Opportunities From: City of Bloomington Volunteer Network

My name is Gina Mitchell and I work with Autism Rocks and Rolls as President of the Corporation. As you might know, our team works hard each year to join Perry and Renee Fowler at Fowler Pumpkin Patch in Bloomington, IN, on one of their busiest weekends. We will be selling food and WE ARE NEEDING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US AT THIS EVENT. IF YOU NEED SERVICE HOURS, CREDITS, OR JUST WANT TO JOIN THE FUND AND SUPPORT THE CAUSE, THIS IS FOR YOU! This year, ARAR will be there on September 26 and 27, 2025. Last year, we raised a lot of money to continue our mission of destigmatizing autism and showcasing what those on the autism spectrum CAN do.

Help MCCT set up Wonderland in the Constellation Playhouse!

This is the day that all set pieces and props are "loaded in" from their build or storage location into the Playhouse and the stage (and backstage) is set up for the show!

Help MCCT set up Wonderland in the Constellation Playhouse!

This is the day that all set pieces and props are "loaded in" from their build or storage location into the Playhouse and the stage (and backstage) is set up for the show!

Usher for MCCT's production of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland!

Ushers are welcome to stay and see the performance for free the night that they volunteer. 

Ushers are asked to wear a white shirt and black or dark bottoms.

WFHB Community Radio’s Youth Radio department is looking for people ages 13-20 to help cover local news. In this role, you’ll get hands-on experience by investigating topics that interest you, from local government to human interest stories. You’ll learn skills like researching, conducting interviews, and editing audio. No experience is needed - just bring your curiosity, and we’ll provide the training to help you succeed!

WFHB Community Radio is looking for DJs (ages 13-20) to host one-hour shows on Saturdays between 4 and 8 pm during Youth Radio. If you're passionate about music, this is your chance to share your favorite tracks with the community! You’ll get hands-on experience hosting a radio show, curating playlists, and operating broadcast and recording equipment. We welcome all music tastes and no experience is required as we provide all the training you need!

Volunteering with Special Olympics is a rewarding and exciting experience.  This organization provides an opportunity for individuals with intellectual disabilities to explore their competitive nature as well as allowing them to work on fitness and sports skills.  Special Olympic sports open hearts and minds towards people with intellectual disabilities to create inclusive communities all over the world.  It is a wonderful avenue for socialization for athletes and volunteers alike.   Dedicated volunteers can find a place in the organization that fits their schedule and comfort level. 

Areas to consider are: coaches, assistant coaches, event planners, public relations, athlete coordinator and utility players. 

Volunteers are required to have patience, perseverance and a good sense of humor.  Also required is training that includes a background check. 

A wonderful opportunity for those who want to include community involvement in their resume or for a retired or semi-retired individual who is looking for a gratifying experience that helps people shine.  

The WFHB Community Calendar is a vital resource that informs our community about events happening in the WFHB listening area. Concerts, author talks, artists openings, club meetings, and more are added to our online Community Calendar by dedicated volunteers who wish to see South-Central Indiana maintain a vibrant arts and culture scene. Calendar events are then read, on-air, by our programmers. Calendar crew members dedicate at least 2 hours per week to updating our website by managing a email inbox (calendars@wfhb.org), as well as seeking out events in town using a variety of tools and resources.

Questions? Contact volunteer@wfhb.org or (812) 323-1200 

Taggers/Pricers check clothing for quality, attach price tag, (using a ready made price list) Most of the work is done sitting (and chatting!)

Come join the fun with our award winning community of volunteers and help us continue to support MCUM's childcare and other programs.

All regular volunteers can earn free clothes!

Hours - once trained volunteers pick a time that works for them, within the current opening times 9.00-3 Most volunteers work a 2-3hr shift

All of our clothing sales through the shop subsidize quality childcare programs for families in need through Monroe County United Ministries.

You can help more of those clothes get sold by making them look clean and pressed and ready to fly off the shelves and into someone's wardrobe.

