Opportunities From: Serve Village

Come help pack meals that help to serve communities world-wide. This is a great family-friendly event for all ages and is laid-back and fun project! 

IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service) in Noblesville is a Christian non-profit that provides disaster relief, development aid, and spiritual support globally, focusing on helping people through local church partnerships, packing meals (GAP program), rebuilding homes, and meeting urgent physical/spiritual needs.

Volunteers will assist in folding, labeling, adding stamps, and placing stickers on a mailing. 

Shepherd's Center of Hamilton County provides services to our 55 and older community to allow seniors to safely age in place for as long as possible.

We have 2 advocate office that need a second coat of paint. We have all the supplies needed to complete the project.

Prevail supports survivors of all ages throughout their journey. We specialize in working with adults, teens, and children who have experienced trauma. All services are free of charge, confidential, and available in English and Español.

Democracy in Dialogue is a Smithsonian virtual exchange program aimed at engaging students and educators from various backgrounds in meaningful discussions about democracy and community. A group of 10-25 youth will form an in-person cohort at Conner Prairie, and meet virtually with a partner cohort elsewhere in the US. The cohort will work together to produce a final research/oral history/video project. The program will run January through April, 2026.

All young people who will be between the ages of 10-18 by January 1 are welcome to apply for the Democracy in Dialogue track. We would love a cohort as diverse as our local community. We will have a high rate of acceptance up to 25 participants. Applications are due January 9, 2026. Apply online here.

Youth ages 10-18 may apply for the General Youth Volunteer program. Guest interaction is a primary focus of this position. Youth in this program primarily interpret on our historic areas, both in modern uniform and in costume. Some of these youth also assist with Special Events and Camp. Applications for this type of volunteer are now open. Youth must be 10 years old by April 1, 2026 to apply. Applications will be due January 9, 2026.

Apply online here

For more information about our youth volunteer program, email youthvolunteers@connerprairie.org

Fishers’ 2026 MLK Jr. Day celebration will offer residents several ways to give back to the community and celebrate the message of kindness from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with a community wide food drive and volunteer opportunities throughout the city. Help plant onion seeds at the Fishers AgriPark on Saturday, January 17, 2026 from 9:30 - 11:00. Planting will take place in the heated AgriPark barn. Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Help get everything ready for our Top Golf fundraiser!

Help get everything ready for our Top Golf fundraiser!

Help clean up our fundraiser! No actual cleaning required.

Help clean up our fundraiser! No actual cleaning required.

Help monitor auction items, etc.

Help monitor auction items, etc.

Check guests in as they arrive.

Check guests in as they arrive.

Help us set up for our Top Golf fundraiser!

Help us set up for our Top Golf fundraiser! 

We have A LOT on our to-do list and we would love for some volunteers to help us check these off. This can be a group or individual opportunity. The to-do list includes organization projects, preparing program materials, and data entry.

PLEASE NOTE - you must schedule specific hours with the organization. This is NOT a drop-in volunteer opportunity.

Are you a friendly, warm, and welcoming individual who loves being around children and families? The Greeter role is one of the most important positions in our center, as you are the first impression for all who enter. You will help create a secure, positive, and inviting atmosphere for our children, parents, and staff.

Key Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

Why Volunteer With Us?

A Paradigm Health volunteer offers an extra layer of support and comfort to patients and families. A volunteer visit can provide patients with companionship, boost their self-esteem and decrease loneliness.  

Our volunteers are specially trained but do not provide direct patient care, give medications, or make medical decisions. As an invaluable resource to patients and families, you will bring a friendly smile, warm conversation, a hand to hold or offer a welcome respite for a family. We take the time to know about you and your life passions so that we can match you with a hospice patient maximizing the reward for both volunteer and patient.

Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to complete our new volunteer inquiry form. 

BeeFree encourages volunteers that agree with and support our mission and purpose!  We are always looking for those volunteers to be a part of our amazing Warriors at Work program! Please CLICK HERE to complete our volunteer application.

The Fishers Health Department is seeking dedicated volunteers to assist with translating vaccination records written in languages other than English—specifically Kurdish and Arabic. This vital work helps our clinical team determine which immunizations are still needed for patients and ensures accurate public health documentation.

This is an on-demand opportunity that can be fulfilled at your convenience during regular office hours. Volunteers will be contacted via email with further instructions once they express interest.

If you're passionate about public health and fluent in Kurdish or Arabic, we’d love to have your support in making a meaningful impact in our community!

We’re looking for consistent volunteers who can commit to cooking and leading the community dinner once a month. New leaders will be trained and supported by our volunteer lead.

Join us in serving our neighbors at the Ignite Community Dinner! This volunteer Opportunity is every Thursday evening from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Volunteers should plan to arrive around 4:30 to begin cooking/ setting up!

Volunteers help prepare, cook, serve, and clean up a free meal of spaghetti, salad, bread, and dessert for anyone in our community. This dinner is about more than food, it’s about creating a space for fellowship, connection, and belonging. By volunteering, you’ll play a vital role in making everyone feel welcome, cared for, and safe to share a meal together.

