Corporate and Workplace Volunteer Opportunities

NAMI Central Oregon, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, provides free support, education, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, including peer and family support groups, classes, and community presentations that reduce stigma and help people find hope and recovery.

Provides primary care, mental health and dental services regardless of the ability to pay. Sliding scale discounts available to those eligible.

Honor Flight of Central Oregon flies local veterans to Washington, D.C., at no cost to them, to visit the memorials built in their honor. Founded in 2018 as one of about 140 hubs in the National Honor Flight Network, it gives priority to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam-era veterans and those with terminal illnesses from Central and Eastern Oregon. Read more ›

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 ›

All-volunteer food bank that has served Sisters-area families for more than 40 years, operated by the Kiwanis Club of Sisters. It uses a client-choice "shopping style" model so families pick the foods they need, and demand has more than doubled in recent years. One hundred percent of donations stay in the community.

Bend Brews & Beyond is an Oregon craft beverage festival held in downtown Bend's Drake Park on Memorial Day weekend (May 23, 2026). Replacing the former Bend Brewfest, it features over 50 local breweries, cideries, and non-alcoholic producers, plus a Hempgarten, live music, "Meet the Makers" sessions, and a Brewers Decathlon.

A nonprofit serving Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties through food access, housing stability, child care, and financial services, empowering individuals and families to succeed.

Deschutes Children's Foundation supports the well-being of children and families in Central Oregon by providing low-cost space on shared campuses for nonprofits that serve kids and families, keeping more resources focused on programs, and by bringing partner agencies together so families can find help in one place.

High desert sanctuary near Bend for rescued horses, burros, and mules, many of them saved from slaughter, abuse, or neglect, sharing its land with Broken Arrow Ranch, an equine-inspired wellness destination. Read more ›

Redmond Rod & Gun Club is Central Oregon's public shooting range, operating since 1945 and run entirely by volunteers. The range offers rifle and pistol, practical shooting, cowboy action, sporting clays, 5-stand, trap, and archery, along with new shooter orientation and youth and women's programs.

Think Wild is Central and Eastern Oregon's only public wildlife hospital and conservation center, located on four acres on Bend's east side. Read more ›

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.