Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

Support to Volunteer

Our Health and Wellbeing Team offers extra support for those that need it

Our team of specialist advisers works with people from all walks of life who wish to volunteer but have experienced some health or personal problem which needs to be considered. Our role is to give a bit of guidance or support to help make the jump from thinking about volunteering to actually doing it.

We can provide additional help and guidance to volunteers who have individual support needs, such as health issues, a history of offending behaviours, or who would benefit from employability coaching. We can help you find a placement, that suits you, and work with the organisation involved to ensure that you have a positive experience of volunteering.

If you are thinking about doing voluntary work but you are not sure how to go about it, then come along to our friendly information sessions which we have every Thursday between 2 and 4 pm. You don't need an appointment, just drop in and you can even bring a friend or support worker along with you.

At our information sessions you can

Find out the things that you should think about to help you decide if voluntary work is for you
Get lots of information on the range of voluntary work available
Get a variety of leaflets about volunteering to browse through and take away
Find out information on specific volunteering issues you might have questions about such as Welfare Benefits and Disclosures.

Call our main office on 0131 225 0630 or email admin@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk to find out more about our information sessions.

Royal Edinburgh Hospital Hub

We have a hub at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for patients, staff and visitors to the hospital. For more information please contact Angela Farr on 0131 537 6229 or email angela.farr@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk.