Opportunity From: United Way of the Lewis & Clark Area

Montana Joining Community Forces is hosting its annual Veteran's Christmas Party.  There is a need for gift wrappers and people to "adopt" families and purchase gifts. You can sign up here:

JOINING COMMUNITY FORCES: Joining Community Forces Adopt-a-Veteran

JOINING COMMUNITY FORCES: JCF MILITARY CHRISTMAS VOLUNTEER SIGNUPS 2025

Looking for volunteers that can help during the openings of emergency winter sheltering. The Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) is working on creating emergency sheltering for the 2025-2026 winter. Locations are being identified. We need volunteers to help with a variety of positions - overnight supervision, food preparation, supply coordination and more.

Sign up to help people in need with snow shoveling - as needed. Email info@unitedwaylca.org to sign up.

In need of QPR Trainers and LOSS Team members

Suicide Prevention - Lewis & Clark County

Looking for people to be a part of our Free Tax Help team in 2026. 

Several jobs available - greeting taxpayers, helping organize and scan paperwork, filling out forms. If you are interested in doing taxes that is also available :)

All clinics will take place at Helena College (main campus) on Fridays Feb 6-April 10, 2026 from 10am-5pm.

Contact United Way with questions 406-442-4360 or info@unitedwaylca.org.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DAFAC23A2FF2-59790498-free

There are more opportunities this season to make a difference:

Voice of the Falls — Great Falls, MT

November 14–15, 2025

Eighteen schools and more than 550 entries will compete. Great Falls is still in need of judges, especially for the Friday evening round (November 14) from 8–10 PM, where they need nearly 50 judges.

Sign up at www.cmrspeech.com/judge

 or contact (406) 268-6248.

Vigilante Invitational Tournament — East Helena, MT

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Events will take place at East Helena High School and East Valley Middle School.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AAFA92EA7F5C16-60125440-ehhs

City of Gold Invitational — Helena, MT

January 9–10, 2026

Mark your calendars for our flagship winter tournament, the City of Gold Invitational, where we’ll welcome students from across the state for two exciting days of competition.

Thank you again for your continued support of Montana Speech & Debate. Your presence—whether judging rounds, providing feedback, or simply showing up—makes these opportunities possible for students statewide.

Jennifer Hermanson

Head Coach, Helena High Speech and Debate

JHermanson@helenaschools.org, JKHermanson@gmail.com

406-531-7449

Hear Us Roar!

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.

Volunteer contributors have already helped us identify 1,200+ volunteer resources across 330 communities in the US!

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.

Tutors Needed 

https://www.lcliteracy.org/for-tutors

Looking for volunteer to assist with providing groceries or home cooked meals for families in the Family Promise programs. Volunteers to stay overnight to monitor the location where families are staying. 

Teach young families new life skills

Anything from yoga to budgeting to baby message to how to enjoy the outdoors.

Cleaner for Childcare/Preschool

Reliable cleaning support for childcare center.

Donate at the Blood Donation Center at 3150 North Montana Avenue by appointment 1-800-733-2767 Coordinate assistance in times of disasters. Deliver blood donations.

Volunteers Needed May 16th

Help with upcoming events and fundraisers. Have fun while helping us raise
money for good.

Infant and Toddler Classroom Volunteers and 
Administrative Assistant

Rocking Tree Farm welcoming volunteers to assist with a variety of animals and has opportunities for gardening and sharing the harvest. Minimum age 3 years old with parent.

CASA is looking for new board members. Make a difference in the life of a child.

Volunteer Groups for home building and volunteers to work in the ReStore needed.

Volunteers needed for the upkeep of the VA Cemetery. Grounds works and office work available.

Looking for volunteer Board members and Grant Writers 

Acts as ‘athletic director’ and coordinates volunteers and athletes.

– looking for small business mentors and community advocates.

Always looking for volunteer help at food pantry. Call 443-3663 to sign up to volunteer.

Veteran Flag Honors, holding flags, motorcycle
escorts, funeral processions, flag lines for Veterans and first responders.

Volunteer Position

Senior Medicare Patrol Peer Volunteer Advocate

Volunteer receptionist needed

Volunteers needed for meals on wheels

Become a Big Brother or Big Sister – one on one mentoring,
especially needing Big Brothers.

email helenacommunitygardens@gmail.com if interested

Looking for new members!

In this role, you'll represent the Red Cross in Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and other coordination settings—both during disasters and in preparedness and recovery efforts. Government Operation volunteers help ensure Red Cross services align with government plans, share critical information, and support collaborative planning across the disaster cycle.

What You'll Do: 

Location: Virtual or In-Person (depending on local needs)

Commitment: A few hours per month, with increased need during active disaster events. Training is provided.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

What You'll Do:

What You'll Gain:

Time Commitment: Flexible scheduling based on your availability and the needs of the community.

