Here is your chance to volunteer! The following opportunities are available to 51社区
College 51社区 Promise students looking for hours to fulfill scholarship requirements,
or just looking to give back. Once you have completed your hours, be sure to log them
in the Promise Tracker. A walkthrough of how to enter your service hours can be viewed in the video below. Hours are due the Friday before Finals week each
semester.
If you are in high school, please contact your high school student services department in regards to opportunities
available for you to complete your hours.
Listing of 51社区 service opportunities for students
Please click through to find opportunities available at 51社区 assisting with
51社区 offices and events. Please note, you are not limited to these opportunities.
*Be sure to refresh your page to get the latest service options*
Date of service: Friday, April 24th, 7:45am-10:45am
Location of Service: 51社区
Description of opportunity: This is the Disability Symposium Event, hosted by Access and Disability Services,
which will take place on April 24th.
BEYOND AWARENESS: Disability Justice in Practice Join us to connect, reflect, and imagine inclusive communities together.
Keynote Speaker, Jen White-Johnson, is a disabled, neurodivergent artist and educator
whose design practice centers Black disabled joy and futures. Her work has been featured
in major collaborations and museum collections.
Tasks for the Promise Program Students to do:
ADS needs 2 volunteers to help with check-in for participants attending the event
and to give each participant a folder and name tag.
Date of service: Saturday, April 25th, 8:00am - Noon
Location of Service: 51社区
Description of opportunity: The STEAM Fair is a free event for families to explore the engineering, robotics,
technology, mathematics, art and more. Volunteers are needed to help with activities,
hand out goody bags, help people find workshop locations, etc. The event will be in
the Avante Center (building X, Y and Z). Lunch and snacks will also be provided.
Sign up information: For more info and to sign up
Green Thumb? Help out different garden events - April 21st.
Date of service: TUesday, April 21st from 10:00-1:00
Location of Service: 51社区
Description of opportunity:
The 51社区 Grows garden is expanding, and we need your help.
The Biology Department will be hosting two prairie workdays in the Craig Stettner
Prairie, one on Tuesday, 4/7 (inclement weather date 4/9) and one on Tuesday, 4/21
(inclement weather date 4/23). Both workdays are from 10am-1pm. The workday will mainly
be cutting down buckthorn, an invasive species. Please wear long sleeves, long pants,
and closed toe shoes. Work gloves, protective eyewear and tools will be provided.
Date of service: Fridays throughout the semester, 8:45a-12:45p
Location of Service: 51社区
Description of opportunity: Sign up to be a guide for 4th-8th grade school groups visiting 51社区! All volunteers
will receive training before their first tour, with tours taking place on Fridays
from 8:45a-12:45pm. Volunteers will receive a Subway box lunch! Sign up for as many,
or as few tours as you'd like. For Promise students, one tour equals four volunteers
hours. Questions? Email Paige wp01393@harpercollege.edu
Description of opportunity: Help stock the 51社区 Hawks Care Campus Pantry by unloading trucks and getting them
to the pantry. Volunteering will be physically demanding and occurs in all weather
when campus is open. Time slots are estimates for deliveries, so please wait no more
than 10 minutes for arrival. Please review the available slots below and click on
the button to sign up. Your service will be greatly appreciated!
In-Class Notetaker
Contact person: ADS Department 847-925-6266
Date of service: Spring 2026
Location of Service: 51社区
Description of opportunity: Access & Disability Services (ADS) is looking for students willing to volunteer their
time to attend classes where we have a student who needs notes taken for them. The
volunteer would attend the in-person class when the instructor is lecturing to take
notes. They would then upload the digital notes or take pictures of handwritten notes
and upload them. The volunteer notetaker would not be responsible for any coursework
and would not receive credit for the course. We are looking for reliable, responsible,
and good notetakers to assist our students in ADS.
Sign up information: Submit the to apply.
Listing of external service opportunities for students
The following organizations have requested volunteers for their organization or event.
These opportunities are not affiliated with 51社区, but can count toward your
51社区 Promise service hours.
