Category of Service: Health and Safety

Issues range from chronic to fatal illnesses and will affect all ages and income levels. This category includes both mental and physical health issues. Much of the work in this category is education - supporting associations that provide preventive literature and fundraising, such as walk and run-a-thons. Volunteers may either support or participate in these events or help design and distribute literature. Other possibilities include helping in hospitals and providing support outside the agency, such as letter writing campaigns to chronically ill children throughout the country. Work here could also include decorating children's wards of hospitals or creating sock puppets for volunteers to use when visiting.

Many of these agencies have a more detailed description in our 2005 Social Service Directory.

Categories of Service

 

We want our agencies to know our website is a valuable resource so they'll continue to seek our assistance. So, if you contact one of the following organizations by link or phone, please indicate that you heard about them from The Volunteer Center of New Trier Township. It would be nice if you would let us know, too. You can do that easily with this e-mail link: volunteerNTT@aol.com. Or phone us at: 847-441-7665.

Advocate Hospice
Claire Smith
205 Touhy Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-318-1072
Web Site: www.advocatehealth.com/system/services/homehealth/hospice
E-mail: claire.smith@advocatehealth.com

 
American Cancer Society
Maria Ugarte-Ramos
820 Davis Street, #340
Evanston, IL 60201
328-5147, FAX: 570-6043
Web site: www.cancer.org
E-mail: maria.ugarte-ramos@cancer.org

American Cancer Society - Relay for Life
Janine Kacprzak, Chair, New Trier Township
820 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
847-794-4931
Web site: www.adsevents.org/relay/il/newtrier
E-mail: relayislife@aol.com

American Red Cross
Michael Elmore

Volunteer Resources Coordinator

111 E. Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL  60604

312-729-6305
Web site: www.chicagoredcross.org
E-mail: volunteer@chicagoredcross.org

BE-HIV

Billy Coats, Volunteer Coordinator

1244 W. Thorndale

Chicago, IL 60660

773-293-4740, FAX 773-293-4750
Web site: www.behiv.org
E-mail:williamc@behiv.org

Cancer Wellness Center

Melody Schuybring , Volunteer Coordinator

215 Revere Drive

Northbrook , Il 60062
847-562-4987
Web site:
www.cancerwellness.org

E-mail:mschubring@cancerwellness.org

Cathedral Shelter of Chicago
Kevein McCullough, Director of Operations
1668 W. Ogden Avenue

Chicaago, IL 60612
312-997-2222, FAX 312-997-3160
Web site: www.cathedralshelter.org
E-mail: kmccullough@cathedralshelter.org

ChildCare Network of Evanston
Sandra Robinson, Director of Development
1416 Lake Street
Evanston, IL 60201
847-475-2661 x. 26, FAX 847-475-2699
E-mail:Robinson@childcarenetworkofevanston.org

Children's Heart Foundation
Sue Rushmore, President
PO Box 244
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847-634-6474, FAX 847-634-4988

Web site: www.childrensheart.com
E-mail: information@childrensheartfoundation.org
Erika's Lighthouse
Peggy Kubert, Director
P.O. Box 616
Winnetka, IL 60093
847-738-2300
Web site: |www.erikaslighthouse.org
E-mail: pkubert@aol.com


Evanston Hospital

Linda Hickman, Volunteer Coordinator

2650 Ridge Avenue

Evanston , Il 60201

847-570-2710
We site: www.enh.org
E-mail: lhickman@enh.org

Evanston Hospital

Ronna Jacobson M ED, Sibling Programs Coordinator

2650 Ridge Avenue

Evanston , Il 60201

847-570-2840
We site: www.enh.org
E-mail: rjacobson@enh.org

 Evanston Northwestern Home Services

Nadine Francione, Volunteer Coordinator

1803 Orrington Avenue, Suite 300

Evanston , Il 60201

847-581-1717
E-mail: nfrancione@enh.org

 

Fairygodmother Foundation
Ash Kolodziej, Development Coordinator
1341 W. Fullerton Avenue, Box 179
Chicago, IL 60614
773-883-3841; Fax 773-883-3656
Web site: www.fairygodmother.org
E-mail: ash@fairygodmother.org

Family Service Center
Robert J. Noone, Ph.D., Executive Director
1167 Wilmette Ave
Wilmette , Il 60091
847-251-7350
E-mail: fsc1913@enteract.com

Family Service of Glencoe

Nancy Sutherland, Executive Director

675 Village Court , 2nd floor

Glencoe , Il 60022
847-835-5111, FAX 835-9433
E-mail: nancy@familyservicesofglencoe.org

Family Service of Winnetka/Nortfield

Robert M Mardirossian, PhD.

