Deschutes County Health Services (DCHS) provides public health and behavioral health programs county-wide, including public health clinics, school-based health centers, environmental health, crisis services, and outpatient and youth behavioral health. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeMedical Reserve Corps volunteers, both medical and non-medical, support emergency and disaster response, staff pre-planned community events, help with public health and behavioral health outreach and education, and take part in trainings, exercises, and drills. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Bend-La Pine Schools is the public school district serving Bend, La Pine, Sunriver, and surrounding communities in Deschutes County, with elementary, middle, and high schools, magnet and choice schools like Westside Village and REALMS, and programs such as the Teen Parent Program. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers support students in schools across the district, helping in classrooms and libraries, chaperoning field trips, mentoring and tutoring, and helping with school events. Read more ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Partners In Care is Central Oregon's only independent, nonprofit home health and hospice organization, and the state's first hospice service. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeHospice volunteers offer companionship and support to patients and families through presence, not medical tasks, serving 2–8 hours a month (often 1–3 hours a week) for at least a year. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Deschutes Public Library serves all of Deschutes County through branches in Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, and Sunriver, offering books and media, digital resources, storytimes and youth programs, adult learning and author events, and community spaces. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers help at branches across Deschutes County with materials handling, programs and events, and outreach. Read more ›
Who can volunteerPreteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Cascade Relays is a small, family-run event company in Bend founded by Scott and Carrie Douglass, who grew up in Bend and married five days before the first Cascade Lakes Relay in August 2008. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeHundreds of volunteers make Cascade Relays events happen each year, and every volunteer hour is tied directly to donations for local nonprofits, schools, and community groups. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Giving circle of 100+ Central Oregon women who pool $100 each per quarter to award $10,000+ to a local nonprofit, chosen by member vote after short presentations. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeMembers commit $100 and about 90 minutes each quarter. At each meeting they hear three short presentations, vote, and pool their gifts to the winning nonprofit. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
The Bend-La Pine Teen Parent Program helps pregnant and parenting students stay in school and graduate, offering on-site childcare, parenting education, and support so young parents and their children can thrive.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers help in the program's childcare and early learning rooms, support teen parents with tutoring and mentoring, and collect and organize donated baby supplies.
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
SAGE (Senior Advocates for Generational Equity) helps people over 50 give forward so that younger and future generations can thrive. SAGE members in central Deschutes County volunteer their time and experience with local youth-serving programs and advocate for policies that support children and families.
Volunteering looks likeSAGE offers a range of ways to give forward, including leading or joining discussion groups and workshops, mentoring younger generations, event support, and contributing to special projects. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Commute Options increases access to transportation options across Oregon, helping people walk, bike, roll, carpool, vanpool, and ride transit more and drive alone less. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers lead Walking School Bus routes, walking students to and from school on a planned route, and support Safe Routes to School by helping at Walk+Roll to School Day, leading safety workshops, and mapping safe walking and biking routes. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
A regional council of governments formed in 1972 by Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties, eight cities, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeCivic service rather than hands-on volunteering: community seats on the COIC Board representing business and agriculture, business and industry, timber and wood products, tourism and recreation, and under- and… Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free, in-person tax preparation for older adults and low- to moderate-income taxpayers, with no AARP membership or age requirement. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeTax-Aide is all-volunteer. Volunteers are trained and IRS-certified as tax preparers, or serve as greeters, schedulers, and site coordinators, at sites in Bend (Council on Aging and the Downtown Library), Redmond, La Pine, and Warm Springs from February to April. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
A nonprofit community center founded in 1986 to build an active senior program for the greater La Pine area, with the motto "Engage at Every Age." It offers lunches, fitness and line dancing, BINGO, events, and facility rentals, with a focus on older adults but open to all ages. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeFront desk and greeting, kitchen and meal preparation, meal delivery, keeping the facility clean, and helping with events and fundraisers.
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours