On-going

People Served/Type of Services: Healthcare, Mental Health

Types of Help Needed: Front Desk Receptionists

Service Opportunity Details: Provide phone and walk-in reception for the clients, staff, and center visitors. Duties include: Operating a multi-line phone, screening phone calls, transferring calls to appropriate staff, providing basic information about the organization, assisting clients with initial check-in needs, and assisting front desk staff with miscellaneous tasks.

Location: Northfield

Volunteer Ages: Young adults, Adults

Frequency: Periodic

Frequency Details: time commitment of three hour shifts

Contact Info: Staff: Nina Cerda

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People Served/Type of Services: Education/Child and Adolescent Development, Early Childhood, Children, Teens

Types of Help Needed: Teaching, Tutoring, Coaching and Mentoring

Service Opportunity Details: There is always a need for tutors at Holy Family School (K-8th grade) and Little Learners Academy (3-5 year olds) during regular school hours. We match tutors with children based upon student needs and each tutor’s expertise/interest.

Location: Chicago-North Lawndale

Volunteer Ages: Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Tutors are generally asked to commit to one afternoon a week for a period of one school year.

Contact Info: Staff: Cynthia Schmidt, Dir. of Outreach, 773-273-6015, ext. 405

Other Information: Tutors are an invaluable gift to Holy Family students. They not only play an important role in helping them to excel academically, but also serve as a special adult role model in their lives.

People Served/Type of Services: Education/Child and Adolescent Development, Early Childhood Children, Teens

Types of Help Needed: Various roles at Re-sale Shop

Service Opportunity Details: There are a variety of volunteer opportunities available at Holy Family’s resale store called “Lucille”. Volunteer roles include: backroom help to prepare merchandise for sale; salespeople and cashiers; online sales; photographer/copywriter for Craigslist and online sales; online researchers for pricing; community relations assistant; estate sale visits; picking up on-the-spot donations.

Location: Chicago-North Lawndale

Volunteer Ages: Adults

Frequency: On-going, Periodic

Frequency Details: The frequency would depend upon the volunteer role and the availability of the individual.

Contact Info: Staff: Cynthia Schmidt, Dir. of Outreach, 773-273-6015, ext. 405; Margaret Flanagan, 773-273-6013, ext.407

Other Information: All net proceeds of Lucille go to Holy Family Ministry programs. Location of Lucille Resale, 1101 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

People Served/Type of Services: Education/Child and Adolescent Development, Teens

Types of Help Needed: Teaching, Tutoring, Coaching, and Mentoring

Service Opportunity Details: To gain admittance to high-performing, quality college prep high schools, there is now a very lengthy, time consuming, and challenging application process. In order to assist our students in successfully traversing this process, we pair a volunteer young professional “mentor” with each student in 8th grade to help that student navigate this now complex and time-consuming high school application process.

Location: Chicago-North Lawndale

Volunteer Ages: Young adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Mentors meet with their 8th grade mentee approximately twice per month throughout the 8th grade academic year.

Contact Info: Staff: Cynthia Schmidt, Dir. of Outreach, 773-273-6015, ext. 405

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People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness

Types of Help Needed: Board and Committee Service, Communications

Service Opportunity Details: Family Promise seeks a communications professional to serve on the Board or on the Communications Committee. Ideally, the person will have a broader understanding of the communications process (including social media and website design), as well as a particular expertise. and be able to help coach others in this area. Depending on one’s skills and experience, the person could do some of the work and and some tasks could be committee-based.

Location: Evanston

Volunteer Ages: Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Monthly meetings. Much of the other work can be done at home.

Contact Info: Liaison and Board Chair: Richard Day, 847 722 4714

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People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness

Types of Help Needed: Board and Committee Service, Fndraising

Service Opportunity Details: Need someone to serve on the Board or on the Development Committee who understands the many components of financial development or who has experience in one or more of its components. This is a working board and working committee.

Location: Evanston

Volunteer Ages: Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Monthly meetings. Much of the other work can be done at home.

Contact Info: Liaison and Board Chair: Richard Day, 847 722 4714,

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People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness

Types of Help Needed: Administrative/Office Support

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteer needed for help with data entry and preparing correspondence (e.g. thank you notes). Not complicated but needed and necessary. Appropriate for anyone who is detail oriented and reliable.

Location: Evanston

Volunteer Ages: Teens, Young Adults, Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Initially, time commitment would be 10-12 hours a week, and later it likely will be 5-10 hours/week

Contact Info: Liaison and Board Chair: Richard Day, 847 722 4714

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People Served/Type of Services: Community Services, Adult Wellness

Types of Help Needed:

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers can join Casa Central’s Adult Wellness Center to play games, dance, and do arts/crafts with its older adults. Spanish speakers are encouraged for this program, and we welcome groups to have a pre-planned activity.

Location: Chicago-Humboldt Park

Volunteer Ages: Families with teens, Teens, Young adults ,Adults, Groups

Frequency: One-time, On-going, Periodic

Frequency Details: Casa Central appreciates volunteers that are able to come on a regular basis. Especially for groups, however, they also welcome one-time volunteers.

Contact Info: Staff: Andrew Ten Eyck, 773-645-2465

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People Served/Type of Services: Education/Child and Adolescent Development, Community Services, Children

Types of Help Needed: Teaching, Tutoring, Coaching, and Mentoring

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteer to help in the one of Breakthough’s After School classrooms as an assistant ot the teacher. You will work alonside students in grades K-8 with academic and enrichment activities.

Location: Chicago-East Garfield Park

Volunteer Ages: Young adults and Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Volunteer once a week for an 8 week session. Can choose any day Monday through Friday 4:30–6:30 pm.

Contact Info: Staff: Jenny Kieser, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, 773-346-1772.

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People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness, Domestic Abuse

Types of Help Needed: Resale Shop for Good

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteer at YWCA’s Resale Shop for Good.

Location: Wilmette

Volunteer Ages: Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Requires a commitment of a weekly two hour shift.

Contact Info: Staff: Gina Griffin-Hill

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