Clearbrook Respite - Many opportunities throughout the semester
Date of service: See below for a variety of events throughout the semester
Location of Service: Clearbrook Respite - Arlington Heights
Description of opportunities: Special Event - April 25th - Clearbrook Special Olympics Spring Games. 7:30-3:00p Volunteers will be paired with an athlete for the day and take them to their different
events. The events can be on the track, participating in walking, running, or wheelchair
events. The field they will be participating in is either tennis or softball throw.
Volunteers are responsible for taking the athlete to their event and watching from
the sidelines. Once they are done with the awards, they will come out, and you will
take them back to our tent. Sign up with the link below.
Ongoing opportunity 1 - Training individuals on IPads At our day program site running group activities with two or three of our individuals.
Volunteers would be training our individuals on how to use an iPad. How to get to
different apps and use them.
Ongoing Opportunity 2 - Clearbrook On Cue - Theater performance assistance Volunteers will mentor Clearbrook actors during rehearsal and at the final performance
in June at the Metropolis Theatre in downtown Arlington Heights.
Ongoing Opportunity 3 - Clerical Work Volunteers assist with various clerical work such as scanning and filling, document
destruction, etc.
Ongoing opportunity 4 - Adult Day Programs Volunteers assist with various activities to enhance our individual productivity and
socialization. Would be helping them learn the IPad, playing board games, and doing
arts and crafts. All volunteers must be vaccinated to volunteer.
Many special events throughout the term - see link for details
Sign up information: For more information, visit .
Date of service: Various opportunities through the year
Location of Service: Palatine Park District
Description of opportunity: We provide a number of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Each opportunity
will list the opportunity, expectations and additional information needed. Please
register on our volunteer website and make sure to create a profile, sign the volunteer
waiver, consent to and submit a background check and read and sign off on the volunteer
manual. Here are some upcoming events we need your help!
Sign up information: Visit for more information and to sign up. Participants can create a profile and then sign
up.
Location of Service: 1400 Poplar Creek Drive, Hoffman Estates
Description of opportunity:
Peer Supports needed for April Social Event.
Connect to Community is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding and facilitating
purposeful employment and enjoyable social opportunities for adults with developmental
disabilities.
One of our key programs is the CTC Social Club, where we plan and organize a wide variety of social events throughout the year for
adults to enjoy. Some examples include: local theater performances, music concerts,
escape rooms, game nights, comedy shows, cooking classes, dance classes, bowling,
and many more fun community outings.
Because our mission is to foster meaningful community connections while supporting
independence, we ask that caregivers step back during events and allow the peer supports
to engage alongside participants.
As a Peer Support volunteer, you will have the opportunity to attend these monthly
social events. You may participate in as many or as few events as your schedule allows.
All events are free of charge for our volunteers as your participation will be covered by CTC. Each Social Club
event lasts approximately 2鈥�4 hours and will include a CTC representative on site
for support.
If you are interested in volunteering your time while enjoying fun, unique, and rewarding
experiences, or would like to be added to our email list for future social events,
please reach out to me at slochner@connecttocommunity.org. Your involvement directly supports our participants in building confidence and meaningful
relationships within their community. Thank you in advance for your willingness to
help!
Date of service: Various opportunities through the year
Location of Service: 1423 E. Palatine Road, Arlington Heights (In the Pal-Win Plaza)
Description of opportunity: C.I.T.Y. of Support (Children In Therapy and You) opened up the GENEROC.I.T.Y Toy
Shop, where we sell gently used toys, books, games and offer therapeutic enrichment
programs, all to help support our non-profit in continuing to support parents and
families in therapy and to help make our community an inclusive place. We would LOVE
for our local teens to become C.I.T.Y. supporters and allies.
We are looking for daily store volunteers helping us receive/review/inventory donations
received as well as price/stock/checkout guests while they are in the shop. We will
also need some program assistants (teachers are already determined - just need an
extra set of hands) and respite volunteers (think childcare - but parents remain on
site). We typically schedule in 3 hour increments but we are flexible and can work
with your schedule.
