Get Involved

Share your talent, time or goods to help survivors

You can make a difference!

Whether you want to volunteer on your own, serve as a group, donate much-needed items, or host a holiday drive, there is a pathway for you at Coburn Place to support survivors and their kids in Indianapolis.

Choose an option below to get started: 

  1. Volunteer Solo
  2. Volunteer as a Group
  3. Donate Goods
  4. Host a Donation Drive

Or scroll below to learn more about each pathway!

  • Volunteer Solo
  • Volunteer as a Group
  • Donate Goods
  • Host a Donation Drive

Volunteering on your own might look like:

  • Setting up and decorating apartments
  • Tending to our community garden or caring for our grounds
  • Organizing pantries and donations
  • Putting together care packages
  • Working with kids
  • Facilitating programs
  • Planning and assisting with events
  • Serving on committees or the Board of Directors
  • Partnering one-on-one with survivors

If there’s something else you’d like to bring to the table that’s not listed here, we’re all ears.

To learn more about our volunteer program contact Haylee Sanford, hsanford@coburnplace.org.

Get started as a solo volunteer!
Volunteer Solo

Volunteering as a group means that you get to make a lasting impact for families all while team-building and having fun.

Group opportunities include things like apartment set-up, outdoor work, administrative tasks, and so much. Almost no two volunteer days are the same. We have wonderful opportunities for you to make a difference for someone in need.

Click here to get started! Contact Drew LaCroix with any questions.

Connect your group to volunteer opportunities!
Volunteer as a Group

Families arrive at Coburn Place to fully-furnished and decorated apartments, cupboards full of food, all because of donated goods from the community. And then when they move out, supporters make sure that the next family has the exact same experience.

We have a constant need for donations in our more than seven pantries. Donating goods is a vital way to support survivors starting over at Coburn Place.

Follow this link to donate goods.
Donate Goods

During this time of year, we need all the help we can get stocking up so survivors and their kids have what they need all year long.

Click here to get started with a holiday drive!
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Connie Burton
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Judy Donner
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Andrea Jacobson
Supporter Spotlight: Meet Amanda Wilson
Supporter Spotlight: Meet Carol Gassen
Supporter Spotlight – Meet Tracy Dallas
Supporter Spotlight – Meet Mohamed Merzoug
Supporter Spotlight – Meet Ed Johnson
Volunteer Spotlight – Apartment Set-Up with Cindy

Coburn Stories

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Connie Burton

“Getting to know the kids has been a real joy for me and one of the most rewarding things I have ever done.”

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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Judy Donner

“My first volunteer activity was to help set up an apartment for a newly arriving family. I remember thinking how impactful it must be for a family coming to this safe space from an abusive, unsettled household.”

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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Andrea Jacobson

“I think it is easy to take for granted having stability in life,” says IUPUI student leader Andrea Jacobson. She and the members of the student organization she founded are familiar faces at Coburn Place.

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Supporter Spotlight: Meet Amanda Wilson

Amanda Wilson and her husband, Trent, are teaching their children about giving back.

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Supporter Spotlight: Meet Carol Gassen

Both Merchants Bank of Indiana and Coburn Place are lucky to have Carol Gassen.

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Coburn Stories

Supporter Spotlight – Meet Tracy Dallas

“We are so thankful and lucky to have a friend, donor and volunteer like Tracy!”

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Supporter Spotlight – Meet Mohamed Merzoug

“Mohamed is the kind of board member who is thinking about the organization 24/7.”

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Supporter Spotlight – Meet Ed Johnson

Ed loves working with the kids at Coburn Place through School on Wheels. “He’s the kind of supporter who gives his whole heart and self to a mission.”

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Coburn Stories

Volunteer Spotlight – Apartment Set-Up with Cindy

Learn about an amazing volunteer and setting up a Coburn Place apartment with love.

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