Volunteer and help us make a
difference in Central Oregon.
Our volunteers are the heartbeat of our organization, creating bridges of connection in our community as true ambassadors of HOPE.
Our Volunteer Programs
Volunteer on a regular basis! Pick the day and timeframe that works best for you.
Let us know you are interested in volunteering by clicking the button below. Once completed we will follow up to get started!
Volunteer Opportunities
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Monday-Friday
8:45-11:30amJoin our transportation team and deliver hope to the doorsteps of those in need! Includes driving FH truck/trailer, delivering furniture with other volunteers, picking up furniture donations, and loading/unloading trailer. Must be able to lift heavy furniture (couches, dressers, etc.) with the help of a moving dolly and one other volunteer. Never driven a trailer? Our experienced volunteers can train you!
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Monday-Friday
8:45-11:30amJoin our transportation team and deliver hope to the doorsteps of those in need! Includes helping deliver furniture to recipients, picking up furniture donations, providing navigation en-route, and loading/unloading trailer. Must be able to lift heavy furniture (couches, dressers, etc.) with the help of a moving dolly and one other volunteer.
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Monday-Friday
8:45-11:30amFor those who love outreach and making in-person connections with those in need. Join our transportation team on deliveries to families, but instead of doing the heavy lifting, your role would be making connections with those we serve. Spanish-speaking is a huge plus!
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Monday-Saturday
9am-11:30amHelp pull together a collection of furniture and household items for 1-4 recipients' homes each shift. Includes selecting and gathering items needed to make a house a home. Greet donors and assist recipients picking up furniture. Includes loading/unloading trailers, receiving/sorting donations, cleaning/organizing warehouse.
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Monday-Saturday
Volunteer at Furnish Hope & Home, our boutique resale store with a purpose. All purchases support our mission to transform empty houses into furnished homes for our neighbors in need. Includes greeting customers, sharing our mission, and ringing up sales. Create a VIP shopping experience for Furnish Hope recipients that have received a sponsored Hope Loaded gift card.
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Flexible/Remote
Work closely with leadership team. May include phone calls, emails, data entry, support tasks, or shopping and other errands
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Flexible/Remote
Work closely with leadership team. May include sponsorships and procurement, logistics and scheduling, marketing & messaging, decor and set up, or thanks and recognition.
Group Volunteering
Schedule a team volunteer day. Bring your co-workers, family friends, or group. Let us know you are interested by clicking the button below.
Volunteers in Action
Volunteers work in teams so when you need time off the operations keep going! Help with donation receiving, organizing, cleaning, packing, loading, delivering and more!
“Honestly my favorite part of being involved with Furnish Hope is the volunteers. I found myself drawn more and more to the degree of their empathy, their compassion, and their desire to want to help, and I just thought I need more of that in my life.”
Chris Rouse - Donation Center Manager at Furnish Hope
Volunteer FAQs
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We have a volunteer team for everyone! Choose what works for you & your schedule: Donation Center, Transportation, Storefront, Admin, Procurement Auction & Special Events.
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We have Donation Center teams that volunteer one or two days a week for approximately 2.5 hr shifts:
Mon-Fri from 8:45-11:30am
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One day you might fulfill a recipient’s packing list by gathering, sorting, and loading items onto the trailer. Another day, you might help by assembling bedding/bath bundles, dish ware/cutlery sets, or greeting people arriving with donations and cleaning/sorting items.
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There are plenty of volunteer needs that don't require heavy lifting, such as sorting or cleaning items and greeting people as they arrive with donations.
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We are flexible and welcome all volunteers. There is always a need at the Donation Center! While regular shifts are preferred, we have a calendar system where you are able to mark your absences as needed.
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Furniture banks are registered charities, not-for-profit organizations or organizations designed to provide gently used household furnishings to individuals and families in need. If you are in need of furniture or have furniture you would like to donate, Furnish Hope would love to help you.
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Any person or family without the financial means to make their empty house into a furnished home is said to be living in furniture poverty. This affects too many low-income people in the United States, and the impact can be devastating.
Not having a bed to sleep on means a poor night’s sleep, affecting your ability to live, work and study. Not having a sofa to sit on means you can be unwilling to invite friends or support workers into your home. Moving into empty housing can often lead to people giving up housing and returning to a shelter because at least there they have a bed to sleep on.
Furniture poverty can present itself in many ways. Some households exhibit furniture insecurity: they may have the items they need for now, however, if something essential breaks or needs replacing, they often do not have the means to do so. These households are often moving from one crisis to another. Other households exhibit furniture destitution when they have none or very few of the basic items needed.
Furnish Hope steps in to narrow these affordability gaps and provide the essentials that foster permanency, comfort and pride.
