About Us

Welcome to the Volunteer Centre Network in Scotland – the network that’s trying hard to create a Scotland where everyone who wants to volunteer can do so.

Our network is made up of 32 volunteer centres operating out of some 60 offices so there should be one fairly close to you. Although each one of us is a locally managed independent voluntary organisation working hard to be in tune with local volunteer needs and priorities, we are working together more and more because we believe that co-operation makes us better at what we do. In fact, this website is an example of us working together.

The first volunteer centres opened in Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1970 – and they’re still going strong – but most of us started after 1995. Although we are all passionate about volunteering and work towards the same aims, there are some differences between us, mainly around levels of funding and staff levels.