
Volunteer!
Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do. We want your next volunteering experience to be a great one.
There are thousands of volunteer opportunities available in Scotland. Whether you have a little or a lot of time to give, there is something for everyone. Opportunities such as befriending, helping at events, driving, fundraising, conservation activities, providing support to children and older people, plus much more. These are offered in a variety of settings from sport clubs to local community organisations. You can even volunteer from home.
By giving your time you’re helping the organisation you volunteer for, and you’re also helping the people, communities, animals or environments they represent. What turns that donation into an investment is that you get back far more than you give. And for whatever you want to get out of volunteering, there is an opportunity that can help realise it.

Search Volunteering Opportunities in Scotland
Head to our volunteer search site to find the right volunteer opportunity for you.
Some of the benefits of volunteering include:
- Gain Confidence: Volunteering can help you gain confidence by giving you the chance to try something new and build a real sense of achievement.
- Learn new skills: Volunteering can help you learn new skills, gain experience and sometimes even qualifications.
- Be part of a community: Volunteering can help you feel part of something outside your friends and family.
- Meet new people: Volunteering can help you to meet new and different kinds of people and make new friends.
- Make a difference: Volunteering can have a real and valuable positive affect on people, communities and the wider society in general.
- Take on a challenge: Volunteering can help challenge yourself to try something different and achieve personal goals.
- Have Fun! Most people who volunteer have a great time, regardless of why they chose to do it.
Find Support Locally
There are 32 local authority areas in Scotland in which there are over 60 offices operating, so there is bound to be one close to you. Click on your local authority area below for full contact details of offices near you.
ACVO Volunteer Aberdeen
ACVO TSI
New Jasmine House
Greenbank Place
East Tullos Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB12 3BT
Tel: 01224 686076
Email: volunteer@acvo.org.uk
Websites: www.volunteerabrdeen.org.uk
/ www.acvo.org.uk
Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
PO BOX 18706, Peterhead, AB42 9BA
Tel: 03718 110008
Email: enquiries@avashire.org.uk
Website: http://www.avashire.org.uk
Voluntary Action Angus
5-7 The Cross
Forfar
DD8 1BX
Tel: 01307 466113
Email: info@voluntaryactionangus.org.uk
Website: www.voluntaryactionangus.org.uk
Argyll & Bute TSI
27a Front Street,
Inveraray,
PA32 8UY
Tel: 0300 303 4141
E-mail: info@argylltsi.org.uk
Website: www.argylltsi.org
Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI)
27 High Street
Alloa
FK10 1JF
Tel: 01259 213840
Email: admin@ctsi.org.uk
Website: www.ctsi.org.uk
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
Tel: 0300 303 8558
Email: info@tsdg.org.uk
Website: thirdsectordumgal.org.uk
Dumfries Office
54 Buccleuch Street
Dumfries
DG1 2AH
Stranraer Office
Burns House
Harbour Street
Stranraer
DG9 7RD
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action
10 Constitution Road
Dundee
DD1 1LL
Tel: 01382 305700
Email: reception@dvva.scot
Website: www.dvva.scot
CVO East Ayrshire
Belford Mill
16 Brewery Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 3GZ
Tel: 01563 574000
E-mail: volunteering@cvoea.co.uk
Website: cvoea.co.uk
East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action
Unit 4 and 5
18 Townhead
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1NL
Tel: 0141 578 6680
Email: info@edva.org
Website: www.edva.org
Volunteer Centre East Lothian
56 High Street
Tranent
EH33 1HH
Tel: 01875 615423
Email: info@volunteereastlothian.org.uk
Website: www.volunteereastlothian.org.uk
Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire
56 Kelburn Street
Barrhead
G78 1LR
Tel: 0141 876 9555
Email: hello@va-er.org.uk
Website: www.va-er.org.uk
Volunteer Edinburgh
222 Leith Walk
Edinburgh
EH6 5EQ
Tel: 0131 225 0630
Email: admin@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
Website: www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
Volunteering Hub
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
MacKinnon House Corridor
Morningside Terrace
Edinburgh
EH10 5HF
Tel: 0131 537 6175
CVS Falkirk
Unit 6
The Court Yard
Callendar Business Park
Callendar Road
Falkirk
FK1 1XR
Tel: 01324 692000
Email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
Website: www.cvsfalkirk.org.uk
Fife Voluntary Action
Tel: 0800 389 6046
Email: info@fva.org
Website: www.fva.org
Glenrothes (Main Office)
Caledonia House
Pentland Park
Saltire Centre
Glenrothes
KY6 2AL
Tel: 01592 760720
Cupar Office
Volunteer House
69-73 Crossgate
Cupar
KY15 5AS
Tel: 01334 654080
Kirkcaldy Office
New Volunteer House
16 East Fergus Place
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XT
Tel: 01592 645300
Leven Office
The Greig Institute
Forth Street
Leven
KY8 4PF
Tel: 0800 389 6046
Volunteer Glasgow
Brunswick House (Ground Floor West),
51 Wilson Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1UZ
Tel: 0141 226 3431
Email: info@volunteerglasgow.org
Website: www.volunteerglasgow.org
In Highland the responsibility to deliver the role of a Third Sector Interface is shared through a network of delivery organisations. Please see the list of partner organisations below for your nearest local office.