Contact: Addysonallen23@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering

Our Small Group Supervisors change lives.
By sharing their time and talents, they help teens struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, and other challenges find hope and healing.

Through hands-on work in nature therapy, social and emotional learning, and workforce development, teens gain skills and confidence that set them on an upward path. What you will witness is truly transformative.

If you’d like to become a Small Group Supervisor, please fill out the volunteer form on our website: .Volunteer Survey - Ben's Ranch Join us in being part of the solution to today’s mental health crisis.

Our volunteers offer patience, kindness and companionship to patients and their families in hopes of peace and understanding. Volunteers donate their time and efforts in a wide variety of ways, such as reading to, talking with, writing a letter for the patient or give a family member a little time off from the role of primary caregiver.

Volunteers may also be asked to provide office support to our business team. Tasks may include handling phone calls, making copies, attending memorial services and helping with a variety of special events or projects. Many of our volunteers have benefited from hospice care personally during a loved one’s serious illness, and they want to help families facing the same difficult time. Others are simply compassionate individuals who want to give themselves in a very special way. Our hospice volunteers often work directly with patients and families, providing compassion, companionship, and emotional support. In many cases, the hospice volunteer becomes a true and trusted friend to a patient and family. CLICK HERE to learn more. 

If you would like to volunteer with Elevate Hospice Transformed, please email Tailah Herscher at Tailah Herscher tailah.herscher@hospicetransformed.com. 

Make a Difference in Your Community—Right from Home!

Are you passionate about your local community and want to help others discover how to give back? We're looking for seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help us update and enrich local pages on Ways to Connect, our national directory of volunteer sites.

Ways to Connect is a crowdsourced platform designed to boost traffic and engagement to local volunteer websites—like this one! With just a bit of online research and your enthusiasm, you can help neighbors easily find volunteer opportunity platforms, service clubs, mutual aid groups, and more—making it simpler than ever for everyone to make an impact locally.

What You'll Do:

Conduct quick, simple online research to identify active service clubs, mutual aid groups, and upcoming volunteer events in your community.

Enhance your community's page on Ways to Connect by ensuring the information is current, accurate, and inviting for potential volunteers.

Optional: Promote your community’s page on social media to help friends and family find a path to service.

Why Volunteer with Inspiring Service?

Easy and flexible: Volunteer remotely at your convenience.

Immediate community impact: Help your neighbors discover meaningful ways to contribute.

Small commitment: Volunteer for as little as 2 hours, or as much as you'd like.

Growth opportunities: Volunteers can explore deeper involvement through our Ambassador program.

Ready to help your community thrive? Join us today and make volunteering more accessible for everyone.

In every community there are individuals and groups that lead the way in serving others. Whether you’re part of a small civic group, or a leader looking to engage your whole community, our meal packs are a powerful way make a real difference for those fighting hunger. Our events are appropriate for all ages and abilities, enabling groups of diverse size and ages to serve alongside one another. Your group chooses whether the meals stay locally or are sent to one of our international partners in communities suffering from malnutrition. Please CLICK HERE to learn more.

To learn more and to signup to volunteer with Fishers Youth Initiative please CLICK HERE. 

The NAMI Ending the Silence Volunteer Experience:

NAMI Indiana is currently looking for volunteers for our NAMI Ending the Silence presentation. Ending the Silence (ETS) is a prevention and early intervention program that engages youth, school staff and families in a discussion about mental health. Audience members learn to recognize the early warning signs of mental health conditions and learn what to do if they or someone they know is showing these signs. The chance to hear directly from a young adult with a mental health condition dispels myths, instills a message of hope and recovery and encourages individuals to reduce stigma. Volunteers can get trained to be a lead or young adult presenter. The lead presenter shares an informative presentation via PowerPoint(25 mins), while the young adult presenter shares their journey of recovery (10 mins).

Training:

NAMI Ending the Silence volunteers will go through a self-paced online training. Once the training is completed, volunteers must complete a mock presentation with the NAMI Indiana staff before being cleared to give their first presentation.

Minimum Time Commitment Requirements:

We ask all volunteers to commit to at least 1 presentation per month when applicable.

Program leader qualifications:

Prospective leaders must meet one of the following descriptions: (1) young adult age 18-35 in recovery with a mental health condition; (2) adult who is either a family member or a person with a mental health condition.

We’re excited to welcome new volunteers to support NAMI in the Lobby at Riley Hospital for Children! By sharing mental health resources, personal lived experiences, and offering a compassionate listening ear, our volunteers make a powerful impact. But we can’t do it alone-we need your help!

If you or someone you know is a loved one of an individual with mental illness, this is a great opportunity to give back & help other families.

Through comprehensive training and the power of lived experience, our volunteers provide active listening, empathy, and support as families and individuals navigate their mental health journeys. Volunteers are asked to complete an application, a NAMI Indiana screening call, complete 8 hours of hybrid training, and fulfill a background check.

If you have a calling to love, care and help others, becoming a CorsoCare hospice volunteer might be the perfect opportunity for you. Most volunteers feel personally rewarded through their offering of time, energy and compassion when they see how much they are able to help patients and families.

