Coronavirus Opportunities
The following national organisations offer volunteering opportunities relevant to the crisis.
Emergency response
The British Red Cross
Community Reserve Volunteer: Help your community get back on track. No specialist skills are required and quick training is provided at the scene. You just need to meet the criteria. > Find out more
Driving, Food & Shopping Delivery
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Kindness Driver: undertaken in line with Govt guidelines. Community Kindness Supporter: to help with deliveries of shopping > Find out more
Fairshare
Driver: Be the vital link between us and the vulnerable people we support by driving one of our vans to deliver food to local charities. Warehouse Assistant: Volunteer in the warehouse to sort the food that we receive from our food partners and pick daily orders for charities. It’s a great way to keep fit and all you need is a sturdy pair of hands. > Find out more
Food Train
Volunteer Shoppers: work in teams in the local supermarkets making up the orders for customers. Volunteer Drivers: collect shopping lists from the customer’s, load the orders from the supermarket into the vans, deliver the orders to the customers and unpack the shopping when required. > Find out more
Trussell Trust
Driver: Food collection and delivery drivers required. They will play a crucial role in ensuring that food parcels are delivered to those who are most in need. Warehouse helper: They will play a crucial role in ensuring that donations are processed and food parcels made up for those who are most in need. > Find out more
Befriending, Community Engagement, Reducing Social Isolation
Age Scotland
Digital Buddy: Watch a short video to find out how to inspire older people in your community to make the most of technology. > Find out more
Befriending Networks
Befriending Directory: Befriending Networks provide a directory of their member organisations many of whom provide remote volunteering opportunities. > Find out more
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Kindness Caller: to provide regular ‘kindness’ calls and a check-in service for people who are worried, scared or lonely because of self-isolation. > Find out more
Food Train
Befriender Volunteers: If you like chatting, meeting people and getting out and about this could be the role for you. Our volunteer befrienders take part in home visits, phone calls, trips, outings and clubs. Time commitment will vary in this role depending on the befriending activity and full training is provided. > Find out more
People know how
Online Befriending for Children & Young People: Support a child or young person online as part of their Positive Transitions Service. All you need is 1-2 hours per week. Distance Befriending for Adults: Support an adult online or via telephone as part of their Reconnect service. All you need is 1-2 hours per week. > Find out more
Crisis Support or Social care support
Capability Scotland
Volunteer appeal: Anything you can do to help at this time will be so useful in supporting vulnerable adults and children. > Find out more
Crossreach
Volunteer appeal: Based throughout Scotland they provide support to vulnerable people of all age groups, including our Older People Care Homes and those usually visiting our day care service for support and counselling. They are looking for people who can offer anything from a few hours a week to a few full days, helping in the care homes with tasks such as cooking, cleaning, befriending, or carrying out tasks such as driving staff or clients to necessary places. > Find out more
Quarriers
Volunteer Appeal:They urgently need staff or volunteers who can help their services as the coronavirus outbreak continues to cause challenges. They are looking for people who can offer anything from a few hours right up to full-time work, or volunteering to help with tasks such as shopping, cooking or cleaning. > Find out more
Shout
Crisis Volunteer: This is a completely new type of volunteering. You're getting the chance to have an impact on people’s lives and make a difference by resolving crises, learn communication, problem solving and crisis management skills as well as volunteer the way you want. > Find out more
Admin
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Digital Kindness Supporter: to share health messages far and wide. > Find out more