NEW RESEARCH REPORT
Young People's Perspectives on Volunteering
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Discover what young people really think about volunteering in Scotland. The latest #YouthVIP report, developed in partnership with young people across the country, offers fresh insights into what motivates youth to volunteer, the barriers they face, and what they need to feel inspired, included and supported.
From flexible social opportunities to clearer communication and engaging roles, young people are calling for a volunteering experience that works for them.
Dive into the findings and be part of building a volunteering landscape that benefits not just young people but all of Scotland, now and into the future.
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Scotland’s Poverty-Related Youth Volunteering Gap
Young people in the most deprived areas in Scotland face more barriers to accessing high quality volunteering opportunities. This paper highlights the challenges we need to address to create more equitable and inclusive volunteering opportunities.
YouthVIP undertook a research project to create a picture of how youth volunteering in Scotland currently looks
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who is volunteering and why
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barriers preventing young people accessing volunteering opportunities
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what can be done to make volunteering opportunities more inclusive, appealing and rewarding for all
Nine recommendations were formed as a guide to how this could be achieved - Read it now
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A deeper dive was then carried out to specifically explore the challenges facing young people from the most deprived areas.
This paper, linking with previous work done on youth work and volunteering; and careers support, sets out key areas that must be tackled, and how the recommendations and a youth work approach are ways of breaking down some of these barriers.
ABOUT YOUTH VIP
Youth VIP is a multi-organisation initiative to promote inclusive and participatory youth volunteering across Scotland. Formed from 13 recommendations made by young people from the Youth Volunteering Innovation Project (Youth VIP) to the Scottish Government in 2020, we now work with organisations, Local Government and young people to make this vision a reality.
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Please read the 24/25 YouthVIP Annual Report to find out exactly what we have all been working on.
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