Volunteering Matters Scotland

Who we are

Volunteering Matters are the UK’s leading volunteering charity.  We support over 30,000 volunteers across the UK and run over 200 projects set up to help children and young people, older people, disabled people and vulnerable families. 

In 1962 we placed a volunteer in Glasgow, supporting young people in need.  He became our first Full-Time Volunteer and so Scotland became the birthplace of one of our flagship programmes.

Since then, Volunteering Matters have established a number of high impact volunteering programmes across Scotland: from befriending isolated and vulnerable young people, to keeping older and retired people engaged in their communities through volunteering.  Every year around 7,000 people volunteer with us in Scotland – reaching around 6,000 beneficiaries.

Through volunteering, we have helped to reduce inequalities and social isolation to build a stronger, more inclusive Scotland. Take a look below to see what we’re doing across the country: find out more about our programmes and projects, hear the voices of our volunteers themselves, and see how you too can get involved.