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Volunteer Opportunity Websites

For the Bismarck, ND area, here are websites that list volunteer opportunities and connect volunteers with local organizations:
Service Clubs

Many communities have local service clubs that offer community engagement opportunities, such as Rotary Clubs.

  • Rotary Club of Bismarck

    Bismarck’s Rotary club focused on “Service Above Self” through community service projects, fundraising, and civic leadership.

  • Bismarck Lions Club

    Local Lions Club chapter supporting community needs and service projects, including vision-related assistance and other local outreach.

  • Kiwanis Club of Bismarck

    Service club with a strong focus on helping kids and strengthening the community through service projects, events, and local support efforts.

  • Bismarck Optimist Club

    Optimist club supporting youth in the Bismarck-Mandan area through community projects, grants, and programs that invest directly in kids and families.

  • Bismarck Sertoma Club

    Service club (“Service To Mankind”) supporting local community improvement efforts, service projects, and charitable initiatives in the Bismarck area.
Mutual Aid & Grassroots Networks

Many communities rely on grassroots and informal networks to meet urgent needs. There may be opportunities to get involved through mutual aid networks, food distribution efforts, neighborhood action teams, or other groups that aren’t often listed on volunteer platforms.

  • Ministry on the Margins

    Grassroots-style support ministry serving people in transition, including food pantry and support services, with a focus on helping those who fell through the cracks.

  • Bismarck Emergency Food Pantry

    Local emergency food pantry providing food assistance in Bismarck, plus ways for the community to volunteer and support distribution.
Prominent Organizations

Often prominent organzations rely on their widespread recognition rather than posting on volunteer recruiting websites.

  • Bismarck Parks & Recreation

    Volunteer info for parks and recreation programs and events in Bismarck. Good for community events, seasonal programs, and public-facing local support.

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  • Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library

    Volunteer at the Bismarck public library by helping with shelving, projects, and community support tasks that keep the library running smoothly.

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  • Bismark Global Neighbors

    Global Neighbors brings individuals and organizations together in order to foster a welcoming community for New Americans and English Learners in North Dakota. We believe that extending welcome to our newest neighbors is the best way to grow new generations of neighborly, successful, community-minded Americans.

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  • Bismark Police Department

    The Bismarck Police Department Volunteer Program is a voluntary service group within the Bismarck Police Department. Its purpose is to serve the Department by performing duties and providing services that will supplement and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department. The Bismarck Police Volunteers in Policing Unit will concentrate on activities that will free up regular police officers and Department personnel for more important functions as well as do work that cannot be accomplished due to limitations of time and other resources. Historically, volunteer groups and organizations have been invaluable in providing vital service to this country, our state, and our community. The establishment of the Bismarck Police Volunteer Program greatly increases the effectiveness of the Bismarck Police Department. The Bismarck Police Volunteer Program is another opportunity to enhance the Bismarck Police Department’s community policing philosophy by partnering with civilians to provide a high quality of service to the citizens of Bismarck. The Bismarck Police Volunteer Program also provides citizens with an opportunity to participate in the activities of the Bismarck Police Department and to gain a better understanding of the nature and challenges of police work as well as make a valuable contribution to the well-being of our community.

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  • Dream Center Bismark

    Jim Barnhardt's story of creating a Dream Center in the city of Bismarck, ND starts on May 29, 2016. He woke up with a vision for a meal ministry and services to help those in need firmly planted in his mind. What Jim didn't realize at the time, was it was that vision and direction from God that would kick-start his drive to bring a Dream Center to Bismarck. For the next year, Jim met with many people in the community, including several pastors, church leaders, city officials and the Mayor to discuss this vision. In 2019, Karla Eisenbeisz, Banquet Director at that time, and Jeannie Messall, former Homeless Coalition Director, made a trip to the Dream Center in Los Angeles CA with Jim. This trip was to confirm Jim's Dream Center application sent several months earlier. By May, Dream Center Bismarck was officially sanctioned. On June 19th of 2019 the Dream Center Adopt-a-Block program was started in Bismarck, ND. With the help of Bismarck and Mandan Public School staff, locations were strategically chosen to serve the most households. The Bismarck Adopt-a-Block program was started as a food distribution program going to Jeannette Myhre Elementary and South Central High School in Bismarck, ND and distributing free groceries to those in need. In April of 2020, with the start of COVID-19 and all the hardships it brought to our community, especially to our low-income citizens, the program was expanded to 6 days a week. To obtain a supply of food, Adopt-a-Block Food Distribution makes stops at area grocery stores including Cash Wise, Dan's SuperMarkets, Natural Grocers, Costco Wholesale and Master Bakery, picking up food that is either surplus or close to the expiration date. We also partner with Great Plains Food Bank who supplies us with local products, as well a large monthly shipment of grocery product. Fast forward to April 2022, The Dream Center facility officially opened as a center for free meals and an on-site food pantry. Food is the focus, but our hope is that a person will take in other services provided by partnering entities such as ND Job Service, Northland Health Clinic, Bridging the Dental Gap, Memory Cafe and so many more. Dream Center Bismarck is a non-profit organization whose main goal is to bring "Help for Today. Hope for Tomorrow". Internationally there are about 85 Dream Centers, each working in their own community to find unmet needs and to fill them.

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  • Great Plains Food Bank – Bismarck Programs

    A major regional food bank distributing food to local pantries and community programs across central North Dakota. Volunteers support food sorting, distribution, and outreach efforts that improve food access in the Bismarck area.

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