Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. We are seeking kind, computer savvy people with a good telephone manner, interpersonal skills, team members, to assist us as Virtual Befriending Team Members providing support to homeless people. This is a work from home/virtual assistant, (phone/ PC access & broadband required). At times there will be zoom or alternative meetings. All help provided makes a difference for homeless people in Aberdeen and this is also an opportunity to gain positive experience and develop skills. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering in this role and any other roles with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. As our outreach grows we need cleaning volunteers, twice a week for our storage facility. We are looking for people with skills to do basic tasks such as deep cleans, sterilising and tidying. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. As our outreach grows we need more volunteers to help with aspects such as sorting food donations, storage and with city centre outreach and driving. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

Learning new skills. Helping a charity whilst having fun at the same time. Development of talents that we value such as communication skills, numeracy, teamwork and taking responsibility.

Now that people are returning to work we still need volunteers to help shielded people with , parcels, prescriptions and meal delivery.

Working in partnership with The Co op it has been reported that over 70% of people living in the UK have expressed that at some point in their lives they have experienced loneliness and/or Social Isolation. This can have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing and we are looking to support those most at risk. This can be anyone 16+ for example New Mums, Individuals with Mobility Restrictions, Elderly, Individuals experiencing Bereavement/Empty Nest to name a few. This will be a volunteer led project with support from Community Connectors based in Dundee/Fife/Aberdeen/Inverness and Shetland. We are looking for individuals who are willing to give up a little of their time to re build service users confidence to re-engage into their local communities. Each service user will be supported for a 12 week period and will be sign posted to the relevant organisation as required. All training is provided which is fantastic for self-development! This is a new project with new staff and volunteers who are all extremely excited to be involved.

Assisting in the shop will help people learn new skills, meet people, be part of a team and help fundraise for the organisation. The shop is staffed with trained people who will assist and help

Are you passionate about volunteering? Do you want to help others? How about joining PKAVS Third Sector Interface as a Volunteer Opportunities Assistant and combine the two? We are currently looking for a volunteer to provide administrative support to our Volunteer Support Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer who would be willing to help the local TSI with the following tasks: • Gathering volunteer opportunities • Making sure volunteering opportunities are up to date. • Support online Volunteer Drop-in when necessary If you have any questions about this opportunity, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Our lovely Aberdeen shop is run entirely by volunteers. The purpose of the shop is to raise money and awareness for Save the Children throughout Aberdeen to the various programmes we fund in the UK and across the world. We are always looking for people to join our team-it is a busy and vibrant shop! If you have the time to donate your skills (be that accounting/customer service/visual merchandising/specialised knowledge) then we can’t wait to meet you! Equally though if you would like to learn new skills and meet new people then please pop along! A great and enjoyable opportunity to help in the vital work of Save the Children. All volunteers are greatly appreciated. For more details please contact: Sara Docherty (Regional Retail Manager) Email: s.docherty@savethechildren.org.uk / Tel No: 07471 215 822

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. As our outreach grows we need volunteers to assist with maintenance, gardening and DIY tasks at our storage facility. We are looking for people with skills to help with basic tasks such as sanding, painting, general maintenance. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

*Who We Are: UKFCP Third Party Support Centre is established in March 2020 for the fight against Coronavirus COVID-19. We aim to ensure a safer community for Chinese people with great passion and dedication. We are now at the very CRUCIAL stage and we are looking for talents who could provide help for our community in your area and willing to address issues for the people in need. Be part of us! https://www.ukfcp.com/ukfcp-support-centre *How to Apply Your Talents: - Get more exposure for Support Centre and promote 30 Community Projects. - Generate digital content to raise general public awareness of our support centre work and engage our stakeholders we work with – from clients to volunteers and local organisations - Liaise with local media (UK and Europe) and communities to promote Support Centre services and cover more stories - Develop and manage social media to reach more audiences, help them become more accessible to our services and attract more potential professionals and volunteers *Benefits: - Volunteerfrom home, with an energetic and creative team - Networking with Chinese professionals in the UK A fantastic opportunity to help with all volunteer assistance greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Josephine Hua, Admin Assistant at email supportcentre@ukfcp.com or tel.: 07497348182.

*Help people who feel alone - just a few hours a week from you could make the future brighter for someone experiencing loneliness or social isolation.* Hand of Solace is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation which helps people who may be lonely or at risk of loneliness and social isolation. -What our volunteers do: Loneliness and social isolation affect people of all ages and backgrounds. Being or feeling alone can have a devastating impact on people’s health and wellbeing, as well as on communities, hospitals and other public services. Through just a few hours a week, you could provide a huge help for someone experiencing loneliness or social isolation. -Support for people and volunteering during COVID-19 Pandemic: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our befriending service to our older people has now transitioned from face to face to phone/video contact. We now also offer shopping, prescription collection etc. where necessary to the older people. Depression is also a major issue so our befrienders are needing to keep in touch more often than before to ensure their Befriendees are safe and sound and to offer any possible support. -How to get involved: We provide volunteer support to tackle loneliness in the following areas of Aberdeen: - Stoneywood - Seaton - Bucksburn - Northfield - Bridge of Don - Dyce If you would like to volunteer with us, send us an email or give us a ring and we will contact you within a few days to provide further details and discuss how you can get involved. Our email is info@handofsolace.co.uk , or by phoning the contact number- 07378432436.

