Volunteering can offer individuals opportunities to learn new skills and improve their confidence and self-esteem whilst supporting their local community.
The willingness to sacrifice one's own free time and energy to support others is viewed positively and can have a real impact on job, college and university applications.
National Trust for Scotland
Source conservation volunteering opportunities to participate in with the National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland works closely with Scotland's national youth volunteering organisation, Project Scotland, to provide fantastic volunteering opportunities for young people aged 16-30.
Scotland's national youth volunteering organisation aims to support young people to get on in life through volunteering. Search the opportunities they have for volunteering in your local community.
Volunteering Matters have established a number of volunteer programmes in Scotland from befriending young people in care and helping people with disabilities to projects aimed at saving the environment and employee volunteering.
