Organisation of the Month
Firthside Community Pantry
Food access, dignity, and a warm place to land - run by people who know their neighbours by name.
- Midweek welcome-desk support for students and locals
- Stock sorting and donation coordination
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For the people, for the planet.
We match volunteers to real organisations that need help.
- Built for students and first-time volunteers - no experience needed
- Build the skills you want to develop, in an industry you are passionate about
- Match with causes that make a real, measured difference
- Improve the world in a meaningful way - not just a line in your CV
Volunteer of the Month
Maya
Student volunteer
- Fits weekly volunteering around university
- Helps support her local community
- Found her passion by showing up and making a difference
Impact snapshot
Help us reach our Targets
Good intentions are easy to claim and hard to prove without the backing of hard work. These are our goals:
30
Partner Organisations in our network
Our first-year target
50
volunteers matched to a real cause
Inluding students and first-timers
200
hours of volunteering offered to our Partners
Placements, opportunities, and skills-building roles
10
skills and confidence-building courses we have pointed our volunteers towards
Training, experience days, organisations matching their interests
Figures are illustrative first-year targets, used as placeholders until live programme data is published.
Why it matters
Volunteering shouldn't be kept behind a closed door
We aim to provide the key, building that network between organisation and volunteer in a way that's sustainable and worthwhile for both parties.
Non-random selection
Our volunteers are matched with an organisation that suits them, and causes they can be passionate about.
Real support for our Partner Organisations
With a focus on finding the perfect fit and increasing awareness of their cause.
Taking the first step
Projects, community work, courses you can engage with and causes that matter to you.
Updates
What we're working on right now
30 June 2026
Website Launch Day!
Today, our website went live for the first time. Bring on the summer placements!
27 May 2026
Connecting with new Partner Organisations
Communication and consistency are key when working with new organisations. We're always looking for another way to support our planet.
15 May 2026
Outreach is ongoing
We're mapping organisations near and far, finding the perfect Partner Organisations and Volunteers - could you be next?.
Case studies
What better connections actually change
Steady weekend cover for a community pantry
Challenge: Demand and donations both spiked, and the pantry needed reliable extra hands - not just willing ones.
What we did: Grouped student volunteers into manageable weekend teams and signposted basic food-handling training.
Outcome: The charity got dependable cover; volunteers got real experience they could talk about in an application.
Green-space care, with a way in
Challenge: A community garden wanted environmentally-minded volunteers but had no structured way to onboard them.
What we did: Built a simple pathway - intro sessions, recurring slots, a few reflective prompts along the way.
Outcome: The project kept its continuity; volunteers saw the line connecting service, confidence and employability.
A first step that didn't feel intimidating
Challenge: Plenty of people wanted to help but assumed they lacked the right experience.
What we did: Beginner-friendly roles, clear expectations, and a real person to talk to for support from beginning to end.
Outcome: More volunteers stayed, because the first step finally felt doable.
Volunteer voices
Volunteers want more than a sign-up link
Let's build a network - Together!.
People Plan It helped me find a project I could be passionate about.
I took the first step after graduating with People Plan It.
I wanted to do more than say I care. People Plan It showed me how.
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