We depend on our volunteers to help us provide the love, respect and care our patients and their families need. Whether reading to a patient, preparing a meal or cleaning up around the house, it is about creating the absolute best experience in every interaction for our patients.

There are a variety of ways you can volunteer with us, including direct patient interaction, indirect patient interaction and administrative support. CorsoCare Hospice will provide training and quarterly in-services for all volunteers.

Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to signup to volunteer.

CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, is a nationwide volunteer observing program funded by many organizations, including the National Weather Service. Observers in this program measure rain, snow and hail, and report it on the CoCoRaHS website. The data is then distributed to the public directly and to many different partners, including the National Weather Service. The data provided helps to verify flood and winter storm warnings and assists with estimating local water supplies. To learn more and sign up please click HERE.

IWIN depends on volunteers, fundraisers and charitable contributors to fund our services for Hoosiers facing breast cancer treatment. Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply.

We rely on our volunteers to create a welcoming, fun environment where people are cared for and connected to tangible resources and hope. volunteering with us offers a one-of-a-kind experience!

volunteer opportunities:

Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to signup to volunteer.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waterways. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the 96th Street & Sargent Road! Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waters. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the Geist Waterfront Park Rain Garden 1. Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waters. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the Geist Waterfront Park Rain Garden 2. Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waters. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the Geist Waterfront Park Rain Garden 3. Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waters. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the Geist Waterfront Park Rain Garden 4. Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waters. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the Geist Waterfront Park Rain Garden 5. Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

Become a Fishers Rain Garden Steward!

The Fishers Rain Garden Steward is a program that allows the community to get involved in protecting Fishers waters. Respond to this opportunity and you will be contacted with more information regarding care needed for the Geist Waterfront Park Rain Garden 6. Care could include, but is not limited to, over seeding, trash removal, invasive pulling, marking, etc.

Prior rain garden experience or knowledge is not required! Fishers staff will provide direction and materials.

CLICK HERE to view our rain garden map. This location is ideal for both individuals and groups.

We have A LOT on our to-do list and we would love for some volunteers to help us check these off.  This can be a group or individual opportunity.  The to-do list includes organization projects, preparing program materials, and data entry.  

PLEASE NOTE - you must schedule specific hours with the organization. This is NOT a drop-in volunteer opportunity.

Help us hang our monthly exhibits!

Noblesville Creates cultivates arts resources to enrich the lives of everyone who experiences our community. A commitment to creativity, leadership, innovation, efficiency and individual dignity guides what we do and how we do it. Noblesville Creates serves eastern Hamilton County, from Fishers to Atlanta. To carry out our mission and spirit of collaboration, we also engage with neighboring cities and towns.Noblesville Creates operates out of two historic homes on 8th Street in downtown Noblesville. We coordinate monthly exhibits in both houses. The Judge Stone House Gallery operates as a community exhibit space with a new exhibit theme each month.Exhibit Installation

Tasks might include:

Artist Liaison and Exhibits Coordinator J.C. Seig will be present on site to provide direction and assistance.

Location: Judge Stone House (brick house) at 107 S. 8th St, Noblesville, IN 46060

Dates: March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, July 31, September 4, October 2, October 30

Times: 12-5pm (can be broken up into smaller chunks if needed) Additional Details: Ages 12+

Ready to engage your young kids in service, community building and social action? Please check out our remote family-friendly volunteer opportunities: https://www.seedsofcaring.org/indianapolis

New projects will post on the 1st of each month. 

Families as well as groups of kids (scouts, classrooms, faith-based, sports teams) may participate.

Questions? Email indy@seedsofcaring.org

Seeds of Caring creates service, social action and community building opportunities for kids ages 2-12 and their grown-ups. Seeds of Caring’s adult volunteers are known as “Ambassadors.” Join our group of behind-the-scenes Ambassadors who serve as boots-on-the-ground support for our programming. We appreciate your commitment to bring more kindness than ever before to our community — and to empowering our youth to lead the charge! Apply here!

Our Ambassador opportunities are flexible both in scheduling and the variety of ways to help. Each month, we will share a list of specific Ambassador opportunities and you can choose what best fits your schedule and interests. Ambassador opportunities take 1.5 - 3 hours of time and the majority of them can be completed from home. An Ambassador’s time commitment is flexible, although we ask you sign up for at least 4 Ambassador opportunities per year.

Fishers Parks and Health Department have partnered with Fishers Junior High School to offer an open gym concept every Sunday from 1-5 pm starting November 9 - March 29th. We're seeking a volunteer to assist with setup, teardown, and to assist participants with a few aspects of the use of this facility. Staff will need help with loading, unloading equipment, supervising participants, following check in/check out procedure, and ensuring safety and proper use of this shared space. Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

We have the following shifts available:

12:30 - 1:30: Assist with setup

12:30 - 2:45: Assist with setup and during the open gym

2:30 - 5:00: Assist during open gym and teardown

4:30 - 5:30: Assist with teardown

Our Habitat ReStore sells donated new and gently used household items, including cabinets, appliances, furniture, doors, building materials and more, and store proceeds support the Habitat mission.

There’s always work to be done at the ReStore and every day is different! As a volunteer you will work alongside our staff and help us provide affordable housing in the Greater Indy area. 

