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West Dunbartonshire Joint Voluntary Policy - The value of volunteering and the voluntary sector

Many people give their time to volunteering within West Dunbartonshire – young and old, from a wide variety of backgrounds with a range of skills, knowledge and experience. People volunteer for different reasons – to give something to their community, to share skills and experience, to make friends, to learn and gain confidence. Individual volunteers make up the network of Voluntary Sector and Community groups which enrich the life of the community within West Dunbartonshire. Others contribute through being members of management committees or employees. Their collective contribution to the social economy of the area is great.

Volunteering benefits the wider community from the work done and the support provided. Those directly involved gain a sense of making a real contribution to their community. So it is true to say that volunteering is quite simply good for you! West Dunbartonshire Council and the Community Planning Partnership continue to support community and voluntary activity in a variety of ways – indirectly through ‘in-kind’ arrangements and directly through support from officers and grant funding to local groups and voluntary projects.

This Joint Voluntary Policy sets out our commitment as public service providers to support volunteering and voluntary activity in West Dunbartonshire. It sets a standard for all community planning partners to aspire too.

The accompanying sets of guidance have been devised to ensure the implementation of the highest standards possible for working with volunteers and the voluntary sector.


Click here to view Forward Together

Click here to view the Guidance for Working with Volunteers

Click here to view the Guidance for Working with Voluntary Groups


Further information on Community Planning in West Dunbartonshire Westdp.co.uk

Further information on how Community Planning works in practice is available on the Scottish Government Wesbite

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