Volunteering at The Welcoming

Our volunteers support English classes, friendship groups, health and wellbeing activities, sustainability activities, and events.

Volunteers and participants walking together in a park as part of a community wellbeing activity.
Volunteer assisting a participant during an English language class at The Welcoming in Edinburgh.
A group of people gardening and planting seeds at an allotment site.

Volunteer with us

At the moment, there are no volunteering opportunities at The Welcoming Association. You can still support our work by partnering with us or making a donation to help us continue welcoming New Scots and building inclusive communities across Edinburgh.

Do you want to support our work?

There are many meaningful ways you can support our work and help us create a more welcoming Scotland for New Scots.

You can support The Welcoming by making a donation, partnering with us through fundraising or in-kind support, or by sharing our story to help raise awareness.

Have a question about volunteering?

To find out more about other types of volunteering, please contact [email protected]

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General information for volunteers

ESOL Volunteer at The Welcoming
A group of refugees, migrants and volunteers standing in a park in Edinburgh.
Refugee Festival Scotland Event - a group of three volunteers standing and smiling at the tea station.

Volunteering opportunities with our partners

We work with a range of organisations across Edinburgh and Scotland. Sometimes, our partners have volunteering opportunities that are relevant to our volunteers. When these opportunities become available, they will be listed below.