Connect Central Oregon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strengthens communities in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties (plus Warm Springs) by connecting people with volunteer opportunities, board positions, and mentorship. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers help run CCO's community events, from volunteer and board fairs to robotics and drone expositions, support community media production, and help keep the Volunteer Central Oregon directory accurate by reviewing organization listings. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsSchool GroupsCourt-Ordered / Community ServiceAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Madras's Kiwanis club, serving children across Jefferson County. Its signature program is Operation Rudolph, the county's primary Christmas gift program for kids facing hardship, run with the Madras High Key Club. The club also supports youth programs and scholarships throughout the year.
Volunteering looks likeThe biggest volunteer effort is Operation Rudolph each holiday season: collecting toys from drop boxes, shopping, and wrapping hundreds of gifts at the fairgrounds, with drop-in wrapping open to individuals, families, and groups. Read more ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesGroupsSchool GroupsFaith GroupsPreteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
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.
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
Mutual aid group, co-led by Warm Springs tribal members, that works with Tribal Emergency Management to deliver clean drinking water to households on the Warm Springs Reservation while its aging water system is rebuilt. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers deliver drinking water to households on the reservation, run donation drives and drop-off sites around the region, sort and distribute supplies, and help track changing community needs. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsFaith GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Oregon's first tribal museum, opened in 1993 by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, home to one of the country's largest tribally owned collections of Native artifacts, art, photographs, and documents. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers help with community cleanup days on the museum's grounds and trails along Shitike Creek, and support exhibit openings, cultural demonstrations, and education days like the annual fourth-grade science visit.
Who can volunteerFamiliesGroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
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.
A nonprofit legal services program working to achieve justice for Oregon's low-income communities. It provides free civil legal help, including advice, representation, clinics, and self-help information, in areas such as housing and landlord-tenant issues, family law and restraining orders, public benefits, consumer, and employment law. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likePro bono legal work for attorneys licensed in Oregon, including advice clinics and case representation in areas like bankruptcy, consumer law, criminal record expungement, protection from abuse, senior law, employment, and wills. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, made up of the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Paiute tribes, govern the 644,000-acre Warm Springs Reservation in north-central Oregon, established by the Treaty of 1855. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeAfter the 2026 Bench Fire, the Tribes are welcoming volunteer help and donations for recovery, coordinated through Tribal Emergency Management so help goes where it's needed: sorting and distributing supplies, community cleanup, and support for displaced families. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsFaith GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon (BBBSCO) is a non-profit organization, part of J Bar J Youth Services, that creates one-to-one, life-changing mentoring relationships between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles") ages 6–17. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers ("Bigs") are matched one-to-one with a child ("Little") and commit to spending time together 2–4 times a month for at least a year — sharing activities like sports, hobbies, or just hanging out. Read more ›
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
Central Oregon Volunteer Connect is a program of Connect Central Oregon representing one of their four pillars - alongside Mentoring, Innovation, and Partnership. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeConnect Central Oregon is always looking for leaders who want to help connect individuals, groups, and organizations to each other and strengthen our community. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
The Warm Springs Community Action Team works to build economic self-sufficiency on the Warm Springs Reservation, supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses, homeownership and home repair, financial education, and community development.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers share professional skills as business mentors and coaches, help with community events and markets, and support home-repair and financial education programs.
Who can volunteerAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)