The work of Vibrant Health Advocates – Apollo depends entirely on the generosity of our community — whether that means giving your time on the quayside, making a financial contribution that funds a week of outreach, or lending the credibility of your business or organisation to ours through a formal partnership.
There are real, practical ways to help us reach more of the men who work Peterhead Harbour and keep Scotland's fishing industry running. Every contribution, at every level, makes a measurable difference to what we are able to do.
Get in touch todayWe are always looking for community health advocates, administration volunteers, and people with experience of the fishing industry who want to help build trust with working men at the harbour.
Full training is provided, and you can give as many or as few hours as your own work and family commitments allow. Several of our most effective advocates came to us with no health background at all — just a genuine connection to the Peterhead community and a willingness to show up.
Enquire about volunteeringYour donation funds the portable equipment, staff time, and training that make our quayside outreach possible week after week. Even a small regular gift helps us plan ahead and maintain the consistent presence that is absolutely essential to building the trust on which this work depends.
A monthly gift of any amount means we can count on you as part of the team. Every pound goes directly to supporting our work in the harbour community — we are a lean organisation, and we make every resource count.
Make a donation enquiryWe work with fishing businesses, processing companies, harbour employers, and statutory bodies to make health conversations part of the fabric of working life at Peterhead. If your organisation would like to discuss a formal partnership — through workplace access, joint funding bids, or in-kind support — we would love to hear from you.
Formal partnerships can take many forms. We are flexible, practical, and experienced at building arrangements that genuinely work for both parties — and for the men we are both trying to reach.
Discuss a partnershipThe single most important thing that makes our outreach effective is consistency. The men we work with are not going to stop for a health check the first time they see a new face. Trust is built over weeks and months of familiar presence — the same advocates, in the same places, at the same times, building genuine relationships with the crews and workers who might one day stop for a conversation that changes the course of their health.
That kind of consistent, sustained presence costs money. It requires trained advocates who are paid properly for skilled work. It requires portable equipment that is reliable and well-maintained. It requires the administrative infrastructure to record, learn, and report our impact. It requires leadership that can manage relationships with NHS and community partners, respond to emerging needs, and plan for the future with confidence.
Every pound donated, every hour volunteered, every employer who opens their workplace to our advocates — all of it contributes to the presence that makes the conversations possible. Without it, we cannot be there. And if we are not there, the men who need us most will not find us.
86% of the men we meet
had not seen a GP in over two years before they spoke to one of our advocates. A ten-minute conversation on the quayside can be the first healthcare contact a man has had in years.
Our team is small and our inbox is personal. You will always receive a reply from a real person who knows this work and cares about it. We aim to respond within two working days.
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