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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.
Cancer Wellness Center - Flex. Office Volunteer The Flex. Office Volunteer will welcome individuals to the Cancer Wellness Center, answer the phones, register individuals for various programs, make individual wellness appointments, confirm attendance at various programs, confirm individual wellness appointments, maintain a supply of assigned items throughout the building, maintain general cleanliness and order in support rooms and common areas, ensure that Acknowledgement Letters for donations are mailed daily and miscellaneous special projects as requested.
Cancer Wellness Center - Library Volunteer The Library Volunteer will work in the Cancer Wellness Center's Library Database updating the library material records, updating circulation of materials in database and complete special library projects as requested.
Cancer Wellness Center - Mailing Volunteer The Mailing Volunteer will assemble miscellaneous mailings of various sizes by stuffing, sealing, labeling and stamping provided envelopes.
Cancer Wellness Center - Office Volunteer The Cancer Wellness Center JUST opened a NEW LOCATION in Waukegan, IL and we are looking for a Volunteer to: WELCOME individuals to that Center location, ANSWER PHONES, REGISTER Individuals for various programs, MAKE INDIVIDUAL WELLNESS APPOINTMENTS, CONFIRM ATTENDANCE at various programs, DISTRIBUTE and COLLECT Participant Forms, EXPLAIN and COLLECT Program Sign In Sheets, MAINTAIN GENERAL CLEANLINESS AND ORDER throughout the building. PLEASE NOTE: TRAINING IN NORTHBROOK. Once trained, you will be volunteering at the Waukegan location.
Cancer Wellness Center - Volunteer Featured Program Moderator The Volunteer Featured Program Moderator will welcome, orient and introduce the Volunteer Featured Program Speaker/Presenter, facilitate Featured Program use for Cancer Wellness Center participants, speak knowledgably about the Center's programs and opportunities and work with the Center's Staff to conclude Featured Programs and close the building.
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!
Docent Docents receive training and then help give tours of the Park, slide lectures in schools and retirement communities, churches and houses of worship, local business and community organizations and private groups
English Tutor Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries is seeking English Tutors for the benefit of our refugee and immigrant clients. While many are pre-literate, others simply need help improving reading and writing skills. We are looking for individuals who offer compassion and commitment and who seek to learn new life lessons of their own. We encourage sessions that are creative, relative, and fun. A commitment of two tutoring hours per week over the course of a three-month time frame is requested. Session schedules are arranged between Tutor and Tutee, and can take place at your local library, park, coffee shop, etc. Tutors are equipped with an English Language Training workshop provided by Literacy Works. Positions are voluntary. Please give us a call- We look forward to speaking with you!
Join our Board of Directors! If you want to make a big difference in the lives of teens, joining our Board is a great way to do it! The WYO is a non-profit drop-in teen center that provides programs and services in a safe place for high school kids. The teens who frequent our center are rewarded with opportunities to develop leadership qualities and positive behaviors. Please see our web page for more information about our agency! www.winnetkayo.org
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.
Lawrence Hall Junior Board The Lawrence Hall Junior Board is a group of young, urban professionals who volunteer their time to mentor the children and youth in our Residential Treatment Program. They plan and participate in monthly recreational, educational and social activities. The LH Junior Board organizes 1-2 fundraising events each year to raise money to support the activites they plan with our children.
Meal Program at North Shore Senior Center Help with the Center's Congregate Meals! On Mondays and Wednesdays, seniors gather for a nutritious lunch and conversation from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Get involved in a variety of ways (as an individual or as a group), including: serving the meals; joining in the conversation; performing; making table decorations and placemats; etc. We're open to all ideas!
North Shore Auxiliary Volunteers from the North Shore Auxiliary provide monthly care packages as well as birthday cards and gifts for the youth in our Residential Treatment Program. Volunteers work in groups to fundraise and generate items needed by each unit in our Residential Treatment Center.
Office Assistant Help organize and maintain fiscal systems, Board correspondence, staff scheduling, general office work. Duties include accounting, bookeeping, budget maintenance.
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.
Re-Sale Shop Volunteers SHORE's Second Time Around Thrift and Gift Shop needs your help by volunteering time at the shop. The shop, which is run solely by volunteers, is located at 4123 Oakton Street in Skokie. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Volunteers can work as store clerks on these days either from 9:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. or the entire day. Help is also needed to restock and clean the shop on Mondays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Any time you have available will be most welcomed. For more information on volunteering, please call Meridith Murray at (847) 673-3172. All shop proceeds benefit SHORE's programs and services.
reception/make a meal/clutter cop Our volunteers can make a meal for our families, help keep our house organized, work in our office.
Research Center volunteer Are you interested in mysteries? Weekly (Wednesdays) a group of volunteers meets to keep the archives of the historical society up-to-date. We file and catalogue, but we also are involved in solving history's mysteries. When someone calls about Indian Trail Trees or a significant person in Glencoe we're the ones who find the answer to questions by looking things up, delving into old telephone directories or maps. You don't have to know history to work here; we'll teach you. But if you like knowing about the beginnings – and even the middle and modern – days of the Village, we'd love to have you join us. The major project right now is organizing the huge photo collection, but if you'd rather read old newspapers for clippings or organize a person's life using old documents like a jigsaw puzzle, this is for you.
