community service opportunities.pdf - Bloom Trail High School

1. Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center- Aunt Martha’s is looking for volunteers in many
capacities. Places close to Bloom Trail have hours from 9a.m.-5p.m. Monday through
Friday. Their health clinic in Chicago Heights has later hours that require filing, greeting
patients and making appointment reminder calls. This opportunity is also available on
weekends. Their Head Start program in Park Forest would like volunteers to read to
children, work in the garden and other projects.
o Contact: Charotte Brislen (708) 747-7100
2. Habitat for Humanity- This is an organization that builds
home and does construction. They need help in many
areas. There are a lot of volunteer opportunities.
o Office location:
o 139 West Joe Orr Road - 2nd Fl.
o Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone: 708-756-2015 ~ Fax: 708-756-2075
3. Saint James’s Hospital, Chicago Heights
o 1423 Chicago Road
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
o 708.756.1000, ext. 6223
4. Saint Margret Mercy Hospital Dyer, IN
o Junior program- stay a minimum of 100 hours. You
could volunteer 4 hours a week for five months.
o Contact: Marian Gralski (219) 864-2037 (708) 895-
1650, ext. 42037.
o *Call to get on a waiting list. They will be able to take
volunteers in the fall.
5. Relay for Life- work at the Relay for Life at Marian Catholic on May 21 st .
o Contact: Kelly Castaneda at kelly.castaneda@cancer.org or 708-633-7770.
o Website: You may also visit www.relayforlifechicagoheights.com
6. Dosomething.org
Are you looking to make a difference in your community and start an organization? Here
is a website with a boot camp date for October 16 th in Chicago. If you are passionate
about a cause and want to make a difference please check this out. The cost of the boot
camp is free.
o Website: http://www.dosomething.org/training

7. Student Service adventures- Are you interested in travelling and learning about
cultures while doing volunteer work over the summer? Help do construction work in a
needy community or enrich the lives of children.
o Website: http://www.wildernessventures.com/category/service_adventures/
8. South Suburban Humane Society, Chicago Heights
o Contact: Email Andrea at outreach@sshspets.org or call our shelter at 708-755-
7387. You can also download the volunteer application and bring it in to the
shelter. Click here to download application.
9. Chicago opportunities- for volunteer opportunities in
Chicago please see the following website or your counselor
o Website: http://www.rtac.org/Volunteer.html
10. Greater Chicago Food Depository- People willing to go to
Chicago on a weekend can volunteer here.
o Website: This is a website of all of the sites. Please
look at the age requirements.
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http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/PageServer?pagename=diff_volunteer_vol
atagency#southside
11. Homeless Shelters- If you live in a city of any size, then there is at least one homeless
shelter that helps homeless people with meals, beds and other services. Most homeless
shelters welcome volunteers and have a variety of programs through which you can get
involved. You might help prepare or distribute meals, work behind the scenes in the
business office, help organize a food drive to stock the pantry, etc. Look in the phone
book for a local homeless shelter if you are interested.
12. Food Banks
o Food banks often work with homeless
shelters, but they also serve poor people living in the
community (especially around the holidays). Food banks
collect food, manage their inventory and distribute food to
those in need. The following link shows you the different
volunteer opportunities available at food banks near
Chicago, IL:
o http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org
o Any food bank will offer similar
opportunities in your area. Look in the phone book for a
local food bank if you are interested.

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If you would like something to do in your spare time at home, one innovative way
to volunteer is to get involved in The Guideposts Sweater Project, sponsored by
Guideposts magazine. People around the country knit sweaters that are then
sent to needy children around the world. This article gives you a description of
the project and a pattern for the sweaters. Don't know how to knit? Not a
problem, because the article also links to sites that teach you how!
13. Clubs at Bloom Trail High School- Many clubs at
Bloom Trail High School offer community service
opportunities. If you aren’t interested in joining a club, ask
your teachers, counselor, or social worker for some ideas
of things you can do around the school!
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SPARE club
Mr. Stockwell- room 132. Mr. Stockwell will be
taking volunteers to help him with the Bloom
Trail hall of fame. See him for more details!
New this year--- BPA will offer a coffee cart every
morning. If you are interested, see Mr. Pezzuto.
First come, first serve!
14. Ronald McDonald House- There are Ronald McDonald Houses around the country -
almost every major city has one. The idea behind all Ronald McDonald Houses is very
important. When a child is seriously ill, the child is frequently treated for long periods of
time at a hospital or university medical center. Many families have to travel long
distances to get to the hospital, and "where to stay" becomes a problem. Staying at a
hotel becomes extremely expensive, and a hotel can be a lonely and sterile place.
Ronald McDonald Houses provide a low-cost "home-away-from-home" for parents and
children to stay during treatment. Volunteers help prepare meals, talk to families, take
care of the house and so on. Ronald McDonald House near you:
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RMH near Advocate Hope Children's Hospital- 4410 West 93rd Street, Oak
Lawn, IL 60453, 708.423.5285
RMH near Children's Memorial Hospital- 622 West Deming Place, Chicago, IL
60614 , 773.348.5322
RMH near Loyola University Medical Center- Tripp Avenue at Air Mail Road, P.O.
Box 7002, Hines, IL 60141
RMH near University of Chicago Comer Children's
Hospital- 5444 S. Drexel Avenue, Chicago, IL
60615.773.324.5437
15. Red Cross- The American Red Cross helps people in
emergencies - whether it's half a million disaster victims or
one sick child who needs blood. Volunteer opportunities
exist across the country. Contact your local Red Cross for
more information.

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American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
2200 W. Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-729-6100
Web site: http://www.chicagoredcross.org
16. Chicago Heights Senior Citizen Center:
o 1601 Chicago Road
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-3447
Contact Wendi- (708) 755-1880
17. Steger Village Hall- The Community Center is looking for
volunteers to help a multitude of programs and activities for youth
and seniors. Call (708) 709-0288
*~*~*As always, if you need further assistance please contact the Guidance office
or Mrs. Inka in room 300.*~*~*~