Volunteering

Our lovely volunteer coordinators, Cece and Katy, will be busy this year organising opportunities for volunteering around Edinburgh.

Every Friday afternoon, a group of our volunteers attend The Welcoming’s conversation cafe, a relaxed drop in session for New Scots to practise their English and meet new people. Also at The Welcoming, we help out at the community fridge, which provides food and supplies to New Scots.

We’ve joined the Care4Calais bi-monthly Saturday social club aiming to help asylum seekers practise their English, and combat loneliness.

We regularly carry out item collections, including food, clothing, bedding, kitchenware and toiletries to distribute to new Scots. At Christmas we also create personalised gift boxes for refugee families.