Public Services Team (Volunteer Edinburgh)

Availability : Edinburgh Wide

Who is this for?

  • People looking to volunteer and organisations who work with volunteers

Description

For citizens of Edinburgh
Information, guidance and advice on volunteering opportunities in Edinburgh.

For organisations
Information, resources and support on how to recruit, engage and retain volunteers.

How do I access this?

  • Self referral
  • Referral by third party

Is there a cost?

Free

Location information

  • Limited public parking available
  • Wheelchair access
  • Information in community languages and formats eg. British Sign Language (BSL) (please contact Volunteer Edinburgh prior to your visit for this service)

Public transport:

  • Served by Tram Stop: Balfour Street.
  • Served by Lothian Bus numbers: 7,14,16,25, 49.

Opening times

Volunteer Edinburgh is open on Monday to Thursday from 09:30 – 13:00 and 13:30 – 17:00.

On Friday we are open 09:30 – 13:00  and 13:30 – 16:00.

Monday09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday09:30 - 17:00
Wednesday09:30 - 17:00
Thursday09:30 - 17:00
Friday09:30 - 16:00
SaturdayCLOSED
SundayCLOSED
Volunteer Edinburgh

Contact Details

Volunteer Edinburgh, 222 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5EQ

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Types of support on offer:

Drop-in
Information and advice
Support in person
Support on the phone

Type of services on offer:

Learning, employability, volunteering

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