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+)
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+)
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
Age Friendly Sisters Country (AFSC) champions a livable, resilient Sisters Country that people of all ages are proud to call home. Its all-volunteer board fiscally sponsors resident-led Action Teams, giving good ideas the nonprofit status, accounting, and support to become community projects in housing, transportation, health, and social inclusion. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeJoin an Action Team working on a local issue you care about, from housing and transportation to health services and social inclusion, or serve on AFSC's all-volunteer Board of Directors to help incubate new community projects. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Deschutes County is the county government serving Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, Sunriver, and the unincorporated communities of Deschutes County. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers serve on county advisory boards and committees (budget, audit, public health, behavioral health, bicycle and pedestrian, and more), support county departments and tri-county programs, and join emergency and public health response through the Medical Reserve Corps. Read more ›
Who can volunteerCourt-Ordered / Community ServiceAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Local affiliate of Every Child Oregon, mobilizing the community to support children and families impacted by foster care in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties and Warm Springs. It recruits and supports foster families, provides essentials for kids entering care, and runs a regional diaper bank. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeThere are ways to help big and small: assemble Welcome Boxes for kids waiting in a DHS office, put together Family Fun Boxes and Cleaning Kits for foster families, meet specific requests through My NeighbOR, and donate needed items. Read more ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsScout TroopsFaith GroupsPreteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Friends of the Metolius is a Camp Sherman-based conservation nonprofit protecting the natural resources and legacy of the Metolius Basin, with its unique water, forests, and wildlife. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers maintain trails in the Metolius Basin, help restore historic structures like the Cinder Beach shelter, support summer interpretive walks, and serve as docents at the historic Black Butte fire lookout cupola, sharing its story with hikers. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Sisters Community Leadership Initiative (SCLI) is committed to decreasing rubbish accumulation, minimizing harm to the forest, and increasing health and hygiene for unsheltered people living temporarily on the Deschutes National Forest, Sisters Ranger District.
Volunteering looks likeForest and land stewardship volunteering: large-group cleanup events and smaller 'hot spot' cleanups removing waste from the Deschutes National Forest, plus weekly trash collection routes and employer-partnered volunteer days. Read more ›
Who can volunteerCorporate / Workplace GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Sisters Trails Alliance connects people and communities to each other and their natural surroundings through stewardship of multi-use, non-motorized trails and adjacent wild spaces in Sisters Country. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeMore than 350 volunteers a year give 3,200+ hours: trail work parties that brush trails, log out fallen trees, and restore eroded areas; Adopt-a-Trail stewards who inspect and maintain an assigned section; winter crews… Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
IEF partners with people and organizations doing meaningful work and help build the structure around their vision. Through fiscal sponsorship, organizational support, strategic guidance, practical systems, and collaborative partnerships, they create the conditions for good ideas to become strong, sustainable work.
Council on Aging of Central Oregon helps older adults across Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties live independently and with dignity, through Meals on Wheels, community dining, the Caring Connections phone companionship program, Medicare and benefits counseling, caregiver support, and help connecting to local resources.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers deliver meals to homebound seniors through Meals on Wheels, make weekly companionship calls through the Caring Connections program, support community dining sites in Bend and Sisters, or help behind the scenes with office and fundraising tasks. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan HoursFrom Home / Remote
The Sisters Folk Festival is a three-day, multi-genre music festival held each September in Sisters, where "All the town's a stage." Founded in 1995, it brings more than 30 artists from around the world to seven stages throughout downtown, from Village Green Park and Sisters Art Works to the Belfry, the Sisters Depot, and local saloons, redefining what "folk" means. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeHundreds of volunteers run the festival across its seven venues, in roles like door and gate staffing, accessibility ambassadors, bike valet, artist hospitality, merch sales, and set-up and take-down. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)