Ironers are needed to press clothing to get ready for the sales floor. A great opportunity to check out each item before it goes out for sale!

Hours are flexible between 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Teens Welcome!

We're on the

bus line - Bloomington Transit 2 West.

My Sister's Closet runs and maintains a Clothing Boutique to raise funds for our basic client programming services.  We could use help in the store with several of the following tasks:

This is a fun volunteer position and takes place during normal store hours.  

Become involved with TechHeroes Bloomington

TechHeroes has taken root in Bloomington in the Bell Trace community from 1-3 p.m. on Sundays. 

The program offers technology assistance for seniors, including help with cellphones, tablets, Facebook, Skype and more!

An important goal of the program involves connection. The program helps youth and seniors connect in a respectful, caring and genuine way that has meaningful interaction and engagement.
 
TechHeroes connects the generations through tech tutoring. Young people are able to mentor seniors in how to use technology to do the things they want to do - connect through Facebook, watch online programs, use a mobile device, and much more!

Currently, TechHeros is working with Serve IT students and Boys and Girls Club members to become TechHeroes and develop the program.

Your skills are needed to support the program with development, including a Linux programmer to create a video call kiosk, social media, and tech tutoring.

Email Jenny Donegan Program Manager to learn more about opportunities jennydonegan@yahoo.com

Reimagining Opera for Kids (ROK) is a non-profit community arts and education organization based in Bloomington, IN.  It has twin goals: to introduce children to opera through engaging first experiences, and to give developing professional musicians the opportunity to hone their performance skills.  

Led by Jacobs School of Music faculty coach Kimberly Carballo, ROK is a community partner in service learning for Indiana University students.  The artists donate their preparation and performance time, and ROK provides free performances and curriculum guides to K-12 students.  

ROK has been enthusiastically received in many of the area elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as public libraries, home-school groups, hospitals, and community centers.  As cuts to education and the arts have increased, schools in particular are eager to take advantage of this opportunity for their students, which comes at no cost to the school system.

The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is entirely volunteer-run, so your volunteer power, experience, and perspective are absolutely essential! Many volunteers just show up for a few hours once a week or once every other week. Some come on a weekly basis, or take on special responsibilities with the project. The tasks that most of our volunteers do are relatively simple, but require a lot of creative and critical thinking. Most volunteers help by reading letters from people in prison who are requesting books from our project. They then search the shelves of our project, filled with books that have been donated by members of our community, to find books that appropriately match what the person in prison is looking for and package them with a personal response to the person in prison.

Other volunteer (specialized) skills typically accumulated after a few sessions:

Monitoring – Volunteer monitors learn the ins and outs of everything at pages. They then help train new volunteers, troubleshoot questions, and just make Pages run smoothly during our weekly volunteer sessions.

Package Mailing – Take packages to the post office. You will take crates of packaged books from the Pages space to the bulk mailing desk at the post office in downtown Bloomington. This requires a time commitment of 1 hour every week or every two weeks. This also requires the ability to lift crates of books (they’re heavier than they look!) and access to a car.

Special Requests – Scour local used book stores, library book sales, thrift stores, the personal collections of folks in your social network, internet book swapping sites, and sites like Amazon and Half.com for books that have been requested but can’t be filled from our collection. Volunteers filling special requests will also help to find books for programs inside prisons and jails like bibliotherapy groups, prison libraries, and discussion groups.

Sorting Donations – Look through books donated to us and decide what we can use, what we can sell as a fundraiser on the Internet, what we can donate. Volunteers sorting donations should have some experience filling letters to have a handle on what books are frequently requested from the project.

Internet Book Sales – One of our primary fundraisers is selling books that have been donated to us but that we cannot send, or are rarely requested on an Internet book sale site. Volunteers helping with this will post newly donated books on the Internet and package and mail orders.

Database/Web Developer – Add features and fix bugs for Pages’ database system. Volunteers for this need not be located in the Bloomington area. The database code is written in Python using the Django framework. Volunteers wanting to help maintain the software should feel comfortable coding in Python or willing to teach themselves.