Volunteer

Help up end violence in our community by volunteering at Middle Way House.

You have the power to make a meaningful impact by dedicating just 4 hours a week. Inspiring opportunities await you at our Bloomington locations and outreach offices in Greene, Martin, and Owen counties. Your commitment as a volunteer enables us to offer continuous support to survivors. 

All volunteers will engage in our transformative hybrid (online modules and in-person) pre-service training sessions held throughout the year. For more information about our pre-service trainings, please reach out to volunteer@middlewayhouse.org

Contact Us About Positions

Due to our limited capacity of volunteers, we ask that:

  • Volunteers must be able to commit to at least 4 hours a week
  • Volunteers must be able to commit for a year (with the understanding that student volunteers may not be here during school breaks and in the summer).
  • We ask sick volunteers to be masked for in-person pre-service training and while volunteering.

Our Programs & Volunteer Descriptions

Middle Way House provides numerous volunteering opportunities, many of which can help fulfill time and activity requirements for Service Learning classes and university-sponsored internships. Below is a link to brief descriptions of the volunteer positions currently available. In addition to the initial hybrid pre-service volunteer training, most positions require an extra orientation session lasting 1-2 hours, and many also necessitate further training as specified in the individual descriptions.

Questions about Volunteer Trainings or Positions?

Please reach out to volunteer@middlewayhouse.org with questions regarding volunteer trainings and/or positions.

Various tasks need doing at fundraising and/or visibility-building events. Choose whichever you would enjoy most:

Please contact communications@middlewayhouse.org for more information.

  • Guest greeting and registering
  • Merchandise sales
  • Invitations, outreach, and publicity
  • Set-up and tear-down
  • Catering assistance
  • Social media assistance

Monitor court cases, prepare the court calendar, update and maintain the database, and maintain the cell phone program.

  • Two hour orientation
  • Crisis line training
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Internship opportunities available
  • Limited positions available

Answer incoming telephone calls (non-crisis), welcome visitors, and  Volunteer hours available Monday through Friday from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

  • Two hour orientation and two hour observation shift
  • Two hour shifts from available hours
  • At least 18 years of age

Answer phone lines for crisis calls, answer emergency shelter door, and take messages for staff and residents. Volunteers must be able to commit to a three to four-hour weekly shift. Because this is an emergency 24-hour service, it is our most immediate and on-going need.

  • Two workshop trainings and two observation shifts
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Internship opportunities

Volunteers interact with children, ages 4 to 18 years living at The Rise and the emergency shelter. Activities include homework help, tutoring, mentoring, arts &  science programs, games and service projects. Tutors and mentors work one-on-one with school-age children. Programs are open from 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Monday through Friday during the school year. Hours vary during the summer.

  • Orientation and task-specific training as needed
  • At least 16 years of age
  • Internship opportunities available
  • Limited positions available
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