Your Community
Be healthier and happier in 2023, by helping to make Glasgow a better place:
- There are many foodbanks across Glasgow providing much-needed support to those affected by poverty. You can find your local Trussell Trust foodbank here and searching on Facebook is often a good way of finding others in your local area.
- Join together with your neighbours on issues affecting your local area by joining/attending/supporting your local Community Council.
- Help to care for your local green spaces by joining your nearest ‘Friends of…’ group or view our listings of the latest conservation and gardening opportunities.
- Feel safer: find out how some quick, easy steps can help you at Neighbourhood Watch Scotland.
- Support grassroots sport in your area by visiting Glasgow Life.
- Our friends at Make Your Mark support everyone in Scotland to volunteer with historical, cultural and nature organisations. Search their volunteer portal to explore opportunities that may suit you: find volunteering opportunities through Make Your Mark.
None of these doing it for you? Then why not search for further opportunities available to do in Glasgow?
Latest opportunities:
- Volunteer Toolkit Training – Book Your Place Now!If you are an organisation looking to develop your knowledge and expertise in supporting service users to volunteer – this training session is for you! Join us for our Volunteering Toolkit Training on Thursday 26th January from 10.30am – 12.30pm. This training session will provide volunteering-related information, guidance and support, which will empower your organisation ...
- Scouting for Volunteers! Volunteer with Clyde Scouts, no experience required.Clyde Scouts are on the lookout for new volunteers! Volunteering for the Scouts is a great way to take part in new experiences, meet a whole load of friendly people and have fun. There is something for everyone whether you’d like to help out week-after-week or whenever-you-can, the Scouting Association will provide training, learning opportunities and ...
- Help the Hospice – Volunteer as a team, sorting donations for charity shops.A brilliant opportunity to volunteer with a team, of any size, and at any time of the year. The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice (PPWH) receives a wide variety of donations to their depot at Eurocentral Scotland, which then need to be sorted and sent out to charity shops across the city. Emily from PPWH: ...
- What goes around, comes around – volunteer as a team in Merry-go-round’s textiles sorting facility!Merry-go-round can offer your team a flexible volunteering opportunity throughout the year! Merry-go-round would like to invite you and your team to help out at the textiles sorting facility at their hub in the Shawlands area of Glasgow. Here they carry out quality control checks before sizing and sorting items into categories, ready to stock ...
- That’ll teach ’em! Become a Tutor with the Volunteer Tutors Organisation.Volunteer Tutors Organisation (VTO) are looking for volunteers from a range of diverse backgrounds and experiences, to help as tutors, either one-to-one or in a group setting. You don’t need any formal teaching or tutoring experience to become a tutor, just a desire to support young people to reach their full potential! VTO provide children with ...
- Come to our new Volunteering Drop-inOur Volunteering Drop-in takes place on Wednesdays between 11am – 1pm and is the perfect opportunity to speak to one of Volunteer Glasgow’s advisers about volunteering. At the drop-in, you can chat to us about: the benefits of volunteering Different types of volunteering Any concerns you have about volunteering How to get started An adviser will also be happy to show ...
- Get Ready to Volunteer!From 1st February 2023, join us to find out more about volunteering – no need to book! These sessions are great for anybody who is new to volunteering. Each session lasts approximately 1 hour and will cover the following: What is volunteering? Where you can volunteer Benefits of volunteering Things to consider before volunteering How to register with Volunteer Glasgow and ...
- Smart Works needs you! Become a Stylist Volunteer!Do you have an eye for fashion? Want to share some tips and tricks for picking a wonderful work wardrobe? Smart Work’s Stylist role is a fantastic opportunity to use your skills with clothes styling while at the same time helping other people achieve their own personal aspirations and goals! Smart Works dresses and coaches unemployed women ...
- Volunteering Drop-inIf you would like to find out more about volunteering and would like to speak to an adviser face-to-face then look no further than our brand new Volunteering Drop-in! Volunteer Glasgow is delighted to announce that, from Wednesday 12th October, we will hosting a volunteering drop-in service between 11am – 1pm every Wednesday (apart from the ...
- Give a little, gain a lot – befriending with QuarriersQuarriers has two exciting befriending opportunities available. If you would like to make a difference in somebody’s life then one of these roles could be for you.
