Many people have asked me about where I find opportunities for volunteering so I compiled this list. They include individual organizations, news sites, and clearinghouse sites. Some I have already volunteered, others I’m working to set a date and time to help, and others had requirements beyond my abilities.
Here now in alphabetical order are the sites.
- 1 Brick Chicago
- 312 Aquaponics
- Animal Welfare League (ASPCA)
- Anti-Cruelty Society
- Blue Star Families
- Center For Economic Progress
- Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation
- Chicago Cares
- Chicago Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Chicago Park District
- Chicago Police Department
- Chicago Public Library
- Chicago Public Schools
- Chicago Reader
- Chicago Volunteer
- Craigslist
- FOUND Chicago
- Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control
- Friends of Chicago River
- Glass Slipper Project
- Global Giving
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Green Festivals
- I Am Are You (organ donation)
- Illinois Holocaust Museum
- Inspiration Corps
- It Gets Better (Dan Savage)
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Mindful Metropolis
- My Volunteer
- National Runaway Switchboard
- One Good Deed Chicago
- Red Cross Blood Donation
- Sit, Stay, Read
- United Service Organizations (USO)
- Volunteer Match
I hope that you take the time to find out how you can help these organizations. Visit a website, post a link on your facebook or blog, and let others know who these people are and what they may need.