Focus Area
Addiction & Recovery Volunteer Opportunities in Central Oregon
Matching organizations, in a different order on every visit
H.O.R.S.E.S. on the Ranch
also known as HORSES on the Ranch
H.O.R.S.E.S. on the Ranch (Heal, Overcome, Reconnect, Strengthen, Educate, Support) is a Prineville nonprofit, founded in 2020, offering trauma-informed, ground-based equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning on a ranch in Crook County. Using the Eagala model, licensed mental health professionals and equine specialists work alongside the horses with clients of all ages, with a focus on women in recovery, veterans, and young people facing trauma, addiction, depression, and anxiety. Clients don't ride; the healing happens on the ground.
Volunteers help care for the program's horses and pony (feeding, grooming, and barn chores), keep the ranch grounds and arena in shape, and support fundraising events and outreach. Client sessions themselves are led by licensed counselors and certified equine specialists.
Lines for Life is an Oregon nonprofit dedicated to preventing substance use and suicide. It operates free, confidential crisis and support lines, including Oregon's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, YouthLine for teens and young adults, and support lines for veterans and military families, alongside prevention education and training for communities across the state.
Volunteers answer calls on the in-person crisis line in Portland, supporting people facing suicidal thoughts, substance use issues, and loneliness after extensive training. Minimum age 21, background check and weekly commitment required.
M Perfectly
also known as M Perfectly Me, Ranch of Refuge, #ReadForRefuge
Bend nonprofit walking alongside women rebuilding their lives after homelessness, addiction, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Partnering with Abi's House, New Priorities, Deschutes County Parole & Probation, and other local programs, it teaches life skills in personal finance, health, communication, and careers, with SMART goal coaching that continues after women graduate. It is raising funds to build the Ranch of Refuge, a restorative community for women and children leaving crisis.
M Perfectly welcomes volunteers with skills to share: financial literacy, career development, health and nutrition, photography, hair, makeup, and styling, caregiving, and more. Volunteers lead workshops, coach women on their goals, and help with events and the Ranch of Refuge campaign. Book clubs, churches, and workplaces can join the #ReadForRefuge read-along. Above all, they want people who love without judgment.
Bend nonprofit supporting women who have graduated from alcohol and drug treatment programs, built on the idea that the opposite of addiction is connection. It provides certified peer support, one-to-one mentoring, job preparation, transportation, and life-skills help, and in 2026 opened The Juniper House, a transitional sober-living home where women can stay up to a year while building a stable foundation.
Volunteers serve as Connection Advocates who meet regularly with women in recovery, help with job search and interview prep, provide rides and practical help with everyday needs, support The Juniper House, and assist with fundraising and community events.
Abi's House
also known as Women and Children's Center, Shepherd's House Women and Children's Center
Shepherd's House Ministries' faith-based, long-term recovery home where women and their children heal together. Serving up to 10 guests at a time, residents move through a six-stage program of counseling, mentorship, life skills, and spiritual growth toward independence and stable housing, with graduate homes for the transition back to work and community. In 2026 Shepherd's House was awarded $3 million to expand services for women and children experiencing homelessness.
Volunteers build genuine, ongoing friendships with the women in the program, mentoring them and helping plan for life after graduation. Professionals can share their skills through classes and life-skills support, and childcare helpers care for residents' kids. All roles are guided by staff to support safety and healthy boundaries, and the program looks for people ready to invest in relationships, not just fill a shift.
Building Hope is a Central Oregon outreach group that shows people experiencing homelessness they have value, walking alongside them through meth recovery, helping with medical and dental needs and transportation, and supporting them on the path to stable housing.
Volunteers help with outreach to people living outdoors, collect and distribute supplies, give rides to appointments, and support participants working through recovery and back into housing.
The Shared Future Coalition is a cross-sector coalition in Deschutes County working to prevent youth substance misuse. Bringing together parents, young people, schools, healthcare, law enforcement, and other community partners, it empowers youth through inclusive engagement, community education, and policy, with a focus on underage drinking, cannabis, tobacco and vaping, prescription drug safety, and impaired driving.
Community members join the coalition as partners, from parents, young people, and educators to businesses, faith communities, healthcare, law enforcement, and seniors, helping assess local needs and carry out prevention projects, community education, and policy work. Youth voices are central to the coalition's approach.
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