Projects
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace (1 Peter 4:10, ESV)
We have a whole new way to register to volunteer! Just click on a site to see what we'll be doing, location, time, and who is the site leader. Another new and exciting feature is the option to be added to the public roster for the site you'll be serving at so your friends can join your project along side you! Just click on View Project Volunteers to see where your friends will serve that day.
**IF YOU ARE REGISTERING MORE THAN ONE PERSON, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EACH PERSON MUST BE REGISTERED INDIVIDUALLY SO THAT WE PROVIDE THE PROPER NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS PER SITE**
PLEASE NOTE: If none of the volunteers chose to have their name displayed publicly, when you click on View Project Volunteers, it will bring you back to the "Projects" page.
HAVE KIDS? Look for "Kid Friendly" sites below or register for childcare (birth to 12) when you sign up!
Along with help from your Site Leaders, we plan on being able to coordinate carpools. While the site is being updated, we ask that you assist us in mentioning, when you sign up, whether you can drive/need a ride/how many passengers you can hold.
This page may continue to be updated as Sites make their final committments and project detail needs.
Breaking Ground
Neighborhood: Lawndale
Project Leader: Zach and Katie Schlegel
Remaining Positions: None
Landscaping and cleaning
Breakthrough - Greater Food Depository
Neighborhood: Archer Heights
Project Leader: Beth Setty
Remaining Positions: None
Repacking food in the Greater Chicago Food Depository warehouse from 9:00am to NOON. Volunteers must be age 13 and older and must wear long pants and closed shoes with non-skid soles. ...
Breakthrough - Ministry Center
Neighborhood: East Garfield Park
Project Leader: Dustin Bonnema
Remaining Positions: None
Light construction, heaving cleaning (buildings, vehicals, and kitchen facilities), possible painting, clothing closet organiziation and supply room organization.
By the Hand Club - Altgeld
Neighborhood: Altgeld Gardens
Project Leader: Brian Moon
Remaining Positions: 9
We will be cleaning windows, clean up/landscaping on the outside of the new building, and cleaning the newly renovated facility!
13015 S Ellis, Chicago, IL 60827
By the Hand Club for Kids - Austin
Neighborhood: Austin
Project Leader: Rebekah Sinzheimer
Remaining Positions: None
Volunteers will actually be merging with those at the Altgeld site to serve there.
By the Hand Club for Kids - Cabrini
Neighborhood: Near North
Project Leader: Susannah Schwarcz
Remaining Positions: None
We will be cleaning windows, kitchen and gym. Touch up painting inside and out, doing roof repair, replacing lightbulbs, cleanup and landscaping on outside.
1000 N Sedgwick, 60610
By the Hand Club for Kids - Englewood
Neighborhood: Englewood
Project Leader: Steve Parsons & Ronald Paul
Remaining Positions: None
We will be cleaning after rehab of building, so that we can finish moving in and setting up our new location! May have some last minute touch-up paint and repaire. May need help transporting supplies...
Cabrini Clean-Up
Neighborhood: Cabrini-Green
Project Leader: Scott Clifton
Remaining Positions: None
Cabrini-Cleanup with the Cabrini Mothers in Power/Kofi group that meeting at Park every week! Join us for a cleanup of our neighborhood. We'll meet at the Park Crosby Campus.
Caris Pregnancy Clinics
Neighborhood: Rogers Park
Project Leader: Doug Ferguson
Remaining Positions: None
Wallpapering, painting, some tile work
Casa Central
Neighborhood: Humboldt Park
Project Leader: Jenni Serene
Remaining Positions: None
The group will be volunteering at La Posada, Casa Central's transitional housing for homeless families. We will be splitting up between 2-3 apartments. Project will mostly be painting apartments and...
Decatur Classical School
Neighborhood: West Rogers Park
Project Leader: Brandon Barr
Remaining Positions: None
Painting the Decatur Classical School Gym/Lunchroom to bring a brighter and cheerier look to their multipurpose gym/lunch room!
Make sure to wear clothes to paint in!