Location: 1423 E. Palatine Road, Arlington Heights in the Pal-Win Plaza
Great for any students interested in therapy related fields (slp, ot, pt), mental
health fields, healthcare as a whole, teaching, education, non-profits, etc! However,
business majors, marketing and more - we would love your support and input too!
Sign up information: Submit the for more information and to sign up.
ACEing Autism Arlington Heights - tennis based programming (no experience required)
Date of service: Various opportunities through the year
Location of Service: Forest View Racquet and Fitness Club
Description of opportunity:
ACEing Autism is a national not-for-profit organization devoted to helping children
with autism grow, develop and benefit from social connections and fitness through
our fun tennis-based programming. Our summer clinic was a huge success and we are
very excited to run a fall session for our athletes.
Here are a few bullet points about or organization
No tennis experience required from participants or volunteers.
Each child will be paired with a volunteer buddy (the ratio is 1 on 1). We ideally
would like two volunteers per child.
Our sessions are 6鈥�8 weeks and classes last one hour.
We run 2 classes back to back 4pm鈥�5pm and 5pm鈥�6pm on Saturdays.
Fall/Winter classes will be held indoor at Forest View Racquet and Fitness Club
We will send some video training (before launch date) to all volunteers as well as
provide on court training.
As a volunteer, you can volunteer for every class in the session or just pick the
dates which you are available for!
Description of opportunity: Volunteers help distribute food to food pantry clients and assist them to their transportation
if needed on Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 6:30 or on Saturday mornings from 8:30
to 12:30. There are also opportunities to bag produce and shelve donated food on Monday,
Thursday, and Friday mornings from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Description of opportunity: provides support to low-income families in the community by inviting them to events
throughout the year where they can receive much needed items for their family. We
need help at our donation center sorting through donations and helping to prepare
for upcoming events.
Sign up information: Visit for more information and to sign up.
Kaleidoscope School of Fine Art - Marathon Volunteer- Schaumburg Half marathon- May
3
Date of service: May 3, 2026. shifts available between 6:15a-1:15p
Location of Service: Schaumburg
Description of opportunity: Kaleidoscope School of Fine Art is the charity partner of the Chicagoland Full and
Half Marathon in Schaumburg on May 3rd. We are looking for 40 volunteers to assist
on race day.
Volunteers will be checking in runners, preparing and handing out post-race meals,
awarding medals, or assisting at the water stations.
Sign up for a shift- If you need to modify the hours a little bit, just email me and
let me know. We are flexible!
Date of service: See below for a variety of events throughout the semester
Location of Service: Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs - Al-Ihsan Academy - Rolling Meadows
Description of opportunities: Our organization, Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs in Rolling Meadows, aims to
provide tutoring services to middle and high school students in the community who
do not have access to paid tutoring services.
Description of opportunities: What does this agency do? The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards is a volunteer group that works outside year-round
restoring Prairie and Oak Woodlands to promote local biodiversity. PCPS is affiliated
with the Forest Preserves of Cook County. We hope to provide students with an educational,
fun and active teamwork experience while contributing to restoring natural areas within
Carl Hansen/Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates,Illinois. Students will
work with a diverse group of volunteers that have decades of restoration experience
and some very enthusiastic young volunteers also, removing invasive flora, planting
Prairie and Woodland plants, collecting and spreading plant seeds. We will provide
snacks for break time, which may include hot dogs ( regular and vegan ) cooked over
brush piles of invasive trees/ brush that are burned during the winter months. Where is this agency located? -Carl Hansen Woods Forest Preserve located off Rt 59 between Shoefactory Rd and (
Rt 58) Golf Rd. Entrance is on the west side of Rt 59. We meet in the parking lot.
This site can be found on Google Maps. -Schaumburg Road Grasslands, which is not on Google Maps under that name. However,
if you use google maps and enter Carl Hansen Woods FP in the destination section just
scroll down on the map until you get to Schaumburg Rd and then look for Poplar Creek
Equestrian Parking on the map. It is west of Rt 59 on Schaumburg Rd. The entrance
is on the north side (right side) of Schaumburg Rd. There is a small red sign (easy
to miss the first time going there) by the entrance. The parking lot is unpaved. It
is a few minutes south of Carl Hansen FP by car. When would this volunteering take place? -Workdays are on weekends- Saturdays or Sundays: Alternate Sat./Sun. each week. Starting at 9AM to approximately 12 noon, please arrive early to sign in. For dates
and additional details visit.
