Welcome to the Volunteer Fair!
October 17, 2022

“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”

~Heather French Henry

2022 Volunteer Opportunities

Click on each of the organizations listed below to see more detailed information!
The Merry Tutor

The Merry Tutor

The Merry Tutor Ria Pande 200 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville IL 60540 630-853-7214 rpande@stu.naperville203.orgOrganization Mission: The Merry Tutor is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free tutoring to K-12 students and offers high school students the...

Buddy Break

Buddy Break

Buddy Break Danielle Schaeffer 1310 Shepherd Drive 630-961-9220 schaeffer@goodshepherd-naperville.orgOrganization Mission: Buddy Break is a free respite program for kids with disabilities and their siblings. Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Parents register for...

Compudopt Chicago

Compudopt Chicago

Compudopt Chicago Kati Hupp 1414 Brook Drive, Downers Grove, IL 773-219-1683 kati.hupp@compudopt.orgOrganization Mission: We provide technology access and education to under-resourced youth and their communities. Our programs serve to eliminate limited access to...

Dupage Children’s Museum

Dupage Children’s Museum

DuPage Children's Museum Jessica Greenlaw 301 N. Washington Street Naperville, IL 60540 (630) 637-8000 jgreenlaw@dupagechildrensmuseum.orgOrganization Mission: Nurture joyful discovery and learning Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Museum Assistant: encourage...

Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children Feed My Starving Children Beth Schmidt 555 Exchange Ct. Aurora, IL 60504 (214) 649-5897 bschmidt@fmsc.orgOrganization Mission: Feeding starving children, fighting world hunger Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Packing scientifically...

Forest Preserve District of Will County

Forest Preserve District of Will County

Forest Preserve District of Will County Emily Kenny 17540 W. Laraway Road Joliet, IL 60433 (815) 722-7364 ekenny@fpdwc.org  Organization Mission: The Forest Preserve District protects and enhances Will County’s natural and cultural resources for the benefit of...

Fort Payne Chapter NSDAR

Fort Payne Chapter NSDAR

Fort Payne Chapter NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) Wrenne Jakubiak nsdarfortpayne@gmail.comOrganization Mission: The Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to...

Giving DuPage

Giving DuPage

Giving DuPage Kyle Bergfors 421 North County Farm Road Wheaton IL 630-407-6458 givingdupage@dupageco.orgOrganization Mission: Giving DuPage serves as the DuPage County Volunteer Center, with a mission to promote giving and volunteering countywide. Giving DuPage hosts...

Hesed House

Hesed House

Hesed House Adam Zapfel 659 S River St., Aurora, IL 60506 630-897-2156 volunteer@hesedhouse.orgOrganization Mission: Our mission is to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, and give people the chance to hope again. Description of Volunteer...

KidsMatter

KidsMatter

KidsMatter Sherilyn Hebel 320 Jackson Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 (630) 864-3960 sherilyn@kidsmatter2us.orgOrganization Mission: Building resilient kids who say "No" to destructive choices and "Yes" to endless possibilities Description of Volunteer Opportunities:...

Little Friends Inc

Little Friends Inc

Little Friends Inc Megan O'Brien 27555 Diehl Road, Warrenville, IL 60555 630-281-1879 mobrien@lilfriends.comOrganization Mission: Empowering people of all ages experiencing autism, intellectual and emotional disabilities and their families to live, learn, work and...

Loaves & Fishes Community Services

Loaves & Fishes Community Services

Loaves & Fishes Community Services Susan Ochoa 580 Exchange Ct, Aurora, IL 60504 630-355-3663 sochoa@loaves-fishes.orgOrganization Mission: To provide healthy food and impactful programs to promote self-sufficiency. Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Our teen...

NAMI DuPage

NAMI DuPage

NAMI DuPage Karen Rosenberg 115 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 630-752-0066 Ext. 223 k.rosenberg@namidupage.orgOrganization Mission: Our mission is to provide support, advocacy and education in order to improve the quality of life of individuals with mental...

Naper Settlement

Naper Settlement

Naper Settlement Amber Foster 523 South Webster St 630-420-6778 Fostera@naperville.il.usOrganization Mission: Naper Settlement creates community by connecting visitors to Naperville’s history through engaging, unique experiences. Description of Volunteer...

