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Volunteer Opportunities

Community organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite knowledge, skills and experience who are willing to offer their services and work on a full or part-time basis without remuneration on projects or in positions that benefit the organization itself or the people it serves. Many agencies that provide volunteer opportunities also offer intensive training in the tasks that are required for the job.

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4th Street Theater

125 North 4th Street, Chesterton, IN, 46304
www.nwindianatheatre.org/findtheatres/4thstreet.htm

A community theatre serving Northwest Indiana, Southwest Michigan and Chicagoland.

Telephone219-926-7875

A Positive Approach to Teen Health

1755 Thornapple Circle, Valparaiso, IN, 46385
www.pathblazer.org

Provides educational resources for reducing teen pregnancy, STD awareness, parenting teens, character and relationship education, abstinence from drugs, alcohol, relationship violence, and sexual activity outside marriage for teens and adults through gues ...

Telephone219-548-8783

About Special Kids

7275 Shadeland Ave Ste 1, Indianapolis, IN, 46250-2879
www.aboutspecialkids.org

About Special Kids is a “Parent to Parent” organization that works throughout the state of Indiana to answer questions and provide support, information and resources. We are parents and family members of children with special needs and we help other f ...

Telephone1-800-964-4746
Contact PersonJane Scott

Adam Benjamin Jr VA Medical Center

9301 Madison St., Crown Point, IN, 46307
www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=780

The Adam Benjamin, Jr. VA Outpatient Clinic in Crown Point, IN, is part of the VA Chicago Health Care System and is located 55 miles southeast of Chicago.

Telephone(219) 662-5000

Aliveness Project of Northwest Indiana/ Lake County

5490 Broadway Suite L-3, Merrillville, IN, 46410
thealivenessprojectnwi.org

Format: Lecture, Question/Answer, Video and Power Point Length: 1 hour to 4 hours Fee: None Advanced Notice: Yes Free HIV testing and counseling.

Telephone(219) 985-6170

Alliance for the Great Lakes

17 N. State Street Suite1390, Chicago, IL, 60602-3315
www.lakemichigan.org/

Strives to conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife.

Telephone(312) 939-0838 x227
Contact PersonFrances Canonizado

Alternative House

101 North Montgomery Street, Gary, IN, 46403-3921
www.crisiscenterysb.org

Alternative House is a place where children and youth can receive temporary shelter and safely work through family problems that have separated them. Boys and girls, ages 6 up to age 18, may have endured abuse or neglect, or may have been homeless, a runa ...

Telephone(219) 938-7070
Contact PersonBill Robinson

American Cancer Society / Great Lakes Division Inc

1551 E. 85th Avenue, Merrillville, IN, 46410
www.cancer.org/docroot/COM/COM_0.asp?sitearea=COM

Telephone(219) 793-1030
Contact PersonJennifer Trpeski

American Legion Post 16/ Hammond

6634 Calumet Avenue, Hammond, IN
www.americanlegionpost16.com/

Bingo Saturdays, 3:30 pm

Telephone(219) 933-9363

American Liver Foundation/ Heartland Division

921 East 86th Street Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN, 46240-2282
www.liverfoundation.org

Provides research, education and advocacy for those affected by hepatitis and other liver related diseases.

Telephone(317) 635-5074
Contact PersonNatalie Sutton

American Red Cross of Northwest Indiana

791 East 83rd Ave., Merrillville, IN, 46410
www.nwindiana-redcross.org/

The American Red Cross provides emergency food, clothing, shelter and relief to victims of disasters and emergencies. In addition, the Red Cross of Northwest Indiana provides Health and Safety Classes, First Aid and CPR classes, EMT Training, Disaster and ...

Telephone(219) 756-5360

American Red Cross/ Porter County

755 W. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN, 46385
www.portercountyredcross.org/

Disaster services. CPR and First Aid courses, Pet First Aid Classes, Health and Safety Classes, Disaster Classes, Bloodmobiles.

Telephone(219) 462-8543

Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries Inc

354 West Street, Ste 1, Valparaiso, IN, 46383-6298
www.baptistchildrenshome.org/

BCH, Incorporated, operating as Baptist Children's Home domestically and Global Compassion internationally, brings hope to hurting and troubled children and families, striving to teach them how to live a godly life in spite of painful or seemingly unfair ...

Telephone(219) 462-4111
Contact PersonJames A. Geurink

Becoming We The People

8929 Indianapolis Blvd, Highland, Indiana, 46322
www.becomingwethepeople.org/

Becoming We The People is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to ending povBecoming We The People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty.erty and inequality.

Telephone(773) 597-7887

Best Buddies Pet Pantry

P.O. Box 695, Chesterton, IN, 46304
bestbuddiespetpantry.org

Best Buddies Pet Pantry is an all-volunteer 501c3 Non-Profit organization that provides free pet food to families in need in Porter, Lake & LaPorte County Indiana. During these difficult economic times, American families across the nation are struggling ...

Telephone(219) 728-1401
Contact PersonCheryl Plomann

Bethany Retreat House

2202 Lituanica Avenue, East Chicago, IN, 46312
www.bethanyretreathouse.org

Bethany Retreat House is open to women and men of all faiths, to laity, clergy, and religious who seek its silent atmosphere for prayer and reflection.

Telephone(219) 398-5047

Bishop Noll Institute

1519 Hoffman Street, Hammond, IN, 46327
www.bishopnoll.org

Telephone(219) 932-9058

Blue Skies Hospice and Home Health Care

2714 169th Street, Hammond, IN, 46323-1508
www.blueskieshospice.com

Hospice and home health care.

Telephone(219) 554-0688

Boy Scouts of America/ Calumet Council

8751 Calumet Avenue, Munster, IN, 46321-2593
www.calcouncil.org/

Youth service organization promoting good character.

Telephone(219) 836-1720
Contact PersonTom Hoogland

Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Indiana/ Cedar Lake

13000 Fairbanks, Cedar Lake, IN, 46303-9425
www.bgcnwi.org

A club offering activities for grades K-12.

Telephone(219) 374-5306

Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana

839 Broadway, 3rd Floor, Gary, IN, 46402
www.bgcnwi.org

Organization that inspires and empowers all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring adults.

Telephone(219) 881-1060

Brothers Uplifting Brothers

6111 Harrison Street, Suite 220, Merrillville, IN, 46410-2970
www.bubnwi.com/

HIV Street and Community Outreach, Counseling, Education and Testing, support/discussion groups, The BUB Safe Space Initiative is reduce homelessness by providing safe and affordable housing for gay men and transgendered individuals living with and impact ...

Telephone(219) 985-2008

Brunswick Branch Library

4030 W Fifth Avenue, Gary, IN
www.garypubliclibrary.org/hours-and-locations/brunswick-bran

A branch of the Gary Public Library.

Telephone(219) 944-9402
Contact PersonDorothy Moore

C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Birth & Parenting Network

611 Main St., Hebron, IN, 46341-8906
www.indianabirthchoices.com

CHOICES of Northwestern Indiana was born in 1994 with the help and encouragement of families who are seeking a gentler, holistic or integrative type of care for pregnancy, birth and parenting ways. Whether giving birth at home, hospital or birth center, t ...

Telephone(219) 629-5988
Contact PersonRobin Joyce

Calumet College of St Joseph

2400 New York Ave., Whiting, IN, 46394
www.ccsj.edu/

College of St. Joseph (CCSJ) is a small, family-oriented, four-year college offering master's, bachelor's, and associate's degrees as well as certificate programs. We serve a diverse student population that represents the Calumet area (Northwest Indiana a ...

Telephone(219) 473-4215
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