Help honor and support military members, veterans, and their families by representing the American Red Cross at monthly meetings with local military and veteran support organizations. As a Service to the Armed Forces Event Support volunteer, your primary role will be attending these meetings to strengthen partnerships, share Red Cross resources, and collaborate on initiatives that benefit the military community. You'll also assist at local events such as Military Stand-downs, Yellow Ribbon programs, parades, and more. This is a meaningful opportunity to represent the Red Cross, foster connections, and make a direct impact on those who have served.

Key Responsibilities:

Time Commitment: This role involves occasional in-person commitments at events and monthly meetings. Monthly meetings occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 3:30-4:30pm.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other positions.

Join the Red Cross and use your professional skills to ensure individuals and families have access to essential medical care and health education services during times of disaster.

We need dedicated healthcare volunteers year-round to support Red Cross teams responding to local disasters, such as home fires, floods, and wildfires, as well as during larger-scale emergencies. Your expertise can make a difference both in-person and virtually by providing support in the following ways:

Requirements:  Active and unencumbered licensure (RN/LPN/LVN/APN, NP, MD, DO, PA, EMT), ability to complete self-paced online training, and strong interpersonal skills.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other opportunities.

Experiencing a natural disaster or other emergency (such as a home fire) can be intensely stressful. Even when the immediate danger has passed, the impact can still be felt. As a licensed mental health professional, you can provide compassionate support to individuals and families as they navigate the aftermath of a disaster.

Disaster Mental Health volunteers play a crucial role in alleviating disaster-related stress and trauma by providing essential mental health support, including:   

Commitment and Qualifications:

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other positions.

Join us today and be part of supporting our nation's heroes and their loved ones. As a volunteer, you can provide Reconnection Workshop courses to military personnel, veterans, and their families in community-based settings. These courses are designed to assist military families with managing the challenges of reintegration, and to help build resiliency skills that make it easier to rebound from setbacks and difficulties.

Requirements: Volunteers must hold an active and unencumbered mental health license.

Time Commitment: Flexible with opportunities to provide courses in-person, virtually and/or cross-regionally.

Benefits:

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other positions.

Help us document and celebrate lives saved through the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign! As a Lives Saved Lead, you'll play a critical role in recognizing the impact of our preparedness efforts by verifying cases where smoke alarms or preparedness education helped clients escape a home fire. Documenting these stories helps raise awareness, gain support, and ultimately save more lives.

Responsibilities:

Location & Time Commitment:
This role is flexible and can be performed remotely. Time commitment is approximately 5-10 hours per month, with the potential for additional hours depending on case volume.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other positions.

The American Red Cross is calling on compassionate faith-based leaders to make a meaningful difference as Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) Service Associates. In this impactful role, you'll provide crucial emotional and spiritual support to people affected by disasters. Whether on-site, virtual, or deployed to larger disaster operations, volunteers are needed to bring comfort and resilience when it’s needed most.

 Key Responsibilities:

Provide spiritual and emotional support to individuals and families impacted by disaster.

Help clients access and utilize their personal spiritual resources, values, and faith, regardless of any particular faith tradition.

Partner with local faith-based organizations to offer enhanced support.

Facilitate long-term recovery by connecting clients to local resources and community-based support.

Requirements:

Must be a board-certified or professional chaplain or a recognized leader within a faith community or faith-based organization.

Ability to provide spiritual support in an inclusive manner, respecting diverse faith traditions.

Strong listening and interpersonal skills to provide compassionate care and connect clients with recovery resources.

Commitment: This is a flexible volunteer role with variable time commitments based on interest and disaster response needs.

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other opportunities.

Do you love celebrating others and spreading positivity? We’re looking for a creative, thoughtful volunteer to join our Volunteer Recognition & Appreciation Team! In this role, you’ll help plan appreciation events, design fun giveaways, and find meaningful ways to recognize the incredible people who make our mission possible. From virtual shoutouts to heartfelt thank-you notes, your efforts will help volunteers feel valued and seen. This is a flexible, behind-the-scenes role — perfect for someone who enjoys organizing, planning, or just loves making others feel special.

Ready to help us build a culture of gratitude? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other positions.

Volunteer as a Duty Officer and make a vital impact in local disaster response. As a Duty Officer, you'll be the first point of contact for individuals in our region seeking assistance by answering initial calls and dispatching local Red Cross volunteers to support families affected by home fires and other disasters. Your efforts will ensure that those in need receive essential temporary relief, including safe shelter, food, and clothing. No prior experience is necessary—comprehensive training will be provided.

Location: 100% Virtual - you can help during times of disaster from the comfort of your own home!

Time Commitment:

Ready to make a difference? Here's how to get started!

Questions? Email our team at IDMT.Recruiting@redcross.org for more information about this or other positions.

At the United Way we get calls and emails from time to time from people that are not able to move their household items on their own. They also can't afford to pay a business to move their homes. If you are able to help people move from time to time we can put you on an email list and reach out when we get those requests. Thank you!

Volunteers needed to help with fun programs for youth in grades K-5. Assist with activities that teach youth life skills, provide them with outdoor experiences, and help them develop social skills with emphasis on citizenship, leadership, and physical well-being. Contact Cub Scout Pack 207 for more information; Kelley Bundt at (406)461-0008 or email: mtpack207@Gmail.com.

