Did you know that over 40% of adults in the Highlands Volunteer?
With our busy lives it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family, and your community. Finding the right opportunity can help reduce stress, make new friends, improve your local community, learn new skills, and even improve your career. Giving to others can also help improve your mental and physical health.
With our busy lives it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family, and your community. Finding the right opportunity can help reduce stress, make new friends, improve your local community, learn new skills, and even improve your career. Giving to others can also help improve your mental and physical health.

Tips for getting started:
First of all, ask yourself if there is something specific you want to do. ?
For example
Do I want….
- to improve where I live
- to meet new people
- to gain confidence
- to try something new
- to do something positive with my spare time
- to help make a difference in peoples lives
- to have a go at the type of work I might want to do as a job
- to do more with my interests and hobbies
- to do something I’m good at
- RVA can offer a broad range of opportunities throughout Ross-shire, from helping to run a youth club, working as an adviser, working with animals, being a first aider, fundraising, acting as a befriender, assistant driver…and many more.
Looking to recruit volunteers for your organisation?
Please contact RVA (Ross-shire Voluntary Action) to register your volunteering opportunities. Information about how we can help can be found by contact us at the address below, or by visiting our website.
Thorfin House, Bridgend Business Park, Dingwall. IV15 9SL
Tel: 01349 862431
E-mail: rva@rossvolact.org.uk
Please contact RVA (Ross-shire Voluntary Action) to register your volunteering opportunities. Information about how we can help can be found by contact us at the address below, or by visiting our website.
Thorfin House, Bridgend Business Park, Dingwall. IV15 9SL
Tel: 01349 862431
E-mail: rva@rossvolact.org.uk