Opportunities From: City of Bloomington Volunteer Network

Volunteer: Delivering Groceries to SNAP Benefit Recipients in Bloomington

Civic Champs is connecting SNAP Benefit (Previously referred to as Food Stamps) Recipients to receive online ordered groceries at no additional costs. If you are interested in being a driver that picks up the food from a nearby grocery store and dropping it off to Bloomington folks in your area, please use this Google forms link to sign up to be contacted by our Civic Champs team.

 

Organization: Civic Champs

Civic Champs is connecting SNAP Benefit (Previously referred to as Food Stamps) Recipients to receive online ordered groceries at no additional costs. If you are interested in being a driver that picks up the food from a nearby grocery store and dropping it off to Bloomington folks in your area, please use this Google forms link to sign up to be contacted by our Civic Champs team.

 

Organization: Civic Champs

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47403

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Bloomington Mask Drive

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:

Bloomington Mask Drive resumes operations at Endwright East on July 27, and mask-makers are welcome to drop off masks there any time!

If you would like to receive email updates or be contacted about volunteer opportunities, please sign up here: Volunteer Sign-Up

  Questions: Call or Text: (812) 269-8778 Email: bloomingtonfabricmaskdrive@gmail.com Help us out with descriptive subject lines like "Sewing question" or "Distribution Question"   The inclusion of an organization or opportunity on this website does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies.

Organization: Bloomington Mask Drive

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:

Bloomington Mask Drive resumes operations at Endwright East on July 27, and mask-makers are welcome to drop off masks there any time!

If you would like to receive email updates or be contacted about volunteer opportunities, please sign up here: Volunteer Sign-Up

  Questions: Call or Text: (812) 269-8778 Email: bloomingtonfabricmaskdrive@gmail.com Help us out with descriptive subject lines like "Sewing question" or "Distribution Question"   The inclusion of an organization or opportunity on this website does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies.

Organization: Bloomington Mask Drive

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Volunteer to Help Those at High Risk

Helping Hands is an initiative to help those at high risk of COVID-19 with their daily needs. Volunteer to help with grocery deliveries, pharmacy pick-ups, and more! 

Anyone can help make a difference during these unprecedented times. To join the team all you have to do is sign up by visiting our website at helpinghands.civicchamps.com and selecting “Lend a Helping Hand”. You can learn more about how the process works and then select, "I'm Ready to Volunteer!" This link will prompt you to fill out a quick form about your availability and tasks you are willing to provide. We will then match you with a senior and a task. You will then fulfill the assigned task and can volunteer again! Volunteer with Helping Hands and start making an impact, today! 

Organization: Helping Hands

Helping Hands is an initiative to help those at high risk of COVID-19 with their daily needs. Volunteer to help with grocery deliveries, pharmacy pick-ups, and more! 

Anyone can help make a difference during these unprecedented times. To join the team all you have to do is sign up by visiting our website at helpinghands.civicchamps.com and selecting “Lend a Helping Hand”. You can learn more about how the process works and then select, "I'm Ready to Volunteer!" This link will prompt you to fill out a quick form about your availability and tasks you are willing to provide. We will then match you with a senior and a task. You will then fulfill the assigned task and can volunteer again! Volunteer with Helping Hands and start making an impact, today! 

Organization: Helping Hands

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47403

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Creating and dropping off handmade masks

If you have been making or are interested in making handmade CDC-approved style masks, THANK YOU! Please follow the steps below to ensure we get clean masks to where they need to go. (Download a Printable PDF of this opportunity to Share Here)

At this time, we are focusing on supplying masks to our homeless shelters and then transitional housing locations that have been identified as having urgent needs are based on the fact of their high numbers and crowded conditions not allowing for adequate social distancing.  As these needs are filled, we will reevaluate the best place for the handmade masks to go based on current need.

 

Here’s what to do:

Create masks using the CDC approved handmade masks by going to the PDF at https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask/Documents-Mask/Mask-Information or to view a video, go to https://youtu.be/9tBg0Os5FWQ.

After fully constructed, wash all masks in very warm water then

Place masks into a plastic bag (ziplock style preferred) and write the # of masks on the outside of the

Drop off the sealed bag at one of the following locations:

North

Northern Monroe Fire Protection Territory # 5 5081 N. Old State Road 37, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

Central/South

333 E. Miller Dr., Bloomington

Monday-Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm.

A tote will be between the double doors of the entryway.

Central/West

Bloomington Fire Department Logistics Warehouse 1607 W. Gray Street, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”


South

Monroe Fire Protection District # 21 9094 S. Strain Ridge Road, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

A Health Department staff person will pick up and deliver masks as masks are dropped

If you have additional questions or are homebound and unable to drop off your masks, contact Christina Kempf at ckempf@co.monroe.in.us

Organization: Monroe County Health Department

If you have been making or are interested in making handmade CDC-approved style masks, THANK YOU! Please follow the steps below to ensure we get clean masks to where they need to go. (Download a Printable PDF of this opportunity to Share Here)

At this time, we are focusing on supplying masks to our homeless shelters and then transitional housing locations that have been identified as having urgent needs are based on the fact of their high numbers and crowded conditions not allowing for adequate social distancing.  As these needs are filled, we will reevaluate the best place for the handmade masks to go based on current need.

 

Here’s what to do:

Create masks using the CDC approved handmade masks by going to the PDF at https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask/Documents-Mask/Mask-Information or to view a video, go to https://youtu.be/9tBg0Os5FWQ.

After fully constructed, wash all masks in very warm water then

Place masks into a plastic bag (ziplock style preferred) and write the # of masks on the outside of the

Drop off the sealed bag at one of the following locations:

North

Northern Monroe Fire Protection Territory # 5 5081 N. Old State Road 37, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

Central/South

333 E. Miller Dr., Bloomington

Monday-Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm.

A tote will be between the double doors of the entryway.

Central/West

Bloomington Fire Department Logistics Warehouse 1607 W. Gray Street, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”


South

Monroe Fire Protection District # 21 9094 S. Strain Ridge Road, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

A Health Department staff person will pick up and deliver masks as masks are dropped

If you have additional questions or are homebound and unable to drop off your masks, contact Christina Kempf at ckempf@co.monroe.in.us

Organization: Monroe County Health Department

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47403

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Donate Blood

There is a Severe Blood Shortage Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Please schedule an appointment to donate blood.

https://www.redcrossblood.org/

Organization: American Red Cross Bloomington Blood Donation Center

There is a Severe Blood Shortage Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Please schedule an appointment to donate blood.

https://www.redcrossblood.org/

Organization: American Red Cross Bloomington Blood Donation Center

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: No