Contact Person: Dave Webb, webbdm@comcast.net, 847-975-4712 (please text message for availability of opportunities)
Restrictions/Requirements Anyone under 18 is required to be accompanied by parent/legal guardian throughout
the workday. Participants should be dressed for the weather conditions ( long pants, tall socks,
sturdy shoes and preferably older clothes ) if not suitably dressed, we reserve the
right to not except the student for safety reasons
Sign up information: For more information, visit .
Date of service: Thursday evening into Friday mornings
Location of Service: First United Methodist Church, 1903 E. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights
Description of opportunities: I am managing a PADS site, we assist the homeless every Thursday eve into Friday morning
October through April. We have a need for set-up and 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts to assist
our team.
We have had many 51社区 students come through the program in the past. Generally students
would contact me initially and register on our sign-up genius. Most people work 1-2
times a month for about 3-4 hours. Very easy and safe.
Please recommend that everyone initially contacts me. Email or phone is fine. Rodger Reaume FUMCAH - PADS site director cell 630-220-0914
Date of service: Mondays or Tuesdays throughout the term
Location of Service: 1111 Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove
Description of opportunities: Help count toys for children in crisis. OMNI Youth Services holds a toy drive every
year. OMNI partners with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
to provide home-based services that keep children safe while strengthening families
and helping them stay together. We need to get an accurate inventory of what has been
donated so far. This opportunity is scheduled based on your availability. It is only
available on Monday - Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm. The address is 1111 Lake Cook Road
in Buffalo Grove, IL.
Description of opportunity: The 1:1 Literacy tutoring program provides individual instruction based on the interests
and inspirations of each student. Our trained tutors provide motivating and purposeful
lessons designed to keep our students engaged and learning both during sessions and
when extending activities at home.
The 1:1 Math tutoring program uses a multi-sensory, strength-based approach to build
confidence and success for our students. Our research-based curriculum encompasses
a variety of strategies and techniques to ensure that every student can be successful
when learning math.
Sign up information: For more information and to sign up, submit the .
Description of opportunity: Volunteers will be visiting Hospice patients at Nursing Home or Assisted Living to
provide patient with companionship. Most volunteers play music, play games, read a
story, sit outside with patient or whatever brings patient comfort. Office help is also available for those uncomfortable with entering a facility. Helping Bereavement coordinator with phone calls or letters.
Sign up information: Please call 224-209-0354 if interested to discuss
Description of opportunity: Clean Up 鈥� Give Back facilitates trash cleanup campaigns that are helpful to the
community and the environment. We establish chapters for on-going cleanup. We operate
a national 鈥淔lexible Service Programs鈥� that allows individuals to earn service hours
for work, school or court.
Sign up information: For more information and to sign up, visit .
Location of Service: LifeChoice Hospice and Palliative Care - Wheeling
Description of opportunity: Hospice volunteers have the opportunity to meet and work with local hospice patients.
Patients are visited at their family home or nursing home. Volunteers can work with
patients to provide companionship, play music for them or assist them with writing
cards to family and friends. There are many different activities a hospice volunteer
can participate in. For volunteers who may not feel comfortable working directly with
hospice patients yet, you can assist hospice staff with administrative tasks in our
office in Wheeling.
Description of opportunity: Throughout October - April, JOURNEYS partners with numerous faith-based facilities
to provide shelter and food for individuals experiencing homelessness. These facilities,
also known as PADS Sites, offer clients a safe place to sleep as well as dinner and
breakfast. PADS volunteers work in shifts throughout the night. Tasks vary per shift.
Volunteers' responsibilities could include providing meal service, checking in clients,
monitoring the sites, setup, and cleanup among other duties. There are multiple PADS
locations so you can choose which site works best for you.