Good News Community Kitchen
Neighborhood: Rogers Park
Project Leader: Matt Smith & Amber Sturrus
Remaining Positions: None
General clean up, painting, weeding
GRIP Youth / Ward 27
Neighborhood: West Town
Project Leader: Nate Anderson
Remaining Positions: None
Office clean up at GRIPS offices in the morning. In the afternoon, team will proceed to area around Crosby and Oak to do some clean up for Ward 27.
Liberty in Christ
Neighborhood: Little Village
Project Leader: Sheri Reeves
Remaining Positions: None
Unload and stack two tons of groceries from their cargo van to their pantry. Liberty in Christ serves incarcerated women in the Little Village area, and opens their food pantry to the community every...
Lydia Home
Neighborhood: Old Irving Park
Project Leader: Rob and Melissa Walters
Remaining Positions: None
Take the kids to the park!! (10A - 1P)
Piotrowski Park
Neighborhood: Little Village
Project Leader: Victor Rodriguez
Remaining Positions: 20
Painting at Piotrowski Park
St. Matthews Methodist Church
Neighborhood: Near North
Project Leader: Natalie Graham
Remaining Positions: None
Painting two rooms with cinderblock walls.
1000 N Orleans, 60610
St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Community Clean-Up)
Neighborhood: West Lawn
Project Leader: Andrew Hudgens & Mike Abramson
Remaining Positions: 13
Garbage and graffiti clean up in the community
St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Home Visits)
Neighborhood: TBA
Project Leader: Jared Evans & Eric Shannon & Colin Flood & Mary Snow
Remaining Positions: 2
Team will split up to work in private neighborhood homes serving families in areas ranging from small fixer-ups to landscaping.
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish School
Neighborhood: West Lawn
Project Leader: Lisa Wright & Tom Trimmer
Remaining Positions: 11
Painting their auditorium (55' x 45')
Ward 2 at City Ward Yard
Neighborhood: South Commons
Project Leader: Kelly Schroeder, Adam Zwyer, and Rachel Murphy & John Wilson & Scott Baermann
Remaining Positions: 221
This site is being combined with the Ward 2 (Richard T. Crane High School) site...all Ward 2 volunteers will be meeting at Richard T. Crane HS at 2245 W. Jackson.
Ward 2 at Richard T Crane High School
Neighborhood: Near West Side
Project Leader: Jamie and Dave VanDixhorn, Cynthia Grush, Lacy Finkle, Josh Katt
Remaining Positions: 219
KID FRIENDLY SITE. Started in 1989, "Clean & Green," the bi-annual citywide spring clean-up program takes place in May and October and this year they are partnering with For One...
Ward 32
Neighborhood: Bucktown
Project Leader: Steve Sudworth & Nate Tubbs
Remaining Positions: 39
Cleaning up parks and parkways in Bucktown
Ward 46
Neighborhood: Uptown
Project Leader: Luis Arredondo
Remaining Positions: None
mulching all trees along Clarendon Ave (9:30am to 12:30pm)
World Relief Refugee Center
Neighborhood: Albany Park
Project Leader: Alyssa Kirk
Remaining Positions: None
Big painting job at the World Relief center in Chicago's north side. Volunteers must be at least 8-years old.
YMCA - High Ridge
Neighborhood: High Ridge
Project Leader: Courtney Masini
Remaining Positions: 10
Outdoor cleanup and disinfect and decorate daycare room. There is a parking lot on the north side of the YMCA - the entrance is off of Western Ave.
YMCA - North Lawndale
Neighborhood: North Lawndale
Project Leader: George Condes
Remaining Positions: 1
Variety of indoor and outdoor cleaning and organizing projects: ARTISTS needed to make up bulletin boards!! Other service includes cleaning classroom and toys and outdoor areas. ...
YMCA - South Chicago
Neighborhood: South Chicago
Project Leader: Sheldon Ross & Kristin Nilsson
Remaining Positions: 9
Paint teen center and a mural or two. (There is a parking lot and the site is located a few blocks away from a Metra train stop.)
YMCA - West Communities
Neighborhood: West Communities
Project Leader: Laura Ransom
Remaining Positions: 16
Variety of indoor and outdoor cleaning and organizing projects. Street parking.