Executive Director

992  Green Bay Road

Winnetka , Il 60093

446-8060, FAX: 446-9768
Web site: www.familyservicewn.org
Email: rmm@familyservicewn.org

Glencoe Community Blood Drive

Joel Dalkin , Chairperson

Village Hall, 675 Village Court

Glencoe , Il .  60022

835-1707
E-mail: sed1116@aol.com

Illinois Council on Handgun Violence

Catherine Griffiths, Volunteer Coordinator

223 W. Jackson, #1106

Chicago, IL  60606

312-341-0939, FAX: 312-341-9770
Web site: www.ichv.org
E-mail: cgriffiths@ichv.org

Infant Welfare Society of Evanston
Sarah Valle, Development Coordinator
2200 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202
847-491-9650
Web site:
www.iwse.org
E-mail: sarahvalle@iwse.org

Josselyn Center for Mental Health

Michael Martinez,Volunteer Coordinator

405 Central Avenue

Northfield , Il 60093

847-441-5600, x 162, FAX:  847-784-0547
Web Site: www.josselyn.org
E-mail: mmartinez@josselyn.org

 

LifeSource Blood Service

Eva Donoghue, Volunteer Coordinator

1205 North Milwaukee Avenue

Glenview , Il 60025

847-803-7866 , FAX:  847-803-7947
Web Site: www.lifesource.org

E-mail: edonoghue@itxm.org

LINKS - North Shore Youth Health Service

Maureen DiFrancesca , Coordinato Community Educationr

1779 Maple Street

Northfield , Il   60093

847-441-6191 x. 4, FAX: 847-441-7027
Web Site: www.linksyouth.org
E-mail: outreach@linksyouth.org

Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter

Elizbeth Grantner, Administrative Coordinator

2050 Claire Court
Glenview, IL 60025

847-556-1982, FAX 847-556-1890
Web site: www.carecenter.org
E-mail: egrantner@carecenter.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Tim Marabella
570 Lake Cook Raod, #116
Deerfield, IL 60015
847-236-0687, FAX 847-236-0899
Web site: www.mdausa.org
E-mail: tmarabella@mdausa.org

New Trier Township
Brian Leverenz, Community Service Administrator

739 Elm Street

Winnetka, IL  60093
446-8203
Web site:www.newtriertownship.com
E-mail: nttbrian@ameritech.net

Porchlight Counseling Services
Laura A. Sabino, Executive Director
P. O. Box 1080
Evanston, IL 60204
847-864-1557
E-mail: laura@porchlightcounseling.org

Rainbow Animal-Assisted Therapy
Nancy Lind, President
3719 N. Keeler
Chicago, IL 60641
773-283-1129, Fax: 773-283-1543
Web site: www.rainbowaat.org
E-mail: rainbow3719@juno.com

Rape Victim Advocates
Christel Lee, Advocacy Volunteer Coordinator
180 N. Michigan Avneue
Chicago, IL 60601
312-663-6303, x. 26
, Fax: 312-663-6302
Web site: www.rapevictimadvocates.org
E-mail: volunteer@rapevictimadvocates.org
 

The Ronald McDonald House Near Loyola
Tripp Avenue at Air Mail Road
PO Box 7002
Hines, IL 60141
708-327-2273, FAX 708-327-6000

St. Francis Extended Care Center

Dorese McCullough, Activity Director

500 Asbury Ave

Evanston , Il 60202

847-492-3320

St. Francis Hospital
Janet Jackson, Volunteer Coordinator
355 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL: 60202
847-316-2255
Web site: www.reshealthcare.org
E-mail: jjackson1@reshealthcaare.org