The Green Team Edinburgh – update
The Green Team have shared their 2023 Impact Report. Find out the latest news and events, including volunteering opportunities. Stay connected and sign up for the Green Team bulletins here.
Getting Young People in Scotland Volunteering
Youth VIP aims to encourage and facilitate inclusive volunteering among young people in Scotland. Youth VIP is a multi-organisation initiative to promote inclusive and participatory youth volunteering across Scotland. The Youth VIP website provides useful resources and guidance both for young people, and organisations. This includes the YouthVIP: Youth Volunteering Schools [...]
Environmental Volunteering – useful organisations and contacts list
Environmental volunteering is a great way to help improve and enhance the environment, learn new skills, improve your health, meet new people, inspire others and help your local community. Find out more information on useful organisations and contacts.
Young People in Scotland Survey: Volunteering analysis
This survey by Volunteering Scotland has been shared by Youthlink Scotland. It finds that formal and informal youth volunteering participation rates have declined significantly. It makes the link to the decline in benefits which young people derive from volunteering, both in health and wellbeing, and career/skills benefits.
OPPORTUNITY: Attend the #YouthVIP Volunteering Summit 6th October 2022
Young Scot Hive (#YSHive) and the Youth Volunteering Legacy Group are looking for young people to attend at the #YouthVIP Summit: How can Schools Support Youth Volunteering? This event is for young people based in Scotland aged 11-25 years. No voluntary experience is necessary! The event will be a space for organisations to listen [...]
#Source2Sea Week of Action: 3-11 September 2022
Keep Scotland Beautiful are organising a #Source2Sea Week of Action from 3-11 September 2022. They are encouraging everyone to take action along a waterway near them to prevent litter ending up in the sea. Follow the link to find out more, plus resources for schools and families. This Upstream battle programme [...]
The mental health benefits of volunteering in nature
This post in Scotland’s Nature (16 May 2022) shares Claire’s story. She describes the five key ingredients that volunteering in nature provides which can promote our health and wellbeing.