Shopkeeper Always wanted to run a shop but were afraid to try? We have an opportunity to give you experience and fun. The Glencoe Historical Society runs a small shop out of its 375 Park Ave. building. We are looking for a few people willing to help staff the shop and/or help us with inventory and ordering. Choose what is best to sell and order those items, create the front window that features gift items, changing it seasonally; and/or staff the shop for one or more mornings a week. This is a new shop in Glencoe and we'll need help in publicizing it, talking it up and creating the necessary buzz for sales. We are hoping to make the shop a significant source of revenue for the society's work and maintenance of the two buildings we own at 375 and 377 Park Ave. We are looking for a team of people who would like to work together to do this so the work won't be onerous. This could be the start of a new retail career or just a fun way to indulge your shopping urges.
Social Media Fun! You love spending time on Twitter and Facebook, but you feel guilty because you know should be spending that time volunteering for a worthy cause, right? Well, you can do both! Volunteer 15 minutes a day helping JJ's List with its social media campaign. How's that for salsa with your chips? You say you want the guacamole too? You've got it: for your commitment, you get to learn and build your skills under the guidance of one of Chicago's top 30 most influential people on Twitter. Holy guacamole, that's one heck of a resume builder! Call now. This opportunity goes to one, and only one, special person. 847-702-4098.
Treasurer GYS is looking for someone interested in volunteering their time as treasurer of our organization. Reponsibilites would include ~helping the ED to prepare a yearly budget ~Overseeing all banking information. ~Helping to prepare 1/4 taxes for the Fed and State Government.

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Cancer Wellness Center The Cancer Wellness Center, through psychosocial support and education, seeks to empower those affected by cancer to enhance the quality of their lives. 
Carleton Washburne Middle School To involve our Middle School students in meaningful service opportunities as part of their maturation into adult life 
Chicago Youth Centers CYC invests in youth in underserved communities in Chicago to help them discover and realize their full potential. 
Do Your P'Art Foundation Our mission is to bring young people together from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds through artistic collaborations. 
eAngel Community  
Executive Service Corps of Chicago ESC's experienced and trained volunteer consultants strengthen nonprofit organizations across the greater Chicago area by bringing them leadership, management and governance skills that are critical to the growth and sustainability of the nonprofit sector. 
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.”  
Glencoe Newcomers and Neighbors  
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. 
Illinois Adult Day Service Association The purpose of the Illinois Adult Day Service Association (IADSA) shall be: 1. To provide opportunities for communication, cooperation and coordination among providers of Adult Day Service in Illinois. 2. To encourage, support and participate in: a) The promotion of the concept of Adult Day Service b) The provision of information and resources related to adult day service. c) The development and implementation of training programs for personnel of adult day service centers. d) The representation of adult day service in the aging services network. 3. To serve as an advocate for adult day service centers and their members. 4. To provide a single united entity to speak for and to represent adult day service centers in Illinois, especially in interacting with local, state and Federal entities as they create policy, implement legislation and administer funding which affects adult day services.  
Inspiration Corporation In an atmosphere of dignity and respect, Inspiration Corporation helps people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing. 
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.  
Junior League of Evanston-North Shore Junior League of Evanston-North Shore, IN, is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore reaches out to women regardless of race, religion and ethnic or national origin who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to volunteerism. 
Mallinckrodt/Meskill Active Adult Center of the Wilmette Park District The mission of the Center is to facilitate recreational and life enrichment opportunities for older adults, so that life might be enjoyed in all its fullness.  
Metropolitan Emergency Support Services, Inc. Metropolitan Emergency Support Services (MESS) provides critical support services 24/7 to fire departments and law enforcement agencies when requested. 
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.  
Rimland Services NFP To remove the barriers restricting equal access for an adult with autism to fulfill the eight core dimensions of life: emotional well-being, interpersonal relationships, material well-being, personal development, physical well-being, self-determination, social inclusion, and individual rights. 
Ronald McDonald House Near Loyola The Ronald McDonald House near Loyola University Medical Center provides a temporary "home away from home" for families whose children are receiving medical care either as in-patient or out-patients. It is a safe and secured environment where families may rest, relax and reflect. It is in the spirit of community of living where familis may gain strength from others who are facing similar circumstances, and it is an opportunity for families to stay together, a comfort so vital in time of family crisis. 
Rotary Club - Wilmette  
Rotary Club of Glencoe  
Rotary Club of Winnetka  
The Children's Heart Foundation The Children's Heart Foundation funds the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects. 
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. 
The Volunteer Center The Mission of The Volunteer Center is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve by promoting volunteerism and by engaging people in meaningful volunteer service. 
The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago will update 
West Suburban Access News Association THE MISSION OF WSANA The mission of WSANA will be to provide information and education on issues and information which will be of assistance to persons with disabilities to live independently and be a part of the community in which they live. The Suburban Cook County area of Illinois shall be given special attention. ___________________________________________ 
Winnetka Community House-Woman's Board  
Winnetka Interfaith Council  
Youth Connection Youth Connection's mission is to offer social,service and learning opportunities to Wilmette area 5th-8th graders. We provide experiences that encourage kids to participate, grow and have fun in a safe and inclusive enviroment.