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Anti-Hunger Service Volunteers Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation has over 160 member agencies-- soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and child programs-- throughout metro Chicago. We can provide volunteer referrals to our member agencies, to help you find meaningful and needed volunteer opportunities. We prefer to match volunteers in the communities where they live or work. Volunteering can be a long lasting relationship, and helping people and programs locally benefits you, your neighbors, and your community. Contact Jessica at jbouboulis @ antihunger.org, and provide your name, neighborhood or city you live or work in, and days of the week you are looking to volunteer. We will provide you some contact information on programs you can follow-up with.
Awards/Benefit Committee Members Annual Awards/ Benefit Committee – This ad hoc committee is responsible for planning and executing our major fundraiser of the year. The committee typically forms in March to plan for the first Sunday in November event. This event helps to raise funds, awareness for the organization and recognition to outstanding individuals, organizations in the early childhood community.
Board Members for CNE Join the Board of Directors at Childcare Network of Evanston…Make a difference in the lives of young children and their families. The Childcare Network of Evanston (CNE) would like to invite those interested in joining the Board of Directors. Serving on the Board is a rewarding and fulfilling experience that provides opportunities to give back to the community and secure the continuing existence of a valuable resource for young children. We are searching for volunteers who are interested in high quality early childhood education and care. The Board's main objective is to oversee CNE operations, and to raise sufficient funds for continued provision of programs and services. CNE asks for a two year term commitment for members serving on the Board of Directors. Attendance at monthly meetings and special events is also required. Board members participate in ongoing committee work between monthly meetings.
Casework Volunteer Want to make a positive difference in the life of a refugee living in Chicago area? Here's how! Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries is accepting applications from Chicago residents interested in teaching newly arrived refugees the fundamentals of living in an apartment in the United States and using public transportation. If you are a student looking for a rewarding internship, a retiree, or looking to devote time to a rewarding experience, this opportunity is for you!
Help Us Save Lives! Help us save lives in your community! A local community group hosts blood donations every Monday evening. These generous donors positively impact cancer patients, trauma patients and many, many more. We need you to let them know how special they truly are. Responsibilities include welcoming donors, donor care and refreshments.
Help Us Save Lives! Help us save lives in your community! Local community groups, schools and businesses host blood donations throughout the week. These generous donors positively impact cancer patients, trauma patients and many, many more. We need you to let them know how special they truly are. Responsibilities include welcoming donors, donor care and refreshments.
JOIN OUR TEAM! At the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago there are 3,000 active volunteers working day and night throughout northeastern Illinois. Volunteers are 90% of our staff and we would not be able to do the work without them. We would love for you to join our team! Volunteers play a vital role in fulfilling the Red Cross mission: preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies. No matter your interests, skills or schedule, you can make a significant contribution to your community. Volunteers are needed in all areas of our work from instructing courses, providing office support, assisting with disaster response, etc. All training will be provided. It's time to give back and there's no better place to do that then with the American Red Cross.
Pre-Arrival Volunteer Want to make a positive difference in the life of a refugee in Chicago? Here's how! Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries is committed to providing newly arriving refugees with fully furnished and supplied apartments. Each household must be completed before our refugee clients arrive in Chicago. Volunteers can help with any and all of the following: raising in-kind donations, pick up and delivery, storage, moving furniture, shopping for household items and groceries (no financial contribution necessary), setting up apartments, inviting others to volunteer. On the day of arrival, you may join Interfaith staff to welcome refugees at O'Hare airport, or prepare a hot meal to be waiting for them when they arrive at their new home. As a Pre-Arrival Volunteer, your work will be a fundamental element in assuaging the stress and confusion that comes with finding your way in a new home.
Recreation Program Volunteer Assist NSSRA Recreation Specialist in providing NSSRA seasonal recreation programs for children and adults with disabilities in a fun, safe environment.
