COVEY, a youth charity in Hamilton, is expanding its support across Lanarkshire through the CashBack for Communities initiative, which will invest up to £26 million from 2026 to 2029. They seek volunteers for mentoring and activities to help at-risk youth develop skills and confidence. Community involvement is crucial for success.
Join the Police Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV) to make a difference in your community. Open to young people aged 13-15 in Lanarkshire, the program offers skill development, community support, and friendship. Adult volunteers (18+) are also needed. For more information, email or visit the PSYV website.
Teams from Asda Blantyre and Hamilton collaborated with local volunteers for a clean-up near David Livingstone’s birthplace, collecting bags of litter to enhance green spaces. This effort highlighted community pride and prompted discussions about future joint initiatives to protect and beautify local environments, benefiting everyone involved.
Blantyre Youth Group, Terminal One have celebrated Volunteers Week Scotland by presenting their volunteers with Saltire Awards and St Andrew’s First Aid Certificates. The young folk gave their time to deliver youth groups & are making a worthwhile difference in our local communities. Well done everyone! You and your families should rightly be very proud!
Local Volunteering and Befriending opportunities are available with LEAP and as this story points out, it can be very rewarding for all involved. For Irene and Nicola, befriending has turned into a lot more than a weekly call or visit – for both, it has extended their families. Nicola has been phoning and (latterly) visiting […]
Why not get 2020 off to a great start by volunteering for the David Livingstone Birthplace Project? This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills and contribute your own experience to a team of dedicated volunteers. They have volunteering opportunities in the following areas: Community Ambassador Promotion Learning Cataloguing and Collections Visitor Support Retail […]
Volunteers from the family-owned construction company Story, based in Blantyre, joined forces with Network Rail and fellow framework contractors QTS and BAM to volunteer at the Simon Community Scotland donations warehouse in Glasgow. A number of Story volunteers helped the homeless charity by sorting out donation essentials such as warm clothes and sleeping bags that can be given out to those in need […]
The David Livingstone Birthplace explores the local community for volunteers The David Livingstone Birthplace Project, home to the history of Scotland’s famous explorer David Livingstone, has announced that it is exploring the local community for a series of new volunteer positions in the run up to its planned re-opening next Summer. The project, which is […]