Join in restoring the oak savanna (grassland) to a healthy and diverse condition. Work includes brush and weed removal, seed collecting, and cattail control. Training and tools provided. Workdays held monthly.
Volunteer Links
Check these sites for volunteer opportunities outside the Skokie area.
Recent Volunteer Opportunities
Outdoor Workday
05/16/2012 - 6:39pm
Adults
Outdoors & Environment
Emily Oaks Nature Center - Skokie Park District
Emily Oaks Nature Center
4650 Brummel Street
Skokie, IL 60076See map: Google Maps
847.677.7001
Amanda Polley
Ongoing
Varies.
Wildflower Workday
05/16/2012 - 6:39pm
Adults
Outdoors & Environment
Emily Oaks Nature Center – Skokie Park District
Emily Oaks Nature Center
4650 Brummel Street
Skokie, IL 60076See map: Google Maps
847.677.7001
Amanda Polley
Ongoing
Varies.
Help plant, tend, and harvest seeds from the Wildflower Gardens. Training provided. Workdays are monthly.
Group Service Project
05/16/2012 - 6:39pm
Groups
Outdoors & Environment
Emily Oaks Nature Center – Skokie Park District
Emily Oaks Nature Center
4650 Brummel Street
Skokie, IL 60076See map: Google Maps
847.677.7001
Amanda Polley
Ongoing
Please call 847-677-7001 to co-ordinate time and task.
Looking for a service project for your group?Emily Oaks offers a variety of volunteer projects, including trail improvement, transplanting wildflowers or shrubs, maintaining picnic tables and benches, and helping with land restoration tasks, like brush cutting.
Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation volunteers
05/14/2012 - 8:06pm
Adults
Teens
Kids
Special Needs
Sports & Recreation
Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation
Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation
6820 W. Dempster
Morton Grove, IL 60053See map: Google Maps
847.966.5522
Jessie Ritter
Ongoing
The Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation (M-NASR) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, teens and adults with physical, mental and emotional disabilities by providing quality therapeutic recreational programs. Through advocacy and awareness we promote a successful leisure lifestyle by supporting and abiding by the M-NASR Core Values. We have a large variety of programs for which there are volunteer opportunities. We try to match our volunteers with the best fit regarding programming, participants and experience. Our Volunteer Coordinator looks at each volunteer on an individual basis to make the most appropriate match. Please contact Jessie Ritter for more information.
Circulation Department Volunteer
04/11/2012 - 6:07pm
Adults
Teens
Libraries
Skokie Public Library
Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077See map: Google Maps
847.324.3185
Dawn Wlezien
Ongoing
3 to 4 hours once a month on a Saturday.
To assist in creating a smoother, more accurate, and faster check-in and shelving process. Duties and Responsibilities:
- Check DVD, CD, Audio Book cases for matching barcodes and contents.
- Empty AMH bins onto carts.
- Assist in alphabetizing reserves and placing them on the reserve shelf.
- Others duties as assigned by the circulation department.
Friendly personality; Able to work without supervision; Good vision; Good dexterity; Able to lift up to ten pounds
Skokie Festival of Cultures- Learn and serve!
04/04/2012 - 5:21pm
Adults
Teens
Groups
Arts & Culture
Community Service
Education
Uniting America
Oakton Park
4701 W. Oakton St.
Skokie, IL 60076See map: Google Maps
773.387.0443
Katherine Rivera, Uniting America Fellow
Temporary
11:00a-7:00p
The Skokie Festival of Cultures is a 2-day celebration of ethnic music, dance, food and art. Bring friends and family to experience Skokie’s tremendous diversity! As part of the festival we will be offering opportunities to experience other cultures beyond the festival- teaching ESL, after-school tutoring, and citizenship assistance. Volunteers will be needed throughout the day to man a table so people can get involved!
Help someone become a citizen- N400 training!
04/02/2012 - 2:22pm
Adults
Community Service
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
World Relief Chicago
3507 W. Lawrence Ave. Ste. 208
Chicago, IL 60625See map: Google Maps
773.387.0443
Katherine Rivera
6:00-8:00pm
Help immigrants become New Americans! You will not only be trained how to fill out the application N-400 Citizenship Application but also gain quality insight into the naturalization process. Then, put your training to use at a an upcoming citizenship workshop in your area!
18 or older, good knowledge of English.
Mentoring Opportunity
03/30/2012 - 3:35pm
Adults
Children
Big Brothers Big Sistesr
Lincoln Jr High
Skokie, IL 60077
See map: Google Maps
312.207.5600
Erika Corona - corona@bbbschgo.org
Andrew Snyder - snyder@bbbschgo.org
Ongoing
6:00pm-7:30pm Every other Thursday.
The Mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago is to empower at-risk youth by providing high-impact one to one mentoring that enables lifelong success. BBBSMC currently serves more than 1,700 youth ages 7 to 17 throughout the greater Chicagoland area including Cook, DuPage and Lake County, Illinois and Lake County, Indiana. Our services are provided to youth in many high need areas throughout the city and suburbs including Pilsen, Skokie, Logan Square, Englewood, Waukegan, Maywood and Gary, Indiana. Our mentoring programs utilize individual mentor-mentee relationships to affect positive, measurable and sustainable change in the lives of participating children, their families, and their broader communities.
Site Based Mentoring:
Volunteers are matched with a child between the ages of 7 and 14 to form a mentoring relationship. Bigs and Littles attend twice monthly program meetings at a designated site, such as a school or club. Matches engage in individual match activities and group games that support a child’s confidence, competence, and caring. The time commitment for this program is twice monthly for 1 ½ hours, for a minimum of one year. A Big Brothers Big Sisters staff person is always there to facilitate the Site Based sessions. Volunteers must meet the following criteria to be matched with a child in our program:
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Be a resident of the United States for at least 3 consecutive years.
• Commit to attending the program on a twice monthly basis for a minimum of 1 year.
• Be able to participate in regular phone contacts with a Big Brothers Big Sisters staff person.
• Provide your own transportation to and from the program meetings.
• Be accepted as a volunteer through our screening process, including criminal background check, DCFS background check, references and in-person interview.
• Be willing to pay a one-time application fee of $27.
Park Clean-up Volunteer
03/15/2012 - 11:55am
Adults
Teens
Kids
Groups
Community Service
Outdoors & Environment
Uniting America
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
East side of McCormick Blvd., between Dempster St. and Touhy Ave. We will be meeting in Section 1 of the park, just south of Dempster St.
Skokie, IL See map: Google Maps
773.387.0443
Katherine Rivera, Uniting America Fellow
Temporary
Saturday, March 31, 2012
11:30a-1:30p
Northwestern students are taking the lead in this Day of Service to commemorate civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, and are calling Skokie residents to join them! Help clean up the Skokie Northshore Sculpture park. Please make sure to bring your own work gloves. Light snacks will be provided.
Board Member
03/09/2012 - 12:57pm
Adults
Community Service
Food & Nutrition
Outdoors & Environment
The Talking Farm
847.425.5125
Judy Mendel
Ongoing
Our Board currently meets on the first Monday of the month from 6:45-9:30.
The Talking Farm is seeking Board Members. The Talking Farm supports the production and appreciation of locally grown foods by education and example. We are starting an educational, demonstration, production urban farm in Skokie behind the Skokie Park District's Tot Learning Center. Our first phase, the Demonstration Garden, will be installed in spring-summer 2012. We are looking for Board members to serve as ambassadors for The Talking Farm in the community, support the organization through fundraising, and provide fiduciary and policy oversight. For more information, visit our website www.thetalkingfarm.org or contact Judy at judy@thetalkingfarm.org.
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