About Us
The Volunteer Centre Western Isles is an independent local charity with offices based in Stornoway, Northern Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra. Our vision is of a Western Isles where young people are more aware of volunteering, its value, and how to get involved. A place where the barriers to volunteering are being dismantled and there is a greater awareness of volunteering as a positive force; where organisations are more aware of simple steps they can take to improve volunteering. The Volunteer Centre Western Isles is part of the national network of 32 volunteer centres which exist across Scotland. We work closely with our network colleagues and Volunteer Development Scotland to improve the quality of our services, keep up to date with volunteering issues and act as a two way link between local volunteering and the Scottish Government. |
We provide information, advice and support to Individuals interested in Volunteering, Volunteer managers, Voluntary groups, clubs and organisations, Private and Public sector organisations and companies. Actively encouraging, supporting and promoting volunteering. |
Volunteer Centres and the Councils for Voluntary Service
The Volunteer Centre Western Isles has excellent working relationships with the local Councils for Voluntary Service in all the islands i.e. Voluntary Action Lewis, Harris Council of Voluntary Service, Uist Council for Voluntary Organisations and Voluntary Action Barra and Vatersay.
The VC and CVSs complement each other in the services we offer to organisations. We are happy to refer your organisation onto the nearest CVS on the Islands should your enquiry fall with out our remit. If you would like more information about the differences between the work of the CVS's and the VC's, please contact us as we have a helpful and informative leaflet which covers this.
Annual Report
Click on the title below to download a copy of our most recent annual reports. If you would prefer a hard copy please contact the Stornoway office.
LEAP Work Plan
The Volunteer Centre uses the Learning Evaluation And Planning method of monitoring and evaluation of its work. Click on the link below to access the current Work Plan as used by all staff.