MAKE IT HAPPEN
Creating Opportunities and Reconnecting Young People through Volunteering
Our youth-led programme supports young people to overcome personal barriers, grow in confidence, find meaningful opportunities to participate and develop lasting connections within their community.
The programme is open to young people living in East Renfrewshire (aged 12-25) who may face multiple barriers to secure or retain a volunteering role or to reconnect with their community.
How We Can Help
1-2-1 Wrap-around Service
A bespoke support to build young people’s confidence to take on a volunteering role, nurturing wellbeing and good mental health.
Preparation for Volunteering Programme
A range of support sessions and activities that will work towards increasing the soft skills of the young people.
Volunteering Opportunities
Working with others to provide a range of youth friendly individual and group opportunities for young people to be able to ‘test’ volunteering together with their peers.
Boosting young people's employability through volunteering
Leveraging the benefits of volunteering to help young people facing significant challenges build confidence, gain new skills and enhance their employability
Young Persons Network
The network brings together groups and organisations who can provide local young people with access to meaningful, inclusive and accessible opportunities to reconnect and engage with their community.
Breaking down age as a barrier to volunteering and participation
Our team support groups and organisations in East Renfrewshire to create youth friendly opportunities for young people to reconnect, get involved and contribute to their communities. Get in touch with our Youth Team if you want to chat about creating youth friendly volunteering roles or other meaningful opportunities for young people to get involved in your activities.
Youth Advisory Group
Made up of local Young People, the Youth Advisory Group work closely with our Youth Team and Young Person’s Network to ensure the programme continue to meet the needs of young people.
All young people supported by our program will be encouraged to become members or associates of the Youth Advisory Group. This involvement provides various opportunities to share their unique perspectives and actively participate in the community.
We’d love to hear from you!
Are you a young person or a parent/carer of a young person who could benefit from this programme? We’re here to help! Just complete the contact form below and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.