This is pretty much a clone of my reddit post from earlier this year:
I’m looking for other organizations around Indianapolis similar to Habitat for Humanity, just trying to expand my options for when their stuff is already booked or doesn’t fit my schedule or skills*. Can anyone suggest anything? Bonus points if there is a leftist vibe.
My list so far is
- Habitat;
- SAWS;
- Keep Indianapolis Beautiful;
- Hoosier Hiking Council;
- NeighborLink (seems a bit more demanding)
*My skills are…no skills. I’ve found that Habitat is often still able to find something for me to do. So I want to avoid any truly hardcore opportunities where they expect you to know what you are doing coming in.
You’re looking for volunteer opportunities where you can build things?
You’re right, I wasn’t very clear other than saying “like habitat for humanity.” I guess I’m looking for volunteering that involves physical work that doesn’t require me to be super-fit, jacked, or trained, with not too much “customer service”-type interaction. So building stuff is good, and so are things like litter cleanup, warehouse-type stuff, things like that, as long as I’m not like moving like 200lb objects around all the time. Does that make sense? I’ve never 100% asked myself exactly what features I’m looking for.
I don’t know much about habitat but you should look to see if there’s a Food Not Bombs chapter in your area. I volunteer with mine regularly and it’s great. Very much a leftist organization as well.
