St. Charles Health System is Central Oregon's nonprofit health system, operating hospitals in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, and Madras along with family care and specialty clinics, hospice, and community health programs, serving people across the region.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers serve at St. Charles hospitals and clinics in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, and Madras, greeting and guiding patients and visitors, supporting patient units and waiting areas, staffing gift shops, and helping with hospice and caregiving programs. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Provides primary care, mental health and dental services regardless of the ability to pay. Sliding scale discounts available to those eligible.
Volunteering looks likeOutreach and event volunteering: representing Mosaic at community events, staffing a booth, set-up and tear-down. Advisory roles: a Fundraising Advisory Council, plus Patient Advisory Councils for Mosaic patients. Read more ›
Who can volunteerCorporate / Workplace GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Crook County Fire & Rescue provides fire, emergency medical, and ambulance service from Prineville. Alongside its career crews it relies on volunteer and resident firefighters, and it teaches the community too, including free Stop the Bleed classes in partnership with St. Charles that train residents and workplaces to control life-threatening bleeding.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteer firefighter/EMTs respond to medical calls, crashes, and structural and wildland fires, and can train to drive apparatus and ambulances. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
ClearPath Healthcare, formerly Hospice of Redmond, is a local nonprofit that has cared for Central Oregon families since 1979. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeTrained hospice volunteers are part of the care team: offering companionship and respite so family caregivers can rest, sitting vigil, supporting veterans through We Honor Veterans, and helping with grief support. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA) develops, protects, and enhances the Central Oregon mountain bike experience through trail stewardship, advocacy, collaboration, and education. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeCOTA volunteers logged more than 20,000 hours last year building and maintaining trails across a region roughly 100 miles on each side. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
The Crook County Quilt Guild is a Prineville quilting group that shares the craft and gives back, making and donating comfort quilts to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and contributing a quilt each year to the local hospice fundraising auction.
Volunteering looks likeQuilters of all skill levels join guild meetings and sew days to make comfort quilts donated to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and help create the quilt donated to the local hospice fundraising auction.
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
A public regional education agency based in Redmond that provides shared and specialized services to Central Oregon school districts, including Bend-La Pine, Redmond, Crook County, and Sisters. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeClassroom volunteering (working with children, supporting staff, or helping with projects) and office help such as typing, filing, and projects, across HDESD's school and early childhood programs. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Formerly the Children's Forest of Central Oregon, NatureConnect unites a network of 30+ public, private, and nonprofit partners to inspire lifelong connections to nature for every child. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers support outdoor family events and youth programs, help with photography, blog writing, and social media to share the network's stories, and lend a hand with outreach and partner events across the region.
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
The Crook County Fairgrounds, at the south end of Prineville, hosts the annual Crook County Fair and events throughout the year, with indoor and outdoor arenas, a race course, and camping. It is run by the Crook County Fair Board, appointed by the county.
Volunteering looks likeEvent and fair support at the fairgrounds; contact the fairgrounds office about current needs, since there is no public volunteer page. The Crook County Fair Board is made up of county-appointed volunteers. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Central Oregon Open Programming (COOP), a program of Connect Central Oregon, promotes community engagement by amplifying local voices through open programming: community-produced media and content made by and for people across Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties and Warm Springs.
The Crook County Historical Society operates the A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum in downtown Prineville, preserving and sharing the history of Crook County, from Native peoples and pioneer settlement to ranching, logging, and the railroad, through exhibits, archives, and community history programs.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers greet visitors and staff the museum, help care for and catalog artifacts and archives, assist with research requests, and support exhibits, history programs, and community events.
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
The Bend Pops Orchestra produces, presents, and promotes memorable music for Bend and surrounding communities. Its local musicians rehearse and perform a season of popular music, from film scores and Broadway to light classics, presenting free concerts in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters, and Sunriver, while developing players' skills through mentorship and musical direction.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers help the orchestra bring free concerts to the community: greeting and ushering, setting up and striking the stage, handing out programs, helping with publicity and outreach, and supporting fundraising. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)