YouthLink Scotland

YouthLink Scotland YouthLink Scotland is the national agency for youth work. We are a membership organisation and represent the interests of the whole of the sector in Scotland.

We are the national agency for youth work, representing more than 100 youth organisation members across Scotland.

09/06/2026

🎉 And a big round of applause once more to our 2026 finalists too - your passion and dedication to youth work is inspiring, and we loved celebrating you last week! 🙌

More info: https://bit.ly/43UFUgY

📣 Round 4 of the Youth Arts Open Fund has launched - apply now! 🎨This fund supports freelance artists or organisations t...
09/06/2026

📣 Round 4 of the Youth Arts Open Fund has launched - apply now! 🎨

This fund supports freelance artists or organisations to deliver arts activity for children and young people – primarily those who have traditionally found it hardest to access such opportunities.

🙋 Freelance - up to £10k
🏢 Organisations - up to £20k
🚨 Apply by 21st July 2026

More info: https://bit.ly/4xaxtM9

Part of Creative Scotland’s wider support for children and young people & funded by The Scottish Government.

📢 Summer work opportunities for young people!Do you work with young people aged 16-24? Let them know the Fringe Youth R...
08/06/2026

📢 Summer work opportunities for young people!

Do you work with young people aged 16-24? Let them know the Fringe Youth Recruitment Festival is taking place on Wednesday 10 June at Festival Theatre Edinburgh 📍

They can meet employers, explore opportunities, and connect with organisations involved in the Fringe and beyond - all for free 👇

08/06/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations again to our 2026 winners, showcasing the powerful impact of 🙌

🎭 Cutting Edge Theatre
🏐 BEE- Brighter East End
🤖 P4F Robotics - Passion4Fusion
🫶 Fauve Chapman - Borders Additional Needs Group SCIO
⚖️ 6VT Edinburgh City Youth Cafe
🐦 A Bird’s Eye View on Hate Crime - Creative Stirling
🎬 Molly Geddes - Glasgow Girls Club
🚜 Lochview Rural Training
💪 Team NLN - National Leadership Network
✅ Ready2Thrive - West Dunbartonshire Council
🗣️ AYM (Aberdeen Youth Movement) - Aberdeen City Council
🌱 Libby Ong - Girlguiding Scotland
✌️ Aimee Mason and Jessica Parker – North Ayrshire Council
⭐ Walter Gorman – Orkney Islands Council
⭐ Denise Spence CBE – Girlguiding Scotland
⭐ Dr Marion Rankin – Clyde Scouts

More info: https://bit.ly/43UFUgY

📢 has been a fantastic opportunity to recognise and celebrate the incredible impact of over 45,000 volunteers working ...
06/06/2026

📢 has been a fantastic opportunity to recognise and celebrate the incredible impact of over 45,000 volunteers working in Scotland's youth work sector. Thank you for selflessly giving your time to help young people build confidence, skills, relationships, resilience, and more 🫶

How did you celebrate your volunteers this week?

The refreshed Youth Volunteering in Schools resource aims to act as a bridge to connect ideas, practices and approaches ...
05/06/2026

The refreshed Youth Volunteering in Schools resource aims to act as a bridge to connect ideas, practices and approaches that currently exist around youth volunteering in schools.

Each page has been created with information collated from work by the YouthVIP project - and the case studies we posted this week are real life examples of how this can work 💪

Read now: https://bit.ly/3SlBv42

Young Scot Volunteering Matters

Another new case study 🔎📋This report from Lenzie Academy Community Engagement highlights the value of partnership work...
05/06/2026

Another new case study 🔎📋

This report from Lenzie Academy Community Engagement highlights the value of partnership working between schools and youth work services to create better volunteering infrastructure in schools.

More info 👉 https://bit.ly/4vbrXHd
Volunteering Matters, Young Scot,

Next up for , we're showcasing the new case study from Growing2gether!It highlights the value of partnership working be...
05/06/2026

Next up for , we're showcasing the new case study from Growing2gether!

It highlights the value of partnership working between schools and youth work services to create better volunteering infrastructure in schools - find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/4fn5WR3

Volunteering Matters Young Scot

📢 New blog!Denise Spence, one of our Lifetime Achievement Award (Fellowship of YouthLink Scotland) recipients from las...
04/06/2026

📢 New blog!

Denise Spence, one of our Lifetime Achievement Award (Fellowship of YouthLink Scotland) recipients from last night's , highlights the importance and value of volunteers to the youth work sector and offers thanks for everything they do for young people.

👉 https://bit.ly/3RBGEVA

ℹ️ While we celebrate , we still have lots to do to make volunteering more accessible for all young people in Scotland....
04/06/2026

ℹ️ While we celebrate , we still have lots to do to make volunteering more accessible for all young people in Scotland.

Our report highlights some of the challenges that need to be addressed in order to create more equitable and inclusive volunteering opportunities - check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/4dYFP0h
Volunteering Matters Young Scot

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Edinburgh
EH38EG

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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