Call the Community Volunteer Network at 541-857-7780 or email rsvp@retirement.org for more information about the opportunities listed here.

Make a meaningful impact by volunteering with Community Volunteer Network. CVN seeks compassionate individuals to make scheduling and confirmation calls for older adults — training, office space and a phone are all provided. For more information, call 541-857-7784.

Join Community Volunteer Network as a volunteer Social Media Manager and help amplify our mission. If you’re passionate about creating content and engaging with online communities, we need your skills to manage our social media presence. Experience and passion needed, support provided. Call 541-857-7784.

Put your writing and fundraising skills to work for a great cause. Community Volunteer Network is seeking a volunteer grant writer and fundraiser to help secure vital funding for our AmeriCorps Seniors programs—your efforts will directly support seniors in our community. Call 541-857-7784 to inquire.

Are you skilled in listening or do you have a desire to sharpen and practice this skill? Are you a compassionate person with a few hours each week to support a senior that needs a listening ear? Come be a peer counselor for the Age Wise Age Well program and provide a safe and unbiased space for older adults to talk about the challenges and life changes they are experiencing. Clients are looking for a dependable peer that can listen, encourage, motivate, comfort and challenge them. No experience necessary, and training is provided. Call 541-857-7780 for more information.

Can you spare one hour a week? Call-A-Ride is currently seeking volunteer drivers in Jackson County who would like to support seniors in need with food security. Volunteers take older adult clients to the grocery store, food pantry, farmers market, etc. As a volunteer driver for Call-A-Ride, you will receive mileage reimbursement and volunteer insurance. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer driver call 541-857-7783 to learn more and fill out an application.

The Foster Grandparent Program is looking for older adult volunteers that have a passion for helping children succeed. Become a classroom volunteer. Foster Grandparent volunteers are tutors, mentors and friends to children. Enrich young lives by sharing your knowledge and lived experiences through one-on-one and small group activities. No experience necessary. Bring your heart, your talents and your kindness. Flexible schedule and locations in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties. This opportunity is only for volunteers 55 and older. Call 541-857-7786 to learn more.

Hopeful Secondhand Thrift Shop by Rogue Retreat is looking for volunteers to help with their volunteer onboarding and data entry. This role would help conduct phone interviews, in-person volunteer interviews and monthly data entry for volunteer hours. The shop also needs a volunteer to assist coordinating days of service for community groups wanting to volunteer their time. Hours are flexible and training is provided. 

Interested in becoming a Medicare expert and providing a crucial service to residents of Jackson County? Become a SHIBA Volunteer Counselor. Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance counselors are volunteers that offer free, objective and local one-on-one health insurance counseling and assistance to people with Medicare and their families. Volunteers are trained to provide information about Medicare, including what health and prescription drug plans are available in our community. No experience is necessary.

SMART Reading engages community volunteers to help kids develop a love of reading – because we know that when kids enjoy reading, they’ll do it more and better. As a volunteer, you’ll have the opporutnity to read with children either one-on-one or via whole classroom reading sessions, plus each child also receives two books each month to keep and read with their families. Volunteers are paired with the same students or classroom for the entirety of the program year. If you are interested in volunteering, visit www.smartreading.org/volunteer or call 541-734-5628 to learn more.