Highland TSI (covers Inner Moray Firth area)
Thorfin House
Bridgend Business Park
Dingwall
IV15 9SL
Tel: 01349 864289
Email: info@highlandtsi.org.uk
Website: www.highlandtsi.org.uk
Caithness Voluntary Group
Telford House
Williamson Street
Wick
KW1 5ES
Tel: 01955 603453
Email: volunteering@cvg.org.uk
Website: www.cvg.org.uk
Skye and Lochalsh Council of Voluntary Organisations
Tigh Lisigarry
Bridge Road
Portree
Isle of Skye
IV51 9ER
Tel: 01478 612921
Email: info@slcvo.org.uk
Website: www.slcvo.org.uk
Voluntary Action in Badenoch & Strathspey
The Court House
The Square
Grantown on Spey
PH26 3HF
Tel: 01479 873445
Email: enquiries@vabs.org.uk
Website: www.vabs.org.uk
Voluntary Action Lochaber
An Drochaid
Claggan Road
Fort William
PH33 6PH
Tel: 01397 706044
Email: office@valochaber.org
Website: www.valochaber.org
Voluntary Groups Sutherland
Alba
Main Street
Golspie
KW10 6TG
Tel: 01408 633001
Email: contact@vges.org.uk
Website: www.vges.org.uk
CVS Inverclyde
75-81 Cathcart Street
Greenock
PA15 1DE
Tel: 01475 711733
Email: admin@cvsinverclyde.org.uk
Website: www.cvsinverclyde.org.uk
Volunteer Midlothian
4-6 White Hart Street
Dalkeith,
EH22 1AE
Tel: 07859 914587
Email: info@volunteermidlothian.org.uk
Website: www.volunteermidlothian.org.uk
TSI Moray
Office 8,
Caledonian House,
Elgin,
Moray
Tel: 01343 541713
Email: info@tsimoray.org.uk
Website: www.tsimoray.org.uk
The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT)
27-29 Vernon Street
Saltcoats
North Ayrshire
KA21 5HE
Tel: 01294 443044
Email: info@tact.scot
Website: www.tact.scot
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire
90 Brandon Parade East
Motherwell
ML1 1LY
Tel: 01236 748 011
Email: info@vanl.co.uk
Website: www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org
Voluntary Action Orkney
Anchor Buildings
6 Bridge Street
Kirkwall
KW15 1HR
Tel: 01856 872897
Email: enquiries@vaorkney.org.uk
Website: www.vaorkney.org.uk
PKAVS TSI
The Gateway
North Methven Street
Perth
PH1 5PP
Tel: 01738 567076
Email: admin@pkavs.org.uk
Website: www.thirdsectorpk.org.uk
Engage Renfrewshire
10 Falcon Crescent
Paisley
PA3 1NS
Tel: 0141 887 7707
Email: info@engagerenfrewshire.com
Website: www.engagerenfrewshire.org
Borders Community Action
Newby Court,
High Street,
Peebles,
EH45 8AL
Tel: 0300 124 7522
Email: info@borderscommunityaction.org.uk
Website: https://borderstsi.org.uk/
Voluntary Action Shetland
Market House
14 Market Street
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0JP
Tel: 01595 743900
Email: vas@shetland.org
Website: www.shetland-communities.org.uk/vas/
Voluntary Action South Ayrshire
1st Floor, Boswell House
10-12 Arthur Street
Ayr
KA7 1QJ
Tel: 01292 432661
Email: volunteering@vasa.scot
Website: www.voluntaryactionsouthayrshire.org.uk
Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire
128 Almada Street,
Hamilton
ML3 0EW
Tel: 01698 300390
Email: office@vaslan.org.uk
Website: www.vaslan.org.uk
Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise
Cameron House
Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
Tel: 01786 430000
Email: info@sventerprise.org.uk
Website: www.sventerprise.org.uk
West Dunbartonshire CVS
Arcadia Business Centre
Miller Lane
Clydebank
West Dumbartonshire
G81 1UJ
Tel: 0141 941 0886
Email: info@wdcvs.com
Website: www.wdcvs.com
Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian
20-22 King Street
Bathgate
EH48 1AX
Tel: 01506 650111
Email: vsg@vsgwl.org
Website: www.voluntarysectorgateway.org
Volunteer Centre Western Isles
Website: volunteercentrewi.org
Barra Office
Am Bothan
Northbay
Isle of Barra
Tel: 01871 890775
E-mail: barra@volunteercentrewi.org
Harris Office
Old Tarbert Primary School
West Tarbert
Isle of Harris
Tel: 01859 502636
Email: harris@volunteercentrewi.org
Lewis Office
95 Cromwell Street
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
Tel: 01851 700366
Email: info@volunteercentrewi.org
Uist Office
41 Airport Road
Balivanich
Isle of Benbecula
HS7 5LA
Tel: 01870 602604
Email: uist@volunteercentrewi.org.uk