We are accepting volunteers to help us with various tasks and projects at each of our stores. Some of our opportunities include things like:

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please click on respond or go ahead and get started by completing our ReStore Volunteer Application through our VolunteerHub site here.  You'll answer some initial screening questions and sign our electronic volunteer waiver during your account creation. From there I can review your application and see what we might have available at our stores!

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

Become a Fishers Park Steward! Fishers Park Steward program helps ensure that Fishers parks are clean, welcoming, and thriving ecosystems for the community. The program coordinates with volunteers who provide monthly trash cleanup, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and reporting vandalism or park damage at one of 12 different parks around Fishers. Individuals and groups are welcome, and stewards are asked to work on their park at least once a month for a year.  Available park steward locations include:

The American Cancer Society Road To Recovery program is a curbside-to-curbside transportation service that provides free rides to cancer patients to and from treatments.  

Ready to get started? CLICK HERE, log in and then select SIGN UP and follow the prompts.  

Project Play relies heavily on volunteer support, especially during the holiday season, when they receive nearly half of their referrals. Volunteer opportunities are available for individuals, families, or groups (such as Scouts or sports teams) and include donation delivery, sorting and organizing items in the warehouse, packing donation bags, and even take-home projects, such as categorizing books or changing out batteries in toys. Project Play is also in need of adult volunteers with skills or interests in marketing and fundraising. To volunteer with Project Play, please email Angie Lacy at info@projectplayinc.org. 

Seeds of Caring creates service, social action and community building opportunities for kids ages 2-12 and their grown-ups. Seeds of Caring’s adult volunteers are known as “Ambassadors.” Join our group of behind-the-scenes Ambassadors who serve as boots-on-the-ground support for our programming. We appreciate your commitment to bring more kindness than ever before to our community — and to empowering our youth to lead the charge! Apply here!

Our Ambassador opportunities are flexible both in scheduling and the variety of ways to help. Each month, we will share a list of specific Ambassador opportunities and you can choose what best fits your schedule and interests. Ambassador opportunities take 1.5 - 3 hours of time and the majority of them can be completed from home. An Ambassador’s time commitment is flexible, although we ask you sign up for at least 4 Ambassador opportunities per year.

Would you like an ongoing volunteer opportunity that will foster relationships and connect with the youth of Hamilton Southeastern Schools? We are seeking dedicated volunteers who are available to assist with 3rd grade local government study trips at the new City Government Complex on select Fridays from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Due to the nature of this opportunity, we are asking volunteers to commit to at least 10 of the 20 sessions. Lunch will be provided.

Volunteers will assist with navigating students to their proper location, keep our presenters on time, guide students through activities, distribute supplies, and help answer general questions. Training will be provided.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Amy Crell via email, or 317-670-9437.

You would help the staff set-up for First Friday.  This might involved moving tables, setting up tents, and organizing the campus.  

Noblesville Creates is looking for volunteers to work shifts during open hours.  You would be responsible for greeting guests and helping staff with event set-up, inventory, and other administrative tasks.  A staff member will be on duty the entire time. 

Recovery Cafe Hamilton County is looking for persons who are interested in assisting at our community center. The Recovery Cafe offers support for anyone recovering from addictions, mental health challenges, trauma, loss or grief, isolation and would like a community where members can experience belonging, healing and transformation.  

We need help with:

Benefits:

Please contact us at recoverycafehc@gmail.com to learn more and to volunteer today!

Welcome to the City of Fishers Geist Reservoir Cleanup Steward Program.  Trash, debris, and pollutants in the reservoir do not stay in one spot forever: it all moves on to other rivers, lakes, and streams. Even the harmful chemicals found in trash, debris, and pollutants present dangers to all forms of aquatic life. Cleaning up our waterways prevents pollution like plastic waste from reaching our oceans. 80% of plastic waste is carried to oceans via small rivers and streams that flow through densely populated urban areas. Plastic in our waterways can get entangled with wildlife, or can sometimes look like food to them. Do your part by becoming a Geist Reservoir Cleanup Steward and help minimize downstream pollution.

This is an on-demand cleanup program to remove trash from Geist Reservoir.  The trash drop-off location for this program is at the Northeast corner of Geist Waterfront Park at the end of an old ramp and is designated on the selection map in the link below.  The City will monitor the trash drop location and remove trash from the site on a regular basis, but we will not be present at the time of your arrival.  You are allowed to drop off any kind of trash that you find that you can fit within your boat.  Typical types of trash include buoys, dock floats, polystyrene, paper, metals, plastics, chairs, floatable trash, signs, logs, etc.  There are two options per below: 

1.  Boat Owners:  If you have your own canoe, kayak, pontoon, speed boat, or fishing boat and want to participate in the program, select your steward location/cove from our selection map in the link below, launch your boat from your preferred location at one of the marinas or from your personal dock, and drop off the trash at the marked trash drop location as indicated on the selection map.  The City will monitor the trash drop location and remove trash from the site on a regular basis.  The trash drop location will be marked with a sign and visible from the water and has a GPS coordinate of 85.9108378 degrees west and 39.9492044 degrees north. 

