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Disabilities
ASPIRE
An organization serving the developmental,
residential, and vocational needs of adults and children with developmental
delays, disabilities, and mental retardation. Volunteers work in
the resale shop, provide clerical assistance and help with special
events.
Time requirements: Flexible; prefer 1-2 days per week.
Contact: Connie Weber
9901 Derby Lane, Westchester, IL 60153
(708) 547-3550
Association
of Horizon, Inc.
A not for profit organization that provides
opportunities for volunteers to positively interact with physically
disabled adults. Volunteers assist with fundraising, grant writing,
a one week summer camp.
Contact: Volunteer Line
3712 N. Broadway #335, Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 477-5170
Canine
Companions for Independence
A nonprofit organization that trains dogs
to assist people with disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist
with fostering puppies in training, fundraising events, and mailings.
Time requirement: Flexible.
Contact: Debbie Felkamp
National Headquarters PO Box 446 2965 Dutton Ave. Santa Rosa, CA
95402-0446
(847) 816-7360
Best
Buddies Illinois
Someone needs a friend just like you! Volunteer for Best Buddies Illinois
Do the things you already love to do, and help to enrich the
life of someone with an intellectual disability by simply being a friend!
We are in need of adult volunteers in the Chicago area & surrounding
suburbs to befriend a member of your community who has an intellectual
or developmental disability!
Every volunteer in our program is matched in a one-to-one casual friendship
with a "Buddy," an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability.
Buddy Pairs are matched on similar interests, similar age, same gender,
and live within 10 miles of each other. The matches commit to speaking once
a week and getting together for once or twice each month. These outings can
be anything from attending group events, to meeting for coffee, to watching
a Bears game on a Sunday - it's up to you!
How will your friendship make a difference in the life of someone with an
intellectual disability?
- You will offer immediate chances for more social interaction,
which is an antidote to loneliness - Important
- The Buddy will learn social skills which increase the chance of
making friends on their own - Important
- The buddy will also learn about communal edifices
(bus routes, movie schedules, happy hour) - Very Important
- Finally, you will be a part of the stimulus for broad-based social change - Most Important
Stereotypes dissolve in the face of experience,
and stereotypes persist because people with disabilities are largely unseen.
Help us change this reality, simply by being a friend.
Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a
global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships,
integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual
and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Contact: Matt Vail
MatthewVail@bestbuddies.org
Countryside
Association
A not for profit organization that provides
opportunities for volunteers to interact & and train adults
with developmental disabilities. Daytime volunteers are needed as
reading instructors, to teach basic hygiene skills, community training
and assisting
Time requirement: Flexible; (Mon.-Fri., 8am-2:15pm)
Contact: Teresa Positana
4240 W. 98th St. Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(847) 438-8799
Faith
and Fellowship
A ministry designed to serve the pastoral
needs of adults in the community with serious, prolonged mental
illness. Volunteers engage in relationships of religious and social
community with other volunteers and program participants with mental
illness.
Time requirement: 3 hrs/week ( Oct-May ), plus 3 training sessions.
Contact: Connie
(708) 383-9276
Lamb's
Farm
An organization that provides vocational,
residential and social support services for mildly and moderately
retarded adults. Volunteers assist with special events, leisure
activities, gift shop, office work.
Time requirement: 3 hrs/month.
Contact: Michelle
Volunteer Coordinator PO Box 520 Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 362-4636
L'
Arche Chicago
A
faith-based, ecumenical ministry for people with developmental disabilities
needs volunteers
to clean, cook, for recreational activities, and take people to
appointments.
Open houses on the
second Thursday of each month.
http://www.larchechicago.org
Contact: Deb Seles at 708.863.1273
L'Arche Chicago
1049 S. Austin
Chicago, IL 0644
773.287.8249
PARC (Proviso Association for Retarded Citizens)
Work in the Resale Shop
Time requirement: Flexible
Western Suburbs
Contact: Judy Lorch
Western Suburbs
(708) 547-3550
Pathways
Awareness Foundation
A foundation whose mission is to heighten
public and professional awareness about early detection, early intervention
and inclusion of children with physical challenges.
Time requirement: Flexible
Contact: Joanne Meyer
150 N. Michigan, Ste.2100, Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 381-5220
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