Thanks for making United Way’s 2010 Week of Caring in Chicago a huge success!
Thank you for making United Way’s first annual Week of Caring a true success. We hope you’ll take a moment to view all of our photos from the projects.
With the help of more than 1,000 volunteers and 20 corporations, we completed 35 projects in 7 days! With 4,200 volunteer hours logged, Chicagoland agencies saved close to $100,000 in potential costs.
Volunteering doesn’t stop just because Week of Caring is over! Register your company or group for other volunteer opportunities. Individual volunteers can search and sign-up for projects here.
Week of Caring 2011 is right around the corner, April 10-16. Become a sponsor or volunteer! Contact Kelly O’Brien at 312.906.2393.
Volunteer Opportunities
United Way has been at work in our Chicagoland community for 75 years, helping people Every year, more than 10,000 people volunteer with United Way to improve lives across metropolitan Chicagoland. These caring men and women give back to their community in many valuable ways.
Most Recently Posted Volunteer Opportunities in Greater Chicagoland
In addition to finding the most recently added volunteer opportunities below, did you know you can also find (and subscribe to) the Volunteer Opportunities News Feed from the task bar along the bottom of this Web site?
- Befriend-A-Youth (big brother/sister program)
This is a big brother/sister program. Volunteers are matched with a child between the ages of 7 and 15 and provide the child with a consistent and caring role model. We ask that the volunteer meet with the child weekly and make a commitment of a... - Parent Partner (support for a parent undergoing stress)
Volunteers are matched with a parent who is under a lot of stress and needs someone who can be a support and advocate for the parent. This is not a counseling position, but a supportive and nurturing one. Experiences will differ depending upon w... - Special Events and Fund Raising Assistance
The agency depends greatly on its ability to raise funds to serve the 3,500 people we assist every year. We look for volunteers and/or interns to assist with planning and organizing our special events and our fund raising campaigns. There is the...
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