2. Non-boat Owners:  If you don’t own a boat and still want to participate, simply select one of our land-based cleanup locations on the selection map in the link below and either walk or use your vehicle to get to some of our land-based locations at bridge crossings, etc.  All land-based accessible trash can be disposed of at any one of the nearby City park locations that have accessible trash dumpsters such as Brooks School Park, Geist Waterfront Park, or Olio Fields or you may choose to dispose of the trash at your home location if the quantity is small.

How to get involved: If you would like to participate in the Geist Cleanup Steward program, Please Click Here to select your steward location from our selection map. In addition, please click the blue "respond" button for this opportunity. Amy Crell, City of Fishers Volunteer Coordinator, will reach out with more information. If you would like the City of Fishers to supply trash bags and work gloves, please contact Ava Hiatt at hiatta@fishersin.gov to schedule a pickup at Fishers Municipal Complex at 1 Municipal Drive.

Reward: Upon completing their first trash pickup, Geist Cleanup Stewards are eligible to claim one of the following free coupons:

To claim your coupon, please email Ava Hiatt (hiatta@fishersin.gov) with a picture of you with your trash bag with any part of the reservoir in the background.

Central Indiana FCA is looking for volunteers in ministry with a desire to impact student athletes and coaches, their teams, schools and our community. FCA provides unique volunteer opportunities that allow individuals to be actively involved in a local mission with incredible impact. These volunteer opportunities provide a chance to join God at work and see His impact on a day to day basis in our local community.  Some ways to get involved: Adopting a school for regular prayer, serving as a Team Character Coach (Chaplain), becoming a member of our Leadership Board, volunteering at an FCA camp or clinic, providing Bibles to students & coaches, helping to raise support, joining an event committee, providing pre-game meals to student athletes & coaches on campus. Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to sign up to volunteer.

Midwest Food Bank volunteers are more than our hands and feet; they are fundamental to the success of our organization. We are structured to provide service opportunities and operate through the work of volunteers. They collect, sort, pack, and distribute food and disaster relief donations and remind us every day that our mission could not be achieved without them. CLICK HERE to learn more and to volunteer today! 

When you volunteer with SWCD, you have the opportunity to become even more connected to your community through conservation. Because of people like you, we are able to make an even bigger impact in Hamilton County! 

We offer volunteer opportunities for all ages, abilities and backgrounds. You can volunteer to work alone or with a group, indoors or outdoors, and with or without a commitment.

CLICK HERE to learn more and to volunteer today!

We are so happy you are interested in volunteering with Team Teter!  This is a dynamic farm with lots of opportunities to serve and be in community.  We are happy to answer all of your questions.  Please start by reading about the volunteer teams and and getting a feel for what opportunities are available. 

Wash Pack-Veggie Prep Team: The wash pack team is active weekly from late May to late October in 2023. This crew washes or otherwise cleans, packages, bunches, weighs, and sorts our harvest for sale and distribution. Each shift is two hours.  Most job require standing on hard surfaces but we can accommodate for seated positions.  

Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to volunteer. 

Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our guests at Still Waters Adult Day Center. Whether lending a helping hand or sharing your talents, together, we can create a nurturing environment filled with care and compassion.  Volunteer are needed to assist with the following:

Hello! Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Horizon House. All volunteers should go through the below link and sign up as a volunteer on our website!

https://www.horizonhouse.cc/volunteer/

Last year alone, nearly 15,000 volunteers assisted in our food pantry and in our warehouse and helped process 10 million meals worth of food. Every volunteer hour can help provide up to 223 meals so any time you can donate will make a difference in our community. Volunteer opportunities available in Central Indiana for individuals, families with children, corporate groups and more. CLICK HERE to learn more and to volunteer with Gleaners Food Bank. 

We welcome young and old alike, and it’s a great way for students to fulfill service hour requirements. Everyone has something to offer, and you are invited to join us with whatever time and God-given talents you wish to donate. We know that you will find it to be one of the most rewarding things you can do.

Volunteers are needed for the following opportunities:

Food Pantry 3001 E. 30th Street:  We need lots of help at the Food Pantry repackaging produce and meat, sorting canned goods, manning the meat, produce, dairy and free stations, and loading groceries in cars on shopping days. We serve approximately 4,000 households each week in addition to delivering to 380 homebound neighbors each Wednesday.

Distribution Center 1201 E. Maryland Street:  This is the hub that receives all the material donations from our community. We need volunteers to receive and sort/organize clothing, shoes, linens, and household donations. Also need volunteers to assist at the dock.

CLICK HERE to learn more and to sign up. 

As a volunteer social media influencer, you’ll play a crucial role in promoting our organization’s mission and engaging with our online community. Your efforts will help raise awareness, drive traffic, and foster meaningful connections across various social media platforms.

Content Creation:

Community Management:

Campaign Execution:

Collaboration:

Flexible hours, approximately 5-10 hours per week.

Remember, as a volunteer, your dedication and enthusiasm make a significant impact. Thank you for considering this role! 

Join a team of Ben’s Ranch Foundation volunteers to support our efforts. Watch your combined impact grow over time and see how your efforts make a difference! CLICK HERE to learn more and to applly. 

