 5Rights Foundation, and many more.
Lots of #YSHive volunteers have a passion for an issue that they want to explore. Others come wanting to build their confidence. No matter their motivation, they take part in positive experiences and build skills that support them to be active citizens. Click here to see our latest volunteering opportunities for young people.
Inclusion Inclusion is at the core of our work – and young people rightly challenge us to be accessible for and relevant to all young people from across Scotland. We are working hard to become an explicitly anti-racist organisation. We are doing this by taking a close look at our organisation and identifying what it is we do that contributes to structural racism – and taking action. This work is taking place alongside the delivery of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy.