The Cats Whiskers is a small local charity set up in 2018 and has since gone from strength to strength, leading to the opening of the new rehoming shelter in late 2022. Their charity relies on the support of their many volunteers who freely give their time and talents. The group operate based solely on fundraising, donations and volunteers to continue to look after the cats in their care and always need dedicated, reliable volunteers that can help out and of course, new volunteers are always welcome. They are a passionate team who want the best for their feline friends and nothing gives them more pleasure than to see them happy in their ‘forever’ homes. They need volunteers to support the shop's operations. They will be serving the public, maintaining stock on shop floor, sorting donations handed into us at shop, keeping shop clean and neat at all times, The team do an induction at the shop with every volunteer, find suitable buddy for them, show how to sort donations ie separate, store and trash. They, if needed, will also be taught to operate the till. The shop is open from 11-3pm Tuesday to Saturday. Able to work with other people, Pleasant, friendly and confident attitude would be advantageous for serving the public and being first point of contact for the charity. Due to handling money and serving public we would ask for the volunteers to be over 18. Due to size of premises at the moment we can’t take someone in a wheelchair.

Resonate Together is a local charity which has been running for over 13 years. Resonate run various groups dependant on the skills individuals bring, from various art groups to chess club & gardening. They also provide meeting rooms for outside organisations. They have grown not only in size, resulting in a larger premises, but also their model of working. Many who come to Resonate Together start by saying they do not have any skills. This can be for so many reasons, and one of the core challenges being personal confidence. Over the last decade, they have listened, learned and experienced the incredible development of so many people - they know that ‘skills’ can be learned and we know that every individual that comes to Resonate Together has inner qualities that will benefit our community. Resonate Together's Customer Service Volunteer role includes meeting members, new and old. Based at the Coffee & Tea area you would not only be welcoming members but inviting them to have a cuppa, and quite often in Resonate, a piece of cake! This gives you a chance to get to know the members in a relaxed informal setting. 1-1 support & training is provided. Minimum of 3 hours per week. Wednesday and/or Thursday Morning & Afternoon. They are expanding into Friday, & Saturday sessions too. As the Customer Service Volunteer, you may be the first person new members meet as they come through the door. They would therefore like you to be welcoming, friendly, and positive. As Resonate welcomes people from all walks of life discrimination is not tolerated. Good listening skills are a must, as well as of course, knowing your way round a kettle! As with any member of Resonate we welcome adults from all walks of life, as long as you have the skills and/or the experience (through work, volunteering or life) to take on the role. References will be taken. During your time with Resonate you may be interested in taking on a role requiring a PVG. Please do not hesitate to ask for further information on police checks.

Braveheart are currently recruiting volunteers who can help us support older individuals, of varying needs, to increase their physical, social, and mental wellbeing through walking. We need individuals who can lead and accompany low level health walks at our Weekly and Away Day Walks around the Falkirk area. If you have a few hours spare per week, enjoy walking, and meeting new people then this could be a great role for you! The main responsibilities include: - Working alongside Walking Development Officer, and fellow Leaders, to risk assess and plan suitable low- level walks within the Falkirk District - Leading and supporting our walking programme – walks vary from 30 minutes to 1 hour Weekly Walks, and 45 minute to 1.25 hour Away Day Walks - Providing a friendly, welcoming and safe environment for walkers - Handling essential paperwork for new and current walkers - Attending 6 weekly Walk Leaders meetings If you are interested in helping people walk their way to good health, please get in touch!

4th Falkirk Boys' Brigade are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help lead games and sporting activities for their children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years old. The group meets on Wednesday evenings during term-time, taking part in a wide range of activities including crafts, games, sports, cooking, life skills and community projects.

Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) runs the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway and Museum of Scottish Railways, as well as operating of SRPS Railtours. We understand that our volunteers are vital for our continued work, and we encourage young people to get involved with a range of activities at the railway. We currently run a youth volunteering programme that runs the last Saturday of every month, and we need volunteer youth leaders and youth supporters to help us manage these sessions, and to support individual youth volunteering too. If you are passionate about accessibility, youth involvement or have experience working with young people then we would love to hear from you!

Volunteering in the Boys Brigade is hugely rewarding and allows us to play a role in the development of boys in the Christian values. The group meets during term-time, taking part in a wide range of activities including crafts, games, sports, lifeskills and competitions. Achors (Primary 1-3) Tuesdays 6.15pm - 7.30pm Juniors (Primary 4-6) Fridays 6.15pm - 7.45pm Company and Seniors (P7-S6) Fridays 7.30pm - 9.45pm We are looking for volunteers to help children with activities, games, sports, arts and crafts, hobbies, music etc. Whatever you can help with is greatly valued. If you can't help every week, that's ok. Even if you can only help once a month, we would still welcome and value your contribution.

Our modern teaching kitchen is where we run workshops for all ages and abilities. The kitchen regularly hosts cooking classes and is available for community groups to use, including after-school groups. Help assist this busy and creative kitchen set-up, or cooking and/or food prep, serving and clear-up. Help us keep the kitchen running smoothly for all that use it and to support our work in healthy eating and cooking!

UNIQUE Friends Together is a Community Group based in Ayr in the south west of Scotland. Our purpose is to promote inclusivity and integration for young people aged 16 to 30 with additional support needs. We do this by organising and running safe and accessible social events and activities such as disco, karaoke, games, cinema, trips etc. New people are always welcome to come along to any of our events - we love seeing new faces. The group is run entirely by volunteers and managed by a small committee of five Trustees. Our trustees and event volunteers include parents/guardians of young people with ASN. We are looking for a volunteer who can provide the technical know how to set up equipment for our various social activities and events, for example discos, cinema/movie nights and karaoke. We have regular social events every second Friday evening with occasional activities happening from time to time. These events provide fun, friendship and social inclusion for the young people who come along. We are based in Heathfield Community Centre in Ayr and the events take place there. We need someone with the technical know how and a few hours to spare as a volunteer to help us make sure that we can deliver events as promised. This is a great opportunity to share your technical wizardry and make sure our activities are well set up and successful! Interested? Could this be you? To find out more please email enq.uniquefriends@gmail.com

UNIQUE Friends Together is a Community Group based in Ayr in the south west of Scotland. Our purpose is to promote inclusivity and integration for young people aged 16 to 30 with additional support needs. We do this by organising and running safe and accessible social events and activities such as disco, karaoke, games, cinema, trips etc. New people are always welcome to come along to any of our events - we love seeing new faces. The group is run entirely by volunteers and managed by a small committee of five Trustees. Our trustees and event volunteers include parents/guardians of young people with ASN. We are looking for volunteers who can provide social support and help out at our various social activities and events, for example discos, cinema/movie nights and karaoke. We have regular social events every second Friday evening with occasional activities happening from time to time. These events provide fun, friendship and social inclusion for the young people who come along. We are based in Heathfield Community Centre in Ayr and the events take place there. Event Volunteers We are always on the look out for great event volunteers. Without them we simply would not be able to run our events which benefit so many young people with additional support needs. Our event volunteers encourage and support the young people to participate and develop self confidence. If you can spare two or three hours every fortnight or even once a month to help out at our events then we would love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to share your social skills (and dancing skills sometimes! ;-) and make sure our activities are well supported, safe and successful! Interested? Could this be you? To find out more please email enq.uniquefriends@gmail.com

Hospitality is an important part of Hot Chocolate Trust (HCT). Our youth work team is made up of volunteers and staff, who eat together before each of our youth work sessions. The team meal is an important time to connect as a team and prepare for youth work. We are looking for volunteers to cook team meals. Being a cook can be a great introduction to budgeting, preparing meals, catering to dietary requirements and food hygiene. If you already have these skills, or would like to develop them, and have some time to help we would love to hear from you. Volunteer cooks are more than welcome to sit down for the meal with the team. We really value volunteer cooks, who allow a great start for the work we do. Our youth work sessions take place on Wednesday & Thursday evenings, and Saturday afternoons. We are looking for a minimum commitment of once monthly, unless volunteers are keen to commit to more than this.