Find information about community groups, charities and voluntary organisations in Orkney. Our directory also includes details of other services providing support in the local community.
We are working on the contents of the directory. If you have any feedback, please email enquiries@vaorkney.org.uk. If you would like to add a new entry or update an existing one, you can find the forms to do this at the bottom of the page.
Our school serves nursery through to Primary 7 aged children in the island of Burray. With our caring, family ethos, we have high expectations and we are an active part of our community.
Social Workers are there to help children and their families who are in need or at risk and will try to work together to make things safer and better for children at home, in the community or in care.
Clan Cancer Support provides emotional and practical support to anyone affected by a cancer diagnosis, including family members, carers and close friends.
Dounby Primary School is a non-denominational community school in Orkney that provides education from nursery through to P7, serving the villages of Dounby, Birsay, Harray, and Sandwick.
Our group offers a wide range of toys, crafts and activities for ages from newborn to 5 years. We have a lovely parent/grandparent network where we all come together weekly and share experiences.
Working directly with families of children aged 0-5 years, the Early Years Team have two community-based practitioners who can provide support in the home or through group sessions.
Evie Community School and Nursery is a primary school in Orkney, Scotland, that serves pupils from nursery through to Primary 7. It aims to provide a safe, supportive…
Glaitness School is a primary school and nursery in Kirkwall, Orkney, that serves children aged 2 to 12 from the north-west of the town and the surrounding rural area.
Hope Primary School is a two-form entry primary school in Orkney that serves the linked isle of South Ronaldsay, with a nursery, community centre, and healthy living centre on-site.
Kirkwall Grammar School (KGS) is a secondary school in Kirkwall, Orkney, serving the town, the east mainland, and the north and south isles (excluding Graemsay).
North Walls is a well-resourced school located on the island of Hoy. As a Community School, the school and nursery benefits from the on-site swimming pool.
Orkney Health and Care (OHAC) is a partnership between Orkney Islands Council and NHS Orkney. The Partnership aims to improve and develop social care, community health and wellbeing.
As a council, our work touches the lives of everyone in Orkney - from schools to care of the elderly, rubbish collection to maintaining the county�s roads…
Orkney Young Carers Service offers a listening ear, advice, one-to-one and group support, monthly fun activities and occasional trips away to children and young people (up to age 18)…
The Orkney Youth Cafe is a drop in service offering young people S2 age up to 19 year olds a place to socialise with friends and enjoy a wide variety of fun activities.
Papa Westray Primary School is a small, tight-knit community school on one of Orkney's northern islands, providing education for nursery to Primary 7 students.
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