JOURNEYS is also opening an Interim Housing Program, which operates similar to the
PADS Sites. They provide shelter and food for clients who do not qualify for the PADS
Sites or have difficult accessing them for a variety of reasons. For this program,
volunteers will be working on the second floor of the JOURNEYS Palatine Facility.
Volunteer roles are similar to the PADS Sites.
BOTH programs require volunteers to be TRAINED. Please fill out the volunteer interest
form to receive more information or contact JOURNEYS Volunteer Coordinator Danielle
Kadamian at d.kadamian@journeystheroadhome.org.
Sign up information: Visit for more information.
Northwest Suburban Recreation Association - assist programs for people with special
needs
Location of Service: Northwest Suburban Recreation Association
Description of opportunity: At NWSRA, children and adults with disabilities make friends, have fun, be included,
go new places, learn new things, and celebrate their lives! Formed in 1974 to provide
recreation services to individuals with disabilities, NWSRA is an extension of 17
member park districts within the northwest suburbs of Chicago. NWSRA is the largest
of all special recreation associations and is a leader among peers with over 14,000
program registrations in more than 2,000 programs annually.
We are always seeking volunteers to assist in our therapeutic recreation programs.
These programs range from sports, fitness, arts, crafts, music, and general leisure.
During your volunteer interview, you will discuss what type of programs interest you
the most! We want to make this a great experience for you as well.
Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older. The Volunteer Coordinator will contact
you as soon as possible through e-mail to confirm that you have been accepted to the
volunteer team and that you have been placed in your preferred program. Volunteer
applications are processed once per week, please allow at least 5 business days for
your application to be processed.
Description of opportunity: All Community Events hosts races in the area all throughout the fall season. This
opportunity allows you to gain some volunteer experience to add to your resume. Some
examples of tasks are assisting with registration, helping at a water station, and
more!
Sign up information: Email Erin for more information and to sign up
Description of opportunity: Our Adoption Center is located in the Petco at 49 W Rand Rd, Arlington Hts. General
tasks include but are not limited to:
*Socializing kittens and cats *Light kennel cleaning *Basic care such as feeding and grooming
Tasks will coincide with comfort level
Our TNR Program is in the field. You will work along side a senior Trapper, they are
your mentor. You will learn how to: * humanely trap, sterilize and return feral (wild) cats. You would also be speaking to people in the community on the benefits of TNR under
the guidance of your Mentor.
To Volunteer: Please complete the Volunteer Application under the Documents Tab on .
Description of opportunity: Volunteers have the opportunity to help shelters animals by walking dogs, playing
with cats, or helping with special events & photography. Volunteers are needed during
the day on weekdays and Saturdays.
All volunteer opportunities will take place at the McHenry County Animal Control building,
at 100 N. Virginia Street in Crystal Lake.
Description of opportunity: This volunteer opportunity is to take care of our no-kill, cage-free kitties and
the shelter. You may tidy the cat and kitten areas, feed and water them, clean litter
boxes, and generally make sure all the areas are clean.
You may sign up for a standard, weekly schedule or just grab shifts as it fits your
schedule. If you are interested, please go to the website, click "Volunteer" and then
click "Volunteer Application" . We will then reach out and provide you an online signup
link for a quick and simple signup experience.
Available Days / Hours: Weekdays - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Weekends (Sat and Sun) - 9:00 am-noon
Sign up information: For more information and to sign up, visit .
Description of opportunity: The Once & Again Resale Shop is looking for volunteers to assist with sorting, pricing,
and organizing donations. Profits go to supporting the Frisbie Senior Center's mission
of providing support to older adults. Hours are Tues-Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, however
shifts can be adjusted to the volunteer's schedule
If these opportunities do not work with your schedule, you can view a list of local volunteer organizations here. These organizations often need volunteers on an ongoing basis. An additional
source of volunteer opportunities throughout the northwest suburbs can be . Finally, provides online options for students looking to get community service hours.
In need of volunteers?
Are you in need of volunteers for a project or event you are hosting this semester?
Promise Scholars can be a great resource.
For Internal 51社区 offices to submit service opportunities, visit .
For external organizations to submit service opportunities, visit .
