The Salvation Army Bend Corps serves thousands of Central Oregonians each year through a client-choice food pantry, emergency assistance with rent and utilities, holiday food and gifts through the Red Kettle and Angel Tree campaigns, youth after-school programs, and visits to seniors, as part of its faith-based mission to meet human needs without discrimination.
Volunteering looks likeThe Bend Corps has roles for almost every age: helping in the client-choice food pantry, visiting residents of assisted living centers, assembling gifts for veterans and people experiencing homelessness, and supporting youth programs. Read more ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsFaith GroupsChildren (3–9)Preteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
The Veterans Ranch is a welcoming, 19-acre outdoor community where veterans find connection, purpose, and belonging. Through shared activities, meaningful work, and time spent together, the Ranch creates opportunities for veterans to build relationships, contribute their skills, and be part of a supportive community.
Volunteering looks likeVeterans and civilian volunteers work side by side to care for the Ranch and support a growing community. Opportunities include agriculture-related projects, property maintenance, special projects, events, and more. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsScout TroopsFaith GroupsCourt-Ordered / Community ServiceAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)From Home / Remote
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 ›
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Jefferson County's primary Christmas gift program for kids facing hardship, run for 30+ years by the Madras Kiwanis Club and the Madras High Key Club. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers wrap hundreds of gifts at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in December, with drop-in wrapping open to individuals, families, school leadership classes, and groups. Read more ›
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St. Vincent de Paul of Bend (St. Francis Conference) serves anyone in need in the Bend area with dignity and respect, without discrimination. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers are at the heart of the shopping-style pantry, guiding clients through the aisles, explaining options, and helping each person choose food with dignity. Read more ›
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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
Redemption House Ministries is Prineville's faith-based shelter and meals ministry for people experiencing homelessness. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers cook and serve at Craig's Compassionate Café, help bring meals out to people living in camps, prepare dinners and sack breakfasts for shelter guests, sort donations and stock the food pantry, and help with facility upkeep and events. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsFaith GroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
St. Vincent de Paul Redmond serves people in poverty and experiencing homelessness across the Redmond School District area, including Redmond, Terrebonne, Crooked River Ranch, and Tumalo. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers keep the food pantry, voucher room, and thrift store running: stocking and distributing food, sorting and pricing donated clothing and household goods, helping shoppers, and supporting social services. Read more ›
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Oasis Village is a low-barrier, cabin-style shelter village in east Redmond for chronically unhoused neighbors. Each resident has a private heated bedroom shelter, with a shared community building for showers, laundry, meals, and mail, plus onsite case management and supportive services to help people move toward stable housing. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers and community groups have supported facility upkeep, in-kind donations, and shelter construction alongside partner churches and civic groups. Contact Oasis Village directly for current volunteer needs.
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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 ›
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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+)
Founded in 1968, J Bar J Youth Services is the largest provider of services to at-risk youth and families in Central Oregon. Its programs include J Bar J Boys Ranch and J5, the J Bar J Learning Center, Cascade Youth & Family Center, Grandma's House, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, Kindred Connections and the at: project anti-trafficking program. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteering at J Bar J happens through its programs. Adults mentor children through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon. Read more ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesFaith GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)