Help us make art available to all.

Thank you for considering a volunteer position at the Fishers Art Center! We are a non-profit organization that loves our community and has a mission to bring art to ALL. Volunteers play a vital role in helping us work toward our mission every day. To learn more please CLICK HERE. 

By responding below, you are expressing your interest in being a Guest Services Ambassador. A member of our Guest Services team will reach out to you for next steps. 

If you have any questions about volunteering, please feel free to contact us at Volunteer@FishersArtCenter.org.

For group & corporate volunteer opportunities, please contact our development team at Development@FishersArtCenter.org to make arrangements.

Changing Footprints has no paid staff and relies on volunteers to continue operating. We welcome families (even young children love pairing up shoes), retirees, singles; anyone who would like to make a difference! Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to volunteer. 

SHOE PICKUP AND DELIVERY

As little as one hour a month – Help with pickup of shoes from one of our Drop-Off locations Or deliver shoes to agencies that get shoes.  

SORT COLLECTED SHOES

Individuals and groups are welcome to help with pairing and sorting into various categories the shoes that are brought into our warehouses. 

 COLLECT SHOES

1. Convince your church, organization, or business to set up a permanent or semi-permanent shoe drop-off location.

2. Convince your church, organization, or business to do a shoe drive.

3. Do a one-time family/neighborhood/holiday/birthday/bar-batmizvah shoe collection and take them to one of our shoe drop locations.

PUBLICITY/MARKETING/DATA

Want to help us improve? Find new volunteers? Publicize our shoe drives? Help us track activities and analyze new opportunities? Use your creativity to help change the world…

Gal’s Guide is 100% volunteer staff. We are a small organization with a big history-making mission.

We would love your help cataloging our collection, prepping the collection for lending, searching for books, researching gals, developing programs, and more!

If you can volunteer in person, sign up for a shift below.

If you are not able to volunteer in person but would like to help email us at info@galsguide.org with the subject “Offsite Volunteer.” 

Here are our current volunteer projects that we need help with in the Gal’s Guide Library

Sign up for a 2-hour shift to help Gal’s Guide Library Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to volunteer.

The Geist Half Marathon is a dynamic, festive community event drawing runners and walkers from across the region. Each year we seek to line the course route with spirit squads and entertainment groups to cheer on our participants. Your group may be large or small, and it may feature cheer routines, high-energy dance and/or music, posters, noisemakers, or any other approved activity. Please CLICK HERE to apply. 

For this program, you would not bring your dog when volunteering.

To get involved with our Youth-Canine Programs, please visit the Youth-Canine Volunteers page.

Volunteer with your dog at Paws & Think’s partner venues where you will interact with children and adults from all different backgrounds.

To learn more about how to register with your dog as a therapy team with Paws & Think, visit our Become a Therapy Dog Team page.

We also have a need for volunteers without therapy dogs to help as escorts for our Paws to Heal program and as Reading Buddies for our Paws to Read programs. Visit our Therapy Dog Programs page for more information about each program and how to get involved.

For these opportunities, you would not bring your dog when volunteering.

For more information, visit the Therapy Dog Training Helpers page.

If you are interested in becoming an intern, serving on a committee, or joining Paws & Think’s Board of Directors, please send an email describing your interest to info@pawsandthink.org.

CLICK HERE to learn more. 

We are looking for individuals and/or groups (businesses, schools, churches, etc.) who have an interest and passion providing classes and/or workshops at our Harbor Light Center on the west side and Johnson County Center on the south side.  We would appreciate hearing from you if you have a particular skill to see if we might be able to share it with our individuals and families.  We are also looking to provide classes (on a volunteer basis) to individuals and families in various areas including budgeting, employment, conflict management, and wellness. 

We are looking to start providing classes and/or workshops on a monthly basis, and will work with the individual or group to find a date and time that work for you based on your schedule.  Please contact us for more details and we will also connect you with our centers to learn more about them as well as discuss your areas of expertise.

Please consider joining us for some bingo and lunch fun with seniors who enjoy gathering for a meal followed by some friendly competition in a non gambling environment.  We meet at our Fountain Square corps on Wednesdays with lunch generally starting at 12pm and bingo following shortly after with conclusion around 1:30pm. 

We are looking for individuals and/or small groups who are interested providing and serving lunch one or two times as well as donating/bringing prizes and helping during bingo.  Please note if you are willing to provide lunch that the meal will need to be either prepared on site at our corps or catered from a business (we cannot accept food made at home and brought into our facility to serve seniors).  Please contact us for more details including scheduling a date for providing a meal and/or bringing prizes.

We are looking for individuals and/or small groups to help with food pantry distribution at three of our locations: Fountain Square corps near downtown, Eagle Creek corps on the west side, and Barton Center downtown.  We are also looking for help with preparing food boxes at our Eagle Creek corps.  Volunteer positions include packing food based on household need and/or size, checking in families who come for assistance, distributing food to families if they come inside or taking food to vehicles outside, etc. Please see the days and times below during the week when you can join us to help those who need some assistance:

***Eagle Creek - Thursday from 10am-12pm and Friday from 9am-12pm
***Barton Center - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3-5pm
***Fountain Square - Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-12pm

Please contact us for further details and we will help connect you with the center or corps where you are interested volunteering to learn more about their volunteer needs.  