Naperville Area Humane Society

Naperville Area Humane Society

Naperville Area Humane Society Josie Mattern 1620 West Diehl Road, Naperville IL 60563 630-4208989 jmattern@naperhumane.orgOrganization Mission: Our mission is to promote the humane treatment of companion animals and create lasting human-animal bonds. Description of...

Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force (NEST)

Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force (NEST)

Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force (NEST) Cathy Clarkin 116 S. West St., Naperville 60540 630-621-6176 cclarkin@twocanoes.comOrganization Mission: NEST's Youth team goal is to support efforts to help Naperville become a more sustainable city and...

Naperville Park District

Naperville Park District

Naperville Park District Becca Krzyszkowski 320 W Jackson Ave, Naperville, IL 630-848-3606 rkrzyszkowski@napervilleparks.orgOrganization Mission: We provide recreation and park experiences that promote healthy lives, healthy minds and a healthy community. Description...

Naperville Public Library

Naperville Public Library

Naperville Public Library Jessica King 200 W Jefferson Ave Naperville, Illinois 60540 (630) 637-2226 jking@naperville-lib.orgOrganization Mission: Naperville Public Library​ nurtures lifelong learning​, fosters community connections, and provides equitable access​ to...

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicago and Northwest Indiana Brittany Wright 1301 W. 22nd Street, Suite 905, Oak Brook IL 60523 312-888-2522 bwright@rmhccni.orgOrganization Mission: We exist so families can get better together. Description of Volunteer...

Simply Destinee

Simply Destinee

Simply Destinee SIMPLY DESTINEE 122 W. Downer Place, Aurora, IL  60506 708-926-4979 simplydestinee1@gmail.comOrganization Mission: Promote mental health awareness and outreach for youth and teens in the community. Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Varies,...

Teen Parent Connection

Teen Parent Connection

Teen Parent Connection Miranda Lopez 475 Taft Ave, Glen Ellyn IL 630-796-9810 mirandal@teenparentconnection.orgOrganization Mission: Supporting Young Parents Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Childcare at Parent Groups Minimum Age Requirement: 17 Skills or...

The Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum Laura Kamedulski 4100 Illinois Route 53 Lisle, IL 60516 (630) 725-2034 lkamedulski@mortonarb.orgOrganization Mission: Plant and protect trees for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world Description of Volunteer Opportunities: Deepen your...

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Ellie Stefanic 116 N. Schmale Rd. Carol Stream, Illinois 60188 (630) 681-0962 ellies@wdsra.comOrganization Mission: Our Mission is the development of individuals through therapeutic recreation; and to make it possible for...

Will County Habitat for Humanity

Will County Habitat for Humanity

Will County Habitat for Humanity Cheryl Toohey P.O. Box 3339 Joliet, IL 60434 630-430-0123 ctoohey@habitatwill.orgOrganization Mission: Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. We partner with people throughout the community to...

YMCA Safe ‘N Sound

YMCA Safe ‘N Sound

YMCA - Safe 'N Sound Melissa Janca 2120 95th Street Naperville, Illinois 60564 (630) 579-5722 mjanca@ymcachicago.orgOrganization Mission: For over 25 years the YMCA's Safe 'n Sound Program has provided its communities youth centered enrichment programs designed to...

4-H Teen Science Ambassadors

4-H Teen Science Ambassadors

4-H Teen Science Ambassadors Donna Nuger 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: (630) 584-6166, x. 17 dnuger@illinois.eduDescription of Volunteer Opportunities: 4-H Teen Science Ambassadors are middle- and high-school students who learn and then lead...

GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley

GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley

GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley Patty Smith 4024 Fox Valley Center Drive Aurora, IL 60504 pattysmithforaurora@gmail.com  Organization Mission: Gigi's playhouse was created to change the way the world views a Down syndrome diagnosis and send a global message of...

Monday, October, 17, 2022 | 5:30-7:30 Fort Hill Activity Center.

Come by to learn about the many different kinds of volunteer opportunities in our community.

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