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Volunteer Service Opportunities 

Goal Two of Ivy Tech - Bloomington's Civic Engagement Plan encourages “faculty, staff, and student participation in volunteerism.”  The Center serves as the Bloomington campus’ central point of contact on volunteerism and community involvement opportunities in our six-county service area that includes all or parts of Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan and Owen counties.

Current Volunteer Opportunities for Ivy Tech Faculty, Staff and Students

  • 2007-2008 School Year | Boys & Girls Club's Tobacco Prevention Program is happening until May 31, 2008. (PDF)
  • 2007-2008 School Year | The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce's Franklin Initiative is looking for volunteers for the 2007-2008 school year to allow local school kids to get a taste of the real world through things like tours of your workplace and job shadowing. (PDF)

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities for Ivy Tech Faculty, Staff and Students

  • The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network can connect you to the organizations in the community where your help is needed most. To learn more about which organization could benefit from your time, skills and talent, contact the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network at (812) 349-3433 or e-mail volunteer@bloomington.in.gov. (Link)
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana needs YOUR help! What can you do with one hour a week: Eat lunch with a friend? Go to one class? Watch 1/3 of a football game? Get a manicure or pedicure? Or you could change a life! Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) offers many mentoring programs (some of which require only an hour of your time each week!!) in which caring adult volunteers work one-on-one with a local youth. Programs are available during the day at many local schools, after school at the Boys & Girls Club (downtown), or on your own out in the community with your Little. Big Brothers Big Sisters' one-to-one mentoring makes a huge difference for the youth it serves. Research consistently demonstrates that BBBS mentoring helps at-risk youth overcome the many challenges they face. Be a friend. Be a mentor. Just be there. Contact BBBS of South Central Indiana at bbbs@bigsindiana.org or (812) 334-2828. (Link)

Looking for Ivy Tech Volunteers for Your Organization?
If you have a service opportunity you would like added to this list, please contact the Center for Civic Engagement.  When submitting information on an opportunity, it is both helpful and important to consider and include, if possible, the following information:

  1. Mission of organization or entity being served (not-for-profit, community, etc.)
  2. Intended goal of the activity or term of service (build a house, advance organizational mission, etc.)
  3. Date(s) of activity or length of term (Ex. serving on the board of an organization)
  4. Information on regular meetings of organization board or committees
  5. Detail of required duties
  6. Number of volunteers needed, as well as logistical details (contact, time, meeting place and registration deadline)
  7. Level of difficulty of activity
  8. Required clothing and equipment needed (if activity includes manual labor)
  9. Is there an opportunity to incorporate service learning with an Ivy Tech course into this activity?
  10. Is there an opportunity for volunteer reflection following completion of the activity (critiques, suggestions, evaluations)?