Volunteering

Volunteers’ Week: Employee volunteering in action
This Volunteers’ Week, Volunteering Matters is celebrating the impact of employee volunteering, with more than 600 volunteers expected to support over 20 community organisations across the UK…

Grand day out for Grandmentors Perth and Kinross
Mentors, mentees and staff from Grandmentors Perth and Kinross recently volunteered at Southton Smallholding near Perth, helping to prepare 10 vegetable beds for this year’s crops.

Action Earth grants now open
Action Earth grants now open Volunteering Matters has opened applications for its 2026 Action Earth grants, supporting volunteer-led projects that improve local green spaces and bring communities…

The difference we are making in Forth Valley
In Forth Valley, communities are being strengthened by local people taking action, supporting one another and shaping solutions based on lived experience. By creating space for volunteers to lead,…

Good Neighbour (Forth Valley)
A flexible volunteering role supporting people in Forth Valley with small, meaningful tasks that strengthen community and wellbeing.

Good Neighbours (Forth Valley)
Good Neighbours connects trained volunteers with people who need a little extra support, helping to reduce isolation and strengthen communities. Through flexible, short-term tasks, volunteers make a…

International Volunteer Day: Ordinary people, extraordinary change
Today, on International Volunteer Day, we celebrate the universal power of people giving their time, skills and kindness to make life better for others. Volunteering is one of the most hopeful forces…

Our partnership with Empowering Futures
Empowering Futures told us that volunteering helps them feel seen and supported and brings new awareness to their work around disability.

Good Neighbour (Newcastle)
Become a Good Neighbour and provide “a little bit of help” to people who may be socially isolated, or who don’t have many people around them.  

Volunteer Knitter (Exmouth)
For individuals 50+, this is a knitting group in Exmouth creating items for local, national and international charities.

Walking Group Member (Liskeard)
For anyone 50+, a walking group for anyone who likes getting out and about in the Cornish landscape (although we sometimes stray into Devon).

Walking Group Member (Stirling & Clackmannanshire)
For people 50+, the RSVP Forth Valley walk programme encourages people to participate in our weekly walks in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.