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. To assist in this we are seeking volunteers to help at our city centre storage/warehouse facility. Tasks include assisting with logging in inventory and incoming donations. We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

*Who We Are: UKFCP Third Party Support Centre is established in March 2020 for the fight against Coronavirus COVID-19. We aim to ensure a safer community for Chinese people with great passion and dedication. We are now at the very CRUCIAL stage and we are looking for talents who could provide help for our community in your area and willing to address issues for the people in need. Be part of us! https://www.ukfcp.com/ukfcp-support-centre *How to Apply Your Talents: - Provide general assistance to our national virtual Support Centre - Make notes on call log sheet and report form when receiving calls and emails - Be able to respond in caring manner, particularly talking with elderly or potential victims or witnesses who report hate incidents / crime - Redirect clients to relevant organisation for specific problems - Keep Centre Manager informed of any serious/ high level cases in a timely manner - Provide English-Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) interpretation *Benefits: - Volunteer from home, with an energetic, caring and creative team - A chance to safeguard local communities who have built the environment we enjoy living in - Learn more about Chinese community in the UK A fantastic opportunity to help with all volunteer assistance greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Josephine Hua, Admin Assistant at email supportcentre@ukfcp.com or tel.: 07497348182.

*Who We Are: UKFCP National Support Centre was established in March 2020 to safeguard Chinese vulnerable communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to develop a safer community for Chinese, East Asians and South East Asians with our large team of passionate multicultural centre representatives. We are now at the very CRUCIAL stage and we are looking for strong communicators who could provide immediate help to our community and be willing to address the issues for members of our communities in urgent need. Be part of us! *How to Apply Your Talents: As part of outreach team keeping an eye on the information across UK: - Engage with our communities to understand individual members’ needs - Engage with our communities to draw a better picture of national and local issues that need addressing by listening to individuals and organisations - Engage with experts who can offer deeper insights into specific issue for effective solutions - Develop partnerships with stakeholder organisations in the public, private and third sectors - Communicate the issues within National Support Centre Team to tackle any challenges together - Keep a regular record on outreaching progress *We are now looking for volunteers speaking one of below languages: Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), Burmese, Indonesian, Filipino, Singaporean, Cambodian, Malaysian, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese *Benefits - Work from home, with an energetic and creative team - Gain outsourcing and information processing skills A fantastic opportunity to help with all volunteer assistance greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Josephine Hua, Admin Assistant at email supportcentre@ukfcp.com or tel.: 07497348182.

Linking Lives UK has been working hard to respond effectively to the impact of Covid-19 particularly among those already affected by social isolation and loneliness on a daily basis. Aberdeen Two’s Company is a local telephone befriending service that connects volunteers with local people (‘Link Friends’) through telephone contact. The aim of our telephone befriending is to help reduce the impact that social isolation by making connections with others. This is especially important at this time of COVID-19 Crisis in the UK. To volunteer and help please complete the following form at https://forms.gle/5LbSKmH7o9Zh5J2n8 or email aberdeentwoscompany@gmail.com All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated.

. During the COVID19 pandemic, the role of Volunteers within our community has never been more important. These opportunities include helping with shopping, driving, check-in calls and collecting prescriptions for those in isolation/shielding. There are many activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. PPE will be supplied

Volunteer Drivers will be required to collect food parcels from NCT and to families isolated/ vulnerable during the pandemic.

Street Friends Helping the Homeless Aberdeen is working towards a brighter future for homeless people, vulnerable and people in poverty. With dignity Street Friends Helping the Homeless offer fresh chilled sandwiches and desserts as meals, food parcels for a few days, clothing, pet food, toiletries/condoms/sanitary products to those most in need as a result of homeless, poverty or vulnerable. We have established links with specialist services. When we befriend, we keep a note anonymously, on how people are doing, if they are in danger/emergency they are given immediate help. If they wish to progress we can use the referrals to get people to the correct professional service. We offer kindness, empathy, friendship and safe choices if people wish to pursue them. As our outreach grows we need more need more registered first aiders for our outreach sessions we undertake (on a Wednesday 18:15 and Sunday at 16:45) We have a full volunteer pathway with training opportunities and all help makes a real difference and is always greatly appreciated. For more information about volunteering with Street Friends Helping the Homeless please contact Sam Raion, Communications Secretary at email admin@streetfriendshelpingthehomeless.com

During this pandemic we are looking for volunteers who are willing to support groups and organisations who are involved in making items such as scrubs and face masks. Volunteers will be supported by the Market Place Lead, provided with pick-up and drop-off lists and an ID badge to ensure they are able to undertake the task. As a transport volunteer you'll be contacted to confirm you are able to carry out a delivery, after which you will receive an email with the details. We aim to give as much notice as possible for each delivery but may also contact you for same-day requests. You must have no underlying health conditions, don't get a flu jag and be under 70 years old to be a Community Hub COVID-19 response volunteer.

Our vision is to enable and support positive changes in the lives of the local community. We do this by helping those of all ages, gender and race in meeting their personal needs and encouraging them to become self-sufficient. We promote a healthier lifestyle in our personal service and build strong relationships by training volunteers to play a vital role in serving at the Pantry and in their community. We are looking for Volunteers to collect food and provisions from our base in Swan Street, Brechin and deliver them to our clients within the local area.