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Volunteering in food support organisations in Scotland: are recruitment and retention numbers going against the trend?

  • University of Eastern Finland

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Abstract

This research note begins by outlining patterns of volunteering with an emphasis on Scotland. It will then outline food insecurity in Scotland before describing the study of food support organisations (FSOs). Finally, it will discuss the results relating to volunteering levels before suggesting a research agenda.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages10
JournalVoluntary Sector Review
Early online date26 Mar 2026
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 26 Mar 2026

Bibliographical note

For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a CC BY Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript arising from this submission

Funding

Research was funded by the Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government (project RI-B4-1). Views expressed are those of the authors, not the funder.

FundersFunder number
Scottish GovernmentRI-B4-1

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
      SDG 2 Zero Hunger

    Keywords

    • food support organisations
    • recruitment
    • retention
    • Scotland
    • volunteers

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