Volunteer Phone Operators Needed! Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation – WBBM Good Neighbor Radiothon On Friday, December 11, 2009, from 5am until midnight, WBBM NEWSRADIO 780 and the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation will partner for the 14th Annual "Good Neighbor Radiothon". This year's event will be broadcast from our warehouse at 4345 W. Division (Division and Kostner) in Chicago. We need volunteers to answer the phones and make this our best Radiothon ever! To join CAHF staff and WBBM on-air personalities as a volunteer call: Hermese Bryant, 773-252-3663 ext.107 or email Hermese at radiothon09@antihunger.org ........see you then! We need you…now more than ever! The Good Neighbor Radiothon raises funds to help Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation feed those in need in our community. Again this year WBBM will be hosting the Radiothon live on location. The success of this annual fundraiser relies on a dedicated team of volunteers to take calls and donations from WBBM listeners. You choose the time length to volunteer. We just ask that your start and finish time fall on the hour. There is a secure parking lot on location for volunteers.

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Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation The mission of the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation is to alleviate hunger in Metropolitan Chicago through distribution of high-quality food; education; advocacy; culinary arts and other employment training. 
Chicago Youth Centers CYC invests in youth in underserved communities in Chicago to help them discover and realize their full potential. 
Childcare Network of Evanston Childcare Network of Evanston is committed to fostering a community where children of all abilities, from birth to age five, and families of all income levels, have access to high quality care and early education and arrive at school ready to succeed.  
Children's Home + Aid To give children help, hope and opportunity. 
Erika's Lighthouse At Erika's Lighthouse we are dedicated to raising awareness about adolescent depression and mental health for young people. We strive to break stigma and educate our community about mental health issues through various community programs. In our organization both adults and teens help to bring our mission to life.  
Family Focus Center The mission of Family Focus—one of the nation's flagship family support programs since 1976—is to promote the well-being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their communities. Family Focus offers innovative, community-based programs that help parents, grandparents, and foster and adoptive parents, gain confidence and competence as the primary educators of their children.  
Family Network, A family Focus Center Family Network, a Family Focus Center, is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, family support agency open to all regardless of ability to pay or geographic location. Our mission is to promote the well being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their community. 
Family Promise Chicago North Shore Family Promise brings the faith community together to help families regain their housing, their independence, and their dignity through a partnership of congregations which helps families who are facing homelessness.  
Family Service Center of Wilmette & Kenilworth The mission of the Family Service Center is to assist individuals and families in achieving improved well-being in all aspects of their lives. The Center's goal is to be a leading resource for providing education, consultation and psychotherapy to those who live work, or attend school in the communities of Glenview, Kenilworth, Northbrook and Wilmette. “The family is the basic unit of well-being...It is our core belief that families have the resources to adequately respond to life's challenges. Our job is not to do for, but to facilitate the efforts of individuals and their families to more effectively resolve the problems in their lives and improve their ability to respond to stressful events.”  
Family Service of Glencoe  
Family Service of Winnetka-Northfield Family Service promotes the emotional well-being of individuals and families through quality, affordable counseling and psychotherapy. Additionally we provide educational programs that enrich community life, serve as a resource to local organizations and respond to societal changes as they affect the lives of those we serve.  
Food Rescue Food Rescue seeks to bring together restaurants, food pantries, and citizen volunteers to feed people in need. Our goal is to find 2 million dollars worth of retail food and 500 new volunteers each year, for 5 years. Our volunteers donate approximately 90 minutes of their time, one day each month. They rescue food that otherwise would have been discarded, and give it to those in need.  
Gift Of Adoption Fund Gift of Adoption is a national charitable organization that inspires adoption by providing grants to qualified parents – giving children who need families a permanent home and a chance to thrive. 
Good News Partners Good News Partners' mission is to end homelessness and hopelessness with everyone God brings us, and to build bridges of reconciliation and foster justice among all people. 
Habitat for Humanity Lake County Habitat for Humanity Lake County is a Christian housing ministry which welcomes all people dedicated to building decent, affordable housing for families in need, while empowering families to help themselves. HFHLC builds partnerships with diverse members of the community which break down the walls that divide and builds a sense of community among all people. HFHLC seeks to make safe, simple, decent housing for all people a matter of conscience and action. 
HAVEN Haven Youth and Family Services helps youth and their families in crisis by offering specialized programs focused on prevention, intervention and private counseling. Haven collaborates with schools and other community agencies to counsel youth and to identify and prevent crises.  
