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:
- Urgently Required – Voluneers for Merry-Go-Round’s Mega Sale on Saturday 22n April at The BriggaitCan you help us? We are looking for some mega lovely volunteers to help on the Saturday of our Mega Sale, could it be you? Come with a group of friends, some work colleagues or even come along and meet some new people! Saturday 22nd April 9:30am – 6:30pm Your travel and lunch expenses will be paid, you get ...
- Help this small charity to grow: become a Secretary of the Board for the Inclusive Homework Club!Can you spare 2-3 hours per month during term time? You can help disadvantaged children achieve their potential. Inclusive Homework Club provide extra education support to children from P1 right the way through to S6 in a wide range of subjects. They also provide ESOL and Basic Computer classes. During school holidays they offer summer ...
- Make a run for it! Become a Befriender with an older man who is fit and active in NW Glasgow.Volunteer Glasgow’s Elderly Befriending Service are on the lookout for a volunteer to support a fit and active 61 year old man with Alzheimer’s. You would go out with him once a week 1 – 3 hours for a long, slow run at the West of Scotland Science Park. He has has always loved running, ...
- Urgently Required: Front/ Office Admin Staff at Maryhill Burgh HallsBecome part of an exciting local community facility, discover the hidden histories of the Victorian Burgh of Maryhill and learn new skills. Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust is an event venue and local heritage site in Northwest Glasgow. We are looking for volunteers to help us operate and safeguard this historic and dynamic building. The Reception and ...
- 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 depots at Eurocentral Scotland in North Lanarkshire and Swan Street in Glasgow, which then need to be sorted and sent out ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
