A project of Inverclyde Community Development Trust - We aims to improve the volunteering experience for organisations and individuals by breaking down barriers, increasing the number and broadening the range of individuals and organisations involved in volunteering, encouraging young people to volunteer, promoting the recognition of volunteering at local and national policy level
Trust Volunteering offers a range of services including:
• Volunteer recruitment and advice
• Guidance and advice to volunteers
• Policy development and best practice advice
• Promoting inclusiveness
• Marketing and promoting volunteering
• Influencing policy affecting volunteering
• Developing new volunteering opportunities
• Saltire Awards – recognising volunteers aged 12-25
• Guidance on volunteer expenses and insurance
• Building organisational capacity to involve volunteers
• Information and assistance on PVG Scheme
• Training for organisations and volunteers
We also hosts a range of volunteer supported projects –
Trust Befriending – a service for socially isolated individuals in Inverclyde aged 18+
Chit Chat – group meet-ups for individuals in Central and East Greenock aged 65+ who are at risk of social isolation. Gie’s Peace – a pathfinder project researching the history of sectarianism in Inverclyde and developing a community response through fact-finding, drama and educational workshops. Tartan Maze - Tartan Maze Project articulates self-management and volunteering co- produce asset based approach for young people age 16- 30 years old that have high functioning Autism or Asperger’s spectrum condition, to create audio visual resources to help other people. Volunteers who get involved can learn about and create: comics, photography, video/film making, graphic novels, illustrations and blogs. These creations of multimedia products want to facilitate access to information about (local) appropriate opportunities in more accessible formats.
