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| Category : Seniors | View non-profit organizations in This Category |
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| Activities | Volunteers are needed to help with activities or to lead a group at our sites in Evanston, Skokie and Deerfield |
| Activities | Help with activities at our Deerfield location |
| Activities | Help seniors with activities |
| Become a Hospice Volunteer in Your Community | Join us for a brief introduction to the programs and volunteer opportunities at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter, a nonprofit, community-based healthcare organization. Volunteer orientation is conducted on the fourth Tuesday of every month at our Glenview campus, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025. The 90-minute session includes brief overviews of CareCenter programs and services, hospice and palliative care and our volunteer opportunities. Our volunteer opportunities include: visiting with hospice patients, assembling materials and mailings, baking for special events, helping out at bereavement groups and events for children and teens, greeting visitors at our reception desk, and providing general office support. |
| Computer Skills Teacher for Seniors | We need volunteers to help with teaching basic computer skills: Intro. to Computers, to the Internet, and to Microsoft Word. |
| Feeders | Help feed breakfast, lunch or dinner at Lieberman Geriatric Nursing home in Skokie |
| 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. |
| Home Delivered Meals | Volunteers are needed to deliver meals in Chicago, Evanston, Morton Grove, Skokie, and Wilmette |
| Meal Delivery Volunteer | The North Shore Senior Center is starting a meal delivery program to older adults in Maine Township. Volunteers are needed to drop off fresh, nutritious meals to seniors in their homes on weekdays during lunch time hours. Can you share an hour or so each week to help out? Or would you like to form a team with a few friends/colleagues and share the responsibility? Get behind the wheel and volunteer! |
| 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! |
| Pet Therapy | Bring your dog to visit with seniors |
| Pet Therapy | Bring your dog to visit with Seniors |
| Pet Therapy | Bring your dog to visit with Seniors |
| Sign-In Team (SIT) | In this position, volunteers check in individuals who are registered for our joint NSSC/OASIS programs. (Program topics include art, music, politics, religion and spirituality, history, etc.) The SIT volunteer arrives one hour before the program to organize enrollment lists and welcome registrants. Once everyone is signed in (about 15 minutes after the class starts), the volunteer joins (and enjoys!) the program for no charge and is "on call" if the presenter needs assistance (i.e. with the lights). After the class ends, the volunteer returns the sign-in materials to the office. Training is provided. |
| Non-profit organizations | |
| Non-profit organizations Name : | Mission : |
| Advocate Hospice | |
| Brandel Care Center/Axelson Manor | As a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Covenant Retirement Communities celebrates God's gift of life in Christian community. We follow the Great Commandment to love and serve God and one another as taught by Jesus Christ. That compels us to affirm the dignity of each person and to pursue excellence and financial integrity in all that we do. As we provide a broad range of resources, services and programs to enhance individual and community wellness, we collaborate with residents and families to achieve the best possible results. While seeking to foster independence, we respond to each individual's evolving needs in order to provide the security that assures peace of mind. |
| Chestnut Square at the Glen | |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world. |
| CJE SeniorLife | The mission of CJE SeniorLife is to facilitate independence of older adults and to enhance quality of life by advocating on their behalf and by offering programs and services throughout the continuum of care for individuals, families and the community. |
| Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Hospice | ENH Hospice offers a compassionalt and dignified alternative to high-tech hospital treatment and is dedicated to providing assistance, encouragement and bereavement support to hospice patients and families. |
| Gates Manor | provide Section 8 housing to people 62 years and over. |
| 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. |
| Interfaith Housing Center of Northern Suburbs | The Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs is dedicated to housing justice by advancing open, inclusive, and diverse communities throughout Chicago's northern suburbs. As the area's premier voice for fair and affordable housing, Interfaith educates, advocates, and organizes to uphold these values. |
| JJ's List | JJ's List helps businesses and people with disabilities build productive and positive interaction in the community. |
| Legal Assistance Found. of Met. Chicago | To improve the quality of life for elderly residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. |
| 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. |
| Mather Place of Wilmette | |
| Meals at Home | |
| Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter | CareCenter's mission is to promote independence, wellness, comfort and quality of life for the chronically and seriously ill, aging and dying in our region through the delivery of a compassionate, medically excellent continuum of palliative and hospice care, home health and supportive services. |
| 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. |
| North Shore School District 112 | To inspire every child to become a contributing member of the community. |
| North Shore Senior Center | The mission of the North Shore Senior Center is to support the independence and well being of older adults, ehnance their dignity and self respect, and promote their participation in all aspects of community life. |
| 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. |
| North Suburban Genealogical Society | Help and inform people researching their families' histories |
| 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. |
| Orchard Village | Orchard Village supports individuals with developmental disabilities so they can live, learn, work and play in their communities. We support individual choice and person-centered planning for individuals with disabilities |
| Presbyterian Homes | Presbyterian Homes is an independent, not-for-profit corporation providing the highest level of quality residential communities, health care programs, and services for older adults from diverse backgrounds. Through its programs and activities, Presbyterian Homes seeks to embody the values of the Christian tradition for persons of all faiths by attending to their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Through the Geneva Foundation, Presbyterian Homes assists older adults with limited financial resources. By offering a comprehensive continuum of care and a nurturing environment, Presbyterian Homes encourages older adults to experience the fullness of life in community with dignity, joy, and the maximum level of independence their health will allow. |
| Second Wind Dreams | |
| Shore Line Place | |
| 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 of Northwest Suburban Chicago | will update |
| Three Crowns Park | To provide high quality retirement housing and health care options that foster secruity, dignity, independence and promote personal growth. |
| 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. ___________________________________________ |