We have two opportunities where we are looking for one or two individuals with a flexible schedule during the day to transport seniors:

***Our Eagle Creek corps located on the west side is looking for an individual to drive their van to take seniors who live in the adjacent apartment complex to local stores and bring them back to the apartment complex on Thursday from 1-3pm. 
***Our Fountain Square corps located near downtown is looking for an individual to drive their van to pick up seniors from their homes and bring them to the corps for lunch and bingo and then take them back to their homes following lunch and bingo on Wednesday from 11:30am-2pm

Please contact us for further details about either of these opportunities if you want to positively impact the lives of our seniors, have a flexible schedule during the week, and want to give back in the local community.

Wish of a Lifetime from AARP is changing how we age, one inspirational wish at a time. Whether you are passionate about granting a lifelong wish, making meaningful connections within your community, or sharing inspiring stories, there’s an opportunity for you to be part of Wish of a Lifetime from AARP’s mission.

Discover & Nominate
Help find and nominate deserving seniors for wish fulfillment.

Share & Inspire
Learn about deserving seniors and share their inspirational life stories.

Help Grant Wishes
Pitch in and get creative in helping a wide range of wishes come true.

Have Fun & Make Friends
Enjoy joining other volunteers in this fun and rewarding program.

Location: Nationwide, Volunteer from Home

Participate in local activities led by our Field Team to help spread the word about Wish of a Lifetime from AARP. Community event volunteers connect with WOL staff on a regular and as-needed basis and are empowered to recruit other volunteers, attend local events and speak to groups and individuals about the organization.

Nationwide, Volunteer from Home

Deliver roses and cards to older adults on Valentine’s Day! Beginning in 2014, Wish of a Lifetime has organized a national campaign that empowers volunteers to spread love on February 14th by delivering a rose and/or decorating cards to send to older adults across the nation. During the campaign, volunteers can participate in three ways:

Location: Nationwide, Volunteer from Home

Help find and nominate a deserving individual for wish fulfillment. Wish Discovery volunteers:

Location: Nationwide  

Be our boots on the ground to support a wish being fulfilled in your community. Wish Granting volunteers enhance and participate in wish experiences. Examples include sending a wish recipient off at the airport or participating in a wish as a companion.

The NAMI Indiana HelpLine is contacted over 1,000 times a year by people across the state who are affected by mental illness and in need of help. HelpLine Specialists provide a vital service to the NAMI Indiana community by responding with empathy to inquiries by phone, email, and social media posts, and by providing valuable information about mental health conditions and treatment options, NAMI education and support programs, and other mental health resources. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

Our public policy committee keeps the legislative process in their sight. NAMI Indiana PPC follows what laws are being changed and looks to change laws. Members of this committee will testify at hearings and meet with legislators to provide an understanding of living with mental illness. This group meets once a month. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

Presenters for Family & Friends lead this seminar designed to inform families and friends of people living with mental illness about the ways they can support their loved one. Presenters are trained by NAMI and lead this program in their local community. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

In Our Own Voice volunteers get the opportunity to share their story of living in recovery. IOOV presenters talk to various groups to help end the stigma associated with mental illnesses. People who hear an IOOV presentation are able to leave with the knowledge that mental illnesses are treatable. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

Ending the Silence presenters are trained young adult speakers who share their recovery story with middle and high school students around the state.  NAMI Indiana staff train and  work with the speakers to help craft their story. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

Peer-to-Peer leaders lead the 8 week education class that helps people who are in or looking to live in recovery with their mental illness. As a leader you and another leader will lead the class in learning ways to cope and maintain recovery. Peer-to-Peer leaders are trained through NAMI Indiana. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

Family-to-Family leaders lead the 8 week education class for families or caregivers of someone living with a mental illness. Leaders are trained by NAMI Indiana staff. Two trained leaders will lead classes in their local community. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

NAMI Family support group facilitators lead our family support groups for families and friends of people who are living with a mental illness. Support groups are held all around the state and are offered free to adults. Facilitators are trained by NAMI Indiana staff to help families problem solve and provide an empathetic ear. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is the pulse of the teen community at the library. TAB members’ positive thoughts and ideas are heavily relied upon to create appropriate and engaging programs for teens. TAB members might be asked to weigh in on any topic that relates to library service for teens. Each month, volunteers choose to work on projects with the Events Committee or the Social Media Committee during the TAB meeting. Teens receive volunteer time for participating in monthly meetings. Volunteers must be enrolled in grades 6-12.

Teen Advisory Board volunteers must live within one of the four townships comprising the Hamilton East Public Library district (Fall Creek, Delaware, Noblesville, or Wayne) or attend a school within the library district.

TAB volunteers must fill out a TAB application as well as a general volunteer application.

Tidying Teens volunteers help keep the library tidy, which may include dusting shelves, straightening books, notifying staff of problem areas, and other tasks. Volunteers do not shelve books. This volunteer assignment is open to students in grades 6-12 only. Shifts are available at both the Fishers Library and the Noblesville Library.

