The Greenhouse Pantry was set up in 2021 in response to the rising levels of food insecurity in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh. Following the Your Local Pantry model, people who are facing food insecurity in the local area can become members, paying £4.50 per visit for approx.10 items. Pantries are a more sustainable longer-term solution to food poverty. Pantry assistants will help...

These examinations require volunteer patients with clear physical signs (e.g. a heart murmur) that can be found by a skilled doctor when they examine a patient, or symptoms (e.g. breathlessness). The use of "real" patients in clinical examinations allows the candidate to discover abnormalities on examination in a way that actors and manikins cannot, and gives the students an opportunity to...

As part of our work to fight loneliness and help with the cost-of-living crisis, we host a weekly Saturday Social, where anyone can drop in and find a warm, welcoming space to socialise, make friends, play games and enjoy tea, coffee and a free lunch. As a volunteer, you’ll meet and chat with visitors over a cuppa, and form strong friendships over time. A friendly face can make all the...

The Board of Trustees are urgently looking for more volunteers to join them.
If you are 18 or over and this is something you would like to be involved with, but not sure what is expected of you, then please come along to one of the open days to see what happens in the Centre and learn more about the Board of Trustees.
Scalloway Youth & Community Centre is a charity (SCO47950) and was built in...

At MCR, we know that there is amazing potential and talent in all young people, regardless of their home life and circumstances. But for many, that potential has yet to be discovered. Life experience has knocked the confidence out of some, firmly locking away those seeds of aspiration and hope. It is our aim to uncover, nurture, and develop the skills and capabilities of our most...

Would you like to support older people in the community to eat well, age well and live well and maintain their independence in their own homes for as long as they're able?

Are you friendly, sociable and patient with a caring manner?

Our Shopping Companion role could well be the opportunity for you!

You would carry out the following tasks:

· Collect an older person from their home on agreed...

A befriender will be matched with an older person (50 and over) in their area that is isolated or lonely. They will spend time with them offering companionship to build their confidence and link them back into social activities. Many of our clients have very few visitors or people to go and see them so our volunteers spend time with someone whether through a cuppa and a chat in the clients...

Bike for Good is a charity and social enterprise which started in July 2010 in a small stall in Glasgow’s Barras market. With a few donated bikes, a cobbled-together tool kit and a team of volunteers with a huge amount of passion and drive, Bike for Good (then known as Glasgow Bike Shed) was born!

We now have three thriving Community Hubs in Glasgow and an amazing team of 42 staff members...

Volunteers are matched up on a one-to-one basis with a vulnerable adult. The matches meet regularly either weekly or fortnightly for a few hours at a time. The aim is to engage in purposeful activities within the community which will help to reduce social isolation and feelings of loneliness. It is also about continuing to support the adult to engage in their own community and have positive...

Volunteers are matched up on a one-to-one basis with either a vulnerable young person or a young adult. The matches meet regularly either weekly or fortnightly for a few hours at a time. The aim is to engage in purposeful activities within the community which wil help to encourage increased self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence. It is also about building on the young person or young...