Get involved at We Bloom Recovery Café
We Bloom Recovery Café was founded on the belief that every human being is beloved regardless of past trauma, mental and emotional anguish, addictive behaviors or mistakes made. We open our doors to those carrying failure, guilt, and shame, offering a safe, drug- and alcohol-free space where they feel worthy of belonging. As a loving community, we support sustained recovery that opens doors to housing, health and social services, relationships, education, and employment. Our work helps prevent life-threatening crises, reduces emergency costs, and enables professionals to focus on long-term health and substance use prevention. A key goal is to grow awareness of We Bloom Recovery Café and strengthen connections with providers, resources, members, supporters, and funders.
Volunteer Opportunities
Café Companion
Be a friend to our local community members by serving as a Café Companion!
This role allows you to connect individually with members and guests in the We Bloom Recovery Café space. This is an essential role in providing the loving, hospitable space that makes the Recovery Café such a unique and positive place. Listening and caring is the way love shines through. During your visit, you will often sit and talk and you may play games, cards, read, share stories, or conduct various tasks. Training is required to serve in this role.
We currently offer Café Companion volunteer shifts in 3 or 4 hour increments.
Wed-Fri: 12-3:00PM or 3-6:00PM
Sat: 9AM-1:00PM
Teach a class
Do you have a skill, hobby, or talent that you would like to teach others?*
The School for Recovery gives Café members and non-members the chance to grow, heal, discover, take risks, and surprise themselves by doing and becoming what they never thought possible. While the word “recovery” doesn’t appear in most of the course titles, every single class is designed to provide support, wisdom, and companions for the hard work of making healthier choices as we live with whatever it is we are recovering from.
The School for Recovery offers classes to holistically support the journeys of each member at the We Bloom Recovery Café. Class topics can range from health/wellness, nutrition, yoga, spirituality, job/career preparation, healthy relationships, relapse prevention and more!
Lead a Social Event
Bring your creativity & pose your idea for an event to have safe, clean fun with our members!*
The goal of recovery from substance use disorder is to move anyone from being an active user to having a healthy life in sobriety. Some may not know or recall how to live a life that does not include drug. or alcohol use. So, participating in fun activities allows our members to have a rich, full life.
Examples of past events include but are not limited to open mic event, ballroom dancing, game night, ice cream social, BBQ, craft night, movie night, and trivia night!
If you are interested in volunteering, please
* We require that School for Recovery facilitators spend at least 25 hours in the Café (serving as a Café Companion) prior to working on a class proposal. This ensures facilitators understand the Café model and have a chance to meet our Members and Guests!
Internship Opportunities
Event Planning and Donor Development
Plan, organize, and collaborate on all event aspects of We Bloom’s Annual Fueling the Love Fundraising Breakfast!
- Additional and various event planning tasks for monthly social events at We Bloom Recovery Café.
- Coordinate all aspects of planning the event (working with event venue, day-of agenda and logistics, event promotion marketing, and donor development).
- Cultivate, enhance and engage community sponsors.
Fundraising and Research Internship
We are seeking a variety of resources to fund the We Bloom Recovery Café programs and operating expenses. The role of this intern would be to identify appropriate funding possibilities through the following:
- Recommend best fit grant opportunities given the We Bloom Recovery Café vision, mission, and location.
- Research funding resources – which could include government grants, foundation grants and private donations.
- Identify key strategies for raising awareness about We Bloom Recovery Café – introduce and build new partnerships within the Indianapolis community.
Grant Writing Internship
We are seeking a variety of resources to fund the We Bloom Recovery Café programs and operating expenses. Those funding resources could include government grants, foundation grants and private donations. The role of this intern would be to identify appropriate funding possibilities through the following:
- Research foundation and government grants targeting substance use disorder, recovery and co-occurring mental illness/ homelessness) prevention.
- Maintain time management skills through our grants schedule and timeline.
- Recommend best fit grant opportunities given the We Bloom Recovery Café vision, mission, and location.
- Provide support in preparing and developing grant applications.
Marketing and Social Media Internship
We are continually seeking to create broad community awareness on the realities and solutions to the recovery and mental health crises. The responsibilities of the internship would include the following:
- Develop a social media posting calendar & overall strategy.
- Monitoring and managing all We Bloom Recovery Café social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).
- Creating graphics and flyers for Café and community events.
- Tracking and reporting on social media reach and touch points.
Cafe Companion Internship
We are seeking compassionate and community‑centered individuals to support daily operations at the We Bloom Recovery Café. The role of this intern is to help cultivate a welcoming, healing, and supportive environment through the following:
- Provide hospitality and direct member support as a Café Companion, including sharing resource information, engaging members in activities, and fostering a positive community within the Café.
- Assist with daily Café operations such as member check‑ins, meal service, cleaning, safety protocols, and hosting orientations for new members and volunteers.
- Support program offerings by helping develop or facilitate School for Recovery classes, compiling community resources, and assisting with monthly Sober Social Events.
- Participate in professional development, staff meetings, supervision, and additional projects based on intern interest and Café needs.