Trained volunteer advocates speak up in juvenile court for abused and neglected children in Cherokee and Adair counties and Cherokee Nation, visiting their child at least monthly.
- Sign up
- Download the volunteer application from the CASA website (or start with a phone call to the office at 918-456-8788).
- Where
- 201 E. Delaware St., Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- 918-456-8788
- Online
- cherokeecasa.org
Must be at least 21 and pass a background check (with fingerprinting), a confidential interview and reference checks; 30 hours of training before being sworn in; a commitment of typically 1 to 2 years at about 10 to 12 hours a month.
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Cherokee Nation's volunteer and national service programme: academic camps, community service projects such as helping elders, mentoring Cherokee youth, and disaster and emergency response.
- Sign up
- Use the 'Join Gadugi Corps!' online form on the Gadugi Corps website, or email gadugicorps@cherokee.org.
- Phone
- (918) 453-5000
- Online
- gadugi-corps.cherokee.gov
Aimed at Cherokee Nation citizens, including at-large citizens and Cherokee Nation scholarship recipients who need volunteer hours.
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Groups such as businesses, civic clubs, churches, schools and scout troops adopt a stretch of creek (such as Town Branch) and pick up litter at least twice a year, in spring and fall.
- Sign up
- Download the Adopt-a-Creek information packet from the city website, complete the application, and submit the cleanup notification form two weeks before your cleanup; questions go to stormwater@cityoftahlequah.com.
- Where
- 111 S. Cherokee Ave., Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- 918-456-0651
- Online
- cityoftahlequah.com
Group program; the city provides gloves, trash bags, safety vests and a dumpster, and an adult must accompany children at all times.
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Volunteers visit hospice patients for companionship, help in the office, bring certified therapy pets, sit with veteran patients (Vet-to-Vet), and take on student volunteer roles.
- Sign up
- Fill out the volunteer form on the Good Shepherd Hospice website and choose Tahlequah, OK as the location.
- Phone
- (918) 871-4033
- Online
- goodshepherdhospice.com
Special training is provided; pet-therapy volunteers need certification, shot records, liability insurance, a background check and training. High school, vocational and college students are welcome.
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Volunteers help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through crisis-line coverage, advocacy, transportation, community outreach, and practical help such as clerical work, donation drives, lawn care, housekeeping and children's activities.
- Sign up
- Complete the online Volunteer Application on the Help In Crisis website; a member of the team will follow up.
- Where
- 205 N. College Ave., Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- (918) 456-0673
- Online
- helpincrisisinc.org
Training is required for crisis-line and advocacy roles. New shelter supplies can also be dropped off at the Tahlequah office anytime.
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Volunteers at this all-volunteer, no-kill shelter walk dogs, care for and socialise cats, foster animals, do maintenance, and help at fundraising events.
- Sign up
- Fill out the Volunteer Application on the society's website; check its Facebook page for dog-walking days and times, or email humanecherokeecounty@gmail.com to help at events.
- Where
- P.O. Box 1354, Tahlequah, OK (mailing)
- Online
- humanecherokeecounty.org
You must be 16 to volunteer on shelter grounds, and you sign a volunteer waiver on your first visit.
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Volunteers take on projects for nonprofits in Muskogee and Cherokee counties, including the annual Day of Caring.
- Sign up
- Search for opportunities on VolunteerMatch.org and express interest; the United Way will contact you. Companies can sign up teams for the Day of Caring.
- Where
- 230 W Broadway, Ste 200, Muskogee, OK · Directions
- Phone
- 918.682.1364
- Online
- lakeareaunitedway.org
Based in Muskogee but serves Cherokee County.
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NSU student volunteers serve Tahlequah through the 9/11 and MLK days of service and the Big Event, NSU's largest day of community service, plus campus projects such as the RiverHawk Food Pantry and Angel Tree.
- Sign up
- Students contact the Office of Student Engagement and Transitions at commengage@nsuok.edu; community members can request a Big Event job site through the Big Event page.
- Online
- offices.nsuok.edu
Volunteer roles are for NSU students and student organizations.
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Volunteers pick up litter along the Illinois River in cleanups that STIR supports as part of Tidy Up Tenkiller.
- Sign up
- Register for each cleanup through the Oklahoma Ozarks Tourism Association website, as STIR's cleanup notice instructs.
- Phone
- (918) 284-9440
- Online
- illinoisriver.org
The most recent cleanup posted on STIR's site was September 27, 2025, so check for the next date; volunteers got a free hot dog lunch.
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Volunteers build, repair and paint houses (no construction experience needed), work in the ReStore, help families, translate, or serve on planning committees.
- Sign up
- Sign up through the volunteer form on the Habitat website; for House #40 (15103 North 520 Road), build hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, and you can come all day or part of a day.
- Where
- P.O. Box 1876, Tahlequah, OK 74465 (mailing)
- Phone
- (918) 453-1332
- Online
- tahlequahhabitat.org
Ages 16-17 may do construction work but not power tools, ladders or heights over 4 feet; ages 15 and under are not allowed on site during construction. Bring your own drinks and lunch.
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Volunteers work backstage (sets, props, lights, sound), on costumes and makeup, front of house, marketing, fundraising and grant writing, strike and clean-up, and youth programs including the Penguin Project.
- Sign up
- Fill out the volunteer form at tcpok.com/volunteer or email info@tcpok.com.
- Where
- PO Box 902, Tahlequah, OK 74465 (mailing)
- Online
- tcpok.com
No experience needed.
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More than 60 volunteers cook, set up, host tables, serve a free restaurant-style dinner, bake desserts and clean up every Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m.
- Sign up
- Contact the volunteer coordinator listed on the Feed My Sheep page of the Tahlequah United Methodist Church website (tahlequahumc.org/feedmysheep).
- Where
- Tahlequah United Methodist Church Activities Building, 301 W. Delaware, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- 918-456-6141
- Online
- tahlequahumc.org
An all-volunteer, ecumenical ministry hosted by Tahlequah United Methodist Church; guests use the south entrance.
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Volunteers help run the Red Fern Festival (set-up and break-down, registration, fundraising, Kid Zone, wayfinding), install holiday decorations downtown, and serve on Main Street committees.
- Sign up
- Register through the Red Fern Festival volunteer link or fill out the volunteer interest form on the Main Street website; groups should call 918-931-1699.
- Where
- 109 E Delaware St, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- 918-931-1699
- Online
- tahlequahmainstreet.com
Community service hours are available. The four committees are Organization, Promotion, Design and Economic Vitality.
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General volunteers help at the Tahlequah branch of the Eastern Oklahoma Library System.
- Sign up
- Fill out the Volunteer Interest Form linked from the Tahlequah Public Library page, and the library will reach out to you.
- Where
- 120 South College Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- 918-456-2581
- Online
- eols.org
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Volunteer tutors help adults with literacy, English as a second language, HiSET/GED test prep and citizenship exam study.
- Sign up
- Call the Literacy Coordinator at 918-456-2581, ext. 226.
- Where
- 120 South College Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · Directions
- Phone
- 918-456-2581, ext. 226
- Online
- eols.org
Minimum age 21; tutors fill out an application, pass a background check, and attend tutor training.
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