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston The Infant Welfare Society of Evanston is committed to the care and early education of infants and toddlers and to supporting their families' efforts to be self sufficent and effective parents.  
INFANT, Inc. INFANT, Inc. is an all volunteer organization that provides baby formula and layettes of newborn clothing, free of charge, to food pantries and shelters in the Chicago area.  
Infinite Family Infinite Family strengthens and inspires vulnerable southern African children to lead fulfilling lives. 
Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries creates opportunities for refugees fleeing war, terror and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance.  
Lawrence Hall Youth Services Lawrence Hall Youth Services is a not-for-profit child welfare agency established to assist through a seamless delivery of services, at risk youth and their families, to develop the self-worth, knowledge, and skills they need to lead independent and productive lives.  
Mary Lou's Place - YWCA Evanston/NS The mission of Domestic Violence Services of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore is to provide information, support, and resources to women who have survived domestic violence so that they are empowered to take control of their lives and to live a violence-free future. In addition, the Program strives to challenge cultural tolerance for violence against women and their children through community education and public policy advocacy. 
New Trier Township New Trier Township's mission is to provide leadership, advocacy, and resources to benefit the physical, mental, and social well-being of Township residents. 
New Trier Township Food Pantry The Pantry is an important service for residents whose incomes do not cover all their needs. Its shelves offer a variety of canned and packaged food, frozen foods, useful paper goods, and toiletry items for all ages. 
New Trier Township Prevention Council The goal of this coalition is to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth and teens in the New Trier Township community.  
North Shore School District 112 To inspire every child to become a contributing member of the community. 
North Shore United Way United Way of the North Shore, a member of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, engaes caring people thourghout our city to invest time and resources where they are needed most. United Way provides the leadership and resources it takes to make long-lasting change, so that people can become independent. We are all connected in our community. When children succed, when families become stable, when individuals stay healthy, our community is stronger. That's why United Way focuses on Income, Education and Health - the building block of independence. Our goal is to provide the leadership and resource it takes to make long-lasting change the advances the common good.  
Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) The mission of the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) is to ensure that recreation opportunities are available for adults and children with disabilities. NSSRA provides year-round recreation and leisure opportunities for people with disabilities. Individuals with physical, cognitive, emotional, social, or other disabilities residing in the northern suburbs are eligible to participate. NSSRA offers more than 150 programs and events each season and serves approximately 1500 different individuals with disabilities in creative arts, sports, drama, dance, cooking and other areas. Programs are offered at park district, school and other locations throughout the Northern Suburban area. 
Nurture To help families improve health and nutrition through cooking classes, nutrition and physical fitness education, and philanthropy. The program empowers care givers with time efficient and cost effective means to provide healthy meals for their families.  
Rebuilding Together  
Samaritan Counseling Center To offer hope, healing and restoration to wholeness in a manner that is professional, ethical, caring and accessible to all. In vital partnership with congregations and the community at large, we offer a unique integration of psychotherapy and spirituality in the counseling and educational services that we provide. 
Southeast Evanston Parents Association SEPA's Mission Statement Southeast Evanston Parents Association (“SEPA) is a grassroots not for profit organization made up of adults concerned about families in the community. SEPA's mission is to have the best housing, schools, recreation, childcare, and out of school activities for all students. SEPA's purpose is to render aid to poor students, including supply of books and other materials. Additionally, SEPA plans to provide training and support for parents of students in the community to help the students thrive in school. This help will come in the form of training seminars to assist parents in becoming involved in their children's education; in creating a conducive learning environment at home; training seminars to help parents learn how to help their children in their studies; and help to families to prevent any obstacles in the home that could deter from the child's learning  
The Cradle Foundation  
The Kindness Connection We believe that meaningful volunteer experiences have the power to inspire individuals to make a lifelong practice of giving their time and resources to charitable and civic causes. 
The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is an International, Evangelical Christian Church dedicated to providing individuals worldwide with spiritual, physical, social and emotional support. Our organization is made up of thousands of officers, soldiers, adherents employees, volunteers and other individuals all working together to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people, as well as struggling to meet the physical needs of those less fortunate. 
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