The Fire Wise Demonstration Garden in Montana City was constructed to demonstrate that less flammable vegetation can create attractive landscaping, referred to as "fire wise practices". The garden is one of the first in Montana and incorporates ignition resistant construction materials, landscape design, and vegetation that can lower wildfire risk around a home.  

We are asking businesses, organizations and individuals to become involved in helping to support on-going maintenance activities and plantings at the garden.  Weeding, trimming and deadheading plants are the most common chores.  Any amount of time, level of interest or expertise is welcome.  A great opportunity to get outside and learn about fire wise principles and native plants and trees. 

We are looking for volunteers to help maintain and implement new programs for individuals in the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center! Current programs include: Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Living Well in the Community, Veteran Support Group, Reflective Writing, Voter Registration, and Chaplain/Religious services.

Examples of programs we would like to add include (but are by no means limited to): Anger Management, Batterers Intervention, Moral Reconation Therapy, Gamblers Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, money management/budgeting, alcohol and drug education, health and nutrition, parenting classes. The options are endless!

Please reach out with your name, phone number, email address, and the program you would like to provide. 

Good Samaritan needs Full and Part-time Volunteers in several departments including:

If you are interested in a volunteer opportunity please contact:

Samantha at (406) 442-0780

email: Samantha@goodsamministries.org

or stop into the store to fill out an application!

Volunteers get 50% off

STARBASE Advanced Afterschool Mentor

Who We Are:

STARBASE Fort Harrison is a school-year program for the Helena Public Schools and surrounding districts that engages students in STEM. 

Volunteer Responsibilities: 

Mentors are assigned to a group of 3-5 middle school students to be a positive role model in encouraging teamwork and problem-solving skills as students complete STEM challenges. 

Volunteer Commitment:

20 hours total (3:00pm - 5:00pm each week for 10 weeks)

Sign Up:

https://forms.office.com/r/aQ50SeyKBG

Do you enjoy working with small engines and wish to share your skills with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a volunteer to assist youth ages 9-19 to learn about small engines and other power equipment, especially equipment used around the home. Learn how gasoline engines operate, acquire skills needed to operate engines and equipment safely and become familiar with safety rules before starting and while operating engines. You will also create a desire for members to develop safe starting procedures and promote safe practices at home.

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September.

Do you have an eye for design that you feel passionate enough to share with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you. 

Looking for a volunteer to assist 4-H members ages 8-19 in learning how to develop a designer's touch, including basic design and style concepts to walls, windows, floors, and homes as a whole!

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September.

Do you have knowledge of forestry that you wish you could share with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a volunteer to lead the 4-H Forestry project. Through the 4-H forestry project, you will educate youth on how important forests are to our state. You’ll also educate about forest ecology and people’s reliance on forest products. You’ll explore the relationship between trees, people and communities.

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September.

Do you have an interest in bugs and the outdoors that you wish to share with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a volunteer to lead youth in the 4-H entomology project. In this project, youth will learn about the role that insects play in our environment, learn to ID and collect insects, and to learn more about the insects within our state. 

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September.

Do you have a passion for cycling that you wish to share with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a volunteer to assist 4-H members ages 9-19 in learning more about bicycles! Members will learn and practice good bicycle safety habits, enjoy bicycling for exercise, learn about the parts of the bicycle, and learn how to maintain their bicycle.

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. Help with as little or as much as you want!  The 4-H year runs from October-September. We are looking for a volunteer to lead this project starting October 2023.

Are you an electrician, or someone who knows how to work with electrical things that would like to teach youth about electricity? Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a volunteer to assist 4-H members ages 9-19 in learning more about electricity! Members will learn about the uses of electricity, selecting appropriate materials for your electric project, how to build your own flashlight or switch, test conductivity, investigate circuits, test materials for magnetism, build and test a compass, build an electromagnet, build a galvanometer and build an electric motor.

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September.

Do you have a special knowledge of aircraft that you wish you could share with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a volunteer to assist 4-H members ages 9-19 in learning more about aerospace! Aerospace involves the fascination of flying an airplane, launching a rocket, conquering space, and becoming an astronaut and pilot. Through fun and challenging activities, you will educate youth about flying, kites, hot air balloons, remote control airplanes, gliders and space shuttles.

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September. The leader for this project would begin in October 2023. 

Have experience working with dogs that you want to share with youth? Then this is the opportunity for you! 

Looking for a volunteer to assist 4-H members ages 9-19 who are interested in learning more about dogs, how to care for a dog, and how to train a dog in basic or advanced commands. Including both obedience and agility. 

Volunteers would organize and deliver educational workshops and activities. Curriculum and planned activities available. The 4-H year runs from October-September. We would need a leader for this project starting in October 2023.

Helena Food Share - Serves 6,000 of our Helena neighbors each year who need food assistance. Can you lend a hand? Stop by 1616 Lewis St to complete an application or call Cathy at 406-443-3663 x106 to learn more