A no-kill animal shelter in Prineville serving Crook County, providing adoption, foster, rehoming, and pet assistance services for stray and abandoned animals.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers help with office work, fundraising and events, dog walking, cat care, kennel cleaning, community outreach, repairs, grantwriting, and photography. Read more ›
Who can volunteerSchool GroupsCourt-Ordered / Community ServiceAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
High Desert Robotics & Rotors Expositions (HDRex), a program of Connect Central Oregon, inspires the next generation of Central Oregon leaders through hands-on robotics and drone experiences. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
The Cascade Relays Foundation is the nonprofit arm of Cascade Relays. It turns event proceeds and race-day volunteer hours into grants for local nonprofits, schools, and community groups, especially in the rural communities along its course routes, and produces the Bend Christmas Parade, St. Patrick's Day Dash, and I Like Pie. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeNonprofits, schools, and community groups can become Charity Partners and raise real money by volunteering. Read more ›
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A statewide Oregon environmental nonprofit mobilizing volunteers for litter cleanups, habitat restoration, and waterway care, including annual events in Central Oregon.
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers join litter cleanups, habitat restoration, and invasive plant removal at events statewide, including annual Central Oregon projects like the Upper Deschutes River cleanup and Sisters Community Cleanup Day. Read more ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesGroupsSchool GroupsChildren (3–9)Preteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
The Crooked River Watershed Council brings landowners, agencies, tribes, and community members together to restore the health of the Crooked River basin for fish, wildlife, and people. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers join riparian planting and restoration days, help with river cleanups and monitoring, and support watershed education with local students.
Who can volunteerGroupsSchool GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
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 ›
Who can volunteerFamiliesGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsFaith GroupsPreteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Harmony Farm Sanctuary, between Sisters and Bend, rescues and rehabilitates abused, neglected, medically compromised, and senior farm animals, giving more than 150 residents lifelong care. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeHarmony Farm is entirely volunteer-run. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsSchool GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Sparrow Clubs USA empowers kids to help kids in medical need through compassion, kindness, and sponsored community service. A local school adopts a child facing a medical crisis as its Sparrow, a business sponsor pledges funds, and students earn those funds for the family by completing community service hours in the child's name. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeStudents volunteer through their school's Sparrow Club, completing community service projects in their Sparrow's name; every service hour earns sponsor money for the child's family, and the program is free to schools. Read more ›
Who can volunteerCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsChildren (3–9)Preteens (10–12)Adolescents (13–18)
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+)
ALS Northwest (formerly The ALS Association Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter) has served people living with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), their families, and caregivers across Oregon and six counties of Southwest Washington since 2002. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeHelping Hands volunteers are matched with people living with ALS in their own communities, including Central Oregon, to help with meals, errands, yard work, pet care, tech setup, hobbies, and friendly companionship. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)
Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) is a Bend-based nonprofit that has protected, defended, and restored Oregon's high desert public lands, waters, and wildlife since 1987. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeFree spring and fall stewardship trips restore streams, plant willows, and pull old fence from the Central Oregon backcountry to Steens Mountain and the Owyhee, with tools and training provided and no experience needed. Read more ›
Who can volunteerGroupsCorporate / Workplace GroupsSchool GroupsAdults (19+)Older adults (65+)Oregon Health Plan Hours
The Rural Oregon Community Foundation, which also does business as the Crooked River Roundup Foundation, is a Prineville nonprofit dedicated to preserving the Western Way of Life. Read more ›
Volunteering looks likeVolunteers, including many local FFA and 4-H students, help run the foundation's annual Dinner & Dance fundraiser that kicks off Roundup week, and support youth programs like Boots and Roots and community events like the Fall Cowboy Gathering.
Who can volunteerGroupsSchool GroupsAdolescents (13–18)Adults (19+)Older adults (65+)