News and Events

9/11 Day of Service & Remembrance

Volunteer Connect and the Bend Community Center encourage you join us for a service project to honor the National 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance

Risk Management Workshop

Join Volunteer Connect for one of our volunteer management workshops. This session will focus on the elements of Risk Management, with a focus on general risk management and insurance practices for nonprofit organizations.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Wild & Scenic Film Festival has been bringing environmental movies to communities around the West for 27 years. This year ONDA brings a selection of fun, informative and inspiring films to downtown Bend.

Project Connect of Central Oregon

Once a year over 700 community volunteers partner with city government, non-profits and the private sector to provide a one-stop shop of health and human services for struggling Central Oregonians

Class to mentor a child with an incarcerated parent

Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent

Celebrity Waiter Dinner

“Celebrity Waiter Dinner” Fund-raiser for Volunteer Connect September 25th, 5:30 Bend Golf and Country Club. Reservations required

La Pine Volunteer Fair

La Pine is hosting a volunteer fair from 10am-1pm. Location TBD.