Tidying Teens volunteers must live within one of the four townships comprising the Hamilton East Public Library district (Fall Creek, Delaware, Noblesville, or Wayne) or attend a school within the library district.

Fill out the application here and a library staff member will contact you with more information.

Volunteers from the community are welcome. Making bracelets for the organization’s philanthropic partners is a great team-building exercise, and a fun way to accumulate service hours for National Honor Society. The studio room can accommodate up to 35 people at one time. Please CLICK HERE to sign up. 

The Grace Care Center can only function with the help of hundreds of dedicated volunteers each week! Are you interested in serving others during this season of need?

Current volunteer opportunities:

Please CLICK HERE to learn more and to get involved. 

Are you interested in serving your community? We have a variety of opportunities for you to help your aging neighbors. Which one is right for you?

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County’s Community Caring Program allows seniors to live independently with dignity in their own homes for as long as safely possible by connecting volunteers with home-bound, isolated, and/or financially fragile seniors 55 and over.

Community Caring Volunteers have a passion for giving back to seniors in their communities. All one -on-one volunteers complete an interview, background check and training. Many of our volunteers are 55+ who enjoy helping those in the same life stage. Volunteers must be available to donate a minimum of one hour per month.

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County provides programs to promote and support independent lifestyles for adults 55+ in Hamilton County. Our vision is to be known throughout Hamilton County as a trusted resource for connecting seniors with beneficial programs to support their independence. Through our programs, seniors have the opportunity to connect with services or to other individuals that will help enrich independent lifestyles.

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County’s Together Today Program provides an excellent opportunity for older adults to meet on a regular basis, make new friends, and have a wonderful time socializing. Each session begins with light breakfast and social time full of games and catching up with friends. Lunch is provided and is followed by a planned activity or presentation.

Together Today Lead Volunteer serves as the “welcome committee” and welcomes all new members to the group and helps them join activities. The lead volunteer helps keep the group on task and welcomes the sponsors and gets them set up for lunch/activity. The lead volunteer will also be the point of contact for SCHC staff.

Volunteers will complete an interview, background check and training

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County provides programs to promote and support independent lifestyles for adults 55+ in Hamilton County. Our vision is to be known throughout Hamilton County as a trusted resource for connecting seniors with beneficial programs to support their independence. Through our programs, seniors have the opportunity to connect with services or to other individuals that will help enrich independent lifestyles.

Adults with limited decisional capacity in one or more areas of their life as determined by the court benefit from the Hamilton County VASIA Guardianship Program and Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County. Guardianship is a dramatic intervention; it is a legal appointment by the court after careful consideration and evaluation to determine that less restrictive options for assistance would not be enough.

Volunteer Advocates are paired with an adult under guardianship to help monitor their care plan and ensure the highest degree of independence, dignity, health, comfort, and safety is maintained. Advocates work closely with SCHC care team and Hamilton County Court to monitor client’s well-being. The advocate helps them make decisions based on their own best interests and preferences.

Volunteer Advocates will complete an interview, background check and have extensive training as well as continued support and ongoing training.

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County provides programs to promote and support independent lifestyles for adults 55+ in Hamilton County. Our vision is to be known throughout Hamilton County as a trusted resource for connecting seniors with beneficial programs to support their independence. Through our programs, seniors have the opportunity to connect with services or to other individuals that will help enrich independent lifestyles.

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County’s Community Caring Program allows seniors to live independently with dignity in their own homes for as long as safely possible by connecting volunteers with home-bound, isolated, and/or financially fragile seniors 55 and over.

Community Caring Volunteers have a passion for giving back to seniors in their communities. All one -on-one volunteers complete an interview, background check and training. Many of our volunteers are 55+ who enjoy helping those in the same life stage. Volunteers must be available to donate a minimum of one hour per month.

Ongoing volunteer opportunities are available at Community hospitals and health pavilions. In addition to free parking and meals, social events and service awards, you'll be rewarded just knowing you helped our patients and families when they need it most.  

Our unique volunteer opportunities include positions in the medical units, along with clerical positions and customer service assistance for patients and visitors.

CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

Volunteers are an important part of Indiana University Health Saxony Hospital and help us achieve our mission of providing exceptional care. It is not necessary for you to have worked or volunteered in a healthcare setting before. You only need a passion to serve others and a commitment to helping IU Health Saxony Hospital make each and every guest's visit exceptional. CLICK HERE to learn more and to apply. 

End-of-Life patients have a lot of needs. But often times patients find themselves needing companionship more than anything else. Companionship Volunteers play a vital role in end-of-life care. Many elderly patients live in facilities and find themselves struggling with feelings of loneliness. As a Companionship Volunteer, you'll come alongside a patient and ensure they know they are not alone. Common activities our volunteers conduct with our patients include:

Do you have time to provide companionship a few times a month? Please contact Molly Mattocks via email for more information. 

We are looking for a volunteer to make weekly calls to our patient's families! During these calls you'll ensure that our patients have all the supplies and medications they need. This simple task goes a long way to be sure our families have what they need to care for their loved ones. If you're looking for a way to give back to the community, consider joining our team. Please contact Molly Mattocks via email for more information.