Will you be our next Squirrels volunteer?
Volunteering’s not just about giving back – the benefits go both ways. All of our activities are run by amazing volunteers. Volunteering lets you try new things, meet new people, and make a difference. We know that volunteering is #GoodForYou because when you volunteer, you’ll:
- Do something good for your community and yourself
- Gain skills for the future
- Spend time with your children or gain experience with young people
- Make friends
- Make memories
Volunteering will keep your body and brain active as you make a huge difference to young people’s lives – helping them develop skills for life and learn a whole lot about themselves along the way.
It doesn’t matter if you want to get involved regularly or help out occasionally – we can find the right fit for you.
Tree, two, one, go!
As the programme grows, we’ll have hundreds of activities for 4 and 5-year-olds. There are already plenty of fun Squirrels activities within our activity finder if you’re looking for something to keep young people occupied. Check out the activities and be inspired to give something new a go.
Your closest Squirrel drey
There are three groups of Squirrels in Shropshire Tern Valley 1st Priorslee and St Georges, 2nd Donnington and 2nd Market Drayton. Squirrels are only opening in limited locations and rolling out slowly over the next couple of years, we’ll share an update when we open more Drays in Shropshire Tern. Valley
The programme
Take a sneak peak at the amazingly adventurous, fun packed, skills building programme.
Our new uniform
The Squirrels have a smart look, and a perfect place to sew those well earned badges. Take a peak at what’s available for the Squirrels to wear.
Learn more about the Squirrels pilots
Our pilots showed that working with younger children opens up new opportunities for adults (especially parents) to try volunteering with Scouts. New volunteers have also shown an interest in supporting Scouts beyond the pilots and across different roles.
We tested three different models (family-led, partner-led and Scout-led) through the pilots to understand the best delivery model. They all ran the same programme, which combined the best of Scouts with what we (and the experts) know about young children’s needs.
