Volunteer Pool News and Highlights

Special Announcement:
We are proud to introduce our new Executive Director, Rochelle Rubinoff. Rochelle resides with her family in Highland Park. We welcome her the Volunteer Pool team!

Volunteers needed for Highland Park's Family Service!

Family Service will celebrate its 80th Anniversary in 2010. The Agency was founded by a group of community-minded citizens during the Great Depression to respond to the needs of their neighbors. That spirit remains strong as the Agency prepares to celebrate the 80th Anniversary. As part of the celebration, we have chosen to assemble a new group of community-minded volunteers. We hope to put a core group of creative, leadership types together as the core of the committee…with special interest groups joining in for shorter 3-4 week projects. Lots of flexibility…and no burn out! Help us plan a Year-long celebration to mark our 80th Anniversary as a community organization serving Lake County, Illinois. Our goal is to have volunteers from the communities we serve share in community celebrations.

Ideal opportunity for a group of friends, or employees to participate. Use your leadership skills and have fun! Committee members will plan a series of special events. Members may choose to join in one or all of the events. Ideas include a men's cook-off, a sock hop, sports night...bring your creativity and enthusiasm! Volunteers report a deep sense of satisfaction working to meet local needs. To volunteer call 847-432-4981, x 14.

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities:

Highland Park Senior Center
54 Laurel Ave.
Contact: Volunteer Pool of Highland Park 847-433-2190

The Highland Park Senior Center is open Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. Volunteers needed to be a shuttle car driver.  The main Senior Center parking is located a block from the Center.  The shuttle car driver will be responsible for driving people from the parking lot to the Center and back again using a city supplied vehicle. 

Volunteers needed to help people knit or crochet.  They meet once a week for two hours.

Volunteers needed to help with newsletter six times a year.  They will help attach mailing labels and prepare it for mailing.

Volunteers needed to help with reception.  They will greet visitors, direct telephone inquiries and assist with mailings.  Time commitment will be two hours a week.

Volunteers needed in the Telephone Reassurance Program.  Volunteers make a daily telephone check on someone who lives alone or would like the comfort of knowing that someone will make a daily check on them.  Volunteers will call their individual every morning by 10:00 a.m.  Time commitment is about 15 minutes a day.

Volunteers needed to help with the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP).  Volunteers will help people file Medicare and Medicare supplement health insurance claims.  Serve as a health insurance advocate for seniors and help educate people on Medicare supplement and Prescription Drug policy options.  The State of Illinois provides a week long training course for SHIP volunteers.

Volunteers are needed to assist with tax filing.  Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) benefits those who file basic tax returns and assists those with special needs, including persons with disabilities, non-English speaking persons and older taxpayers.


The Firehouse Youth Center
1830 Green Bay Road
Contact: Volunteer Pool of Highland Park 847-433-2190

High School volunteers are needed for weekly one-on-one tutoring after school for middle school students.

High School volunteers are needed to work with students in the Study Room, Monday through Thursday after school

Volunteer youth are needed to be Kid Couriers each Friday, along with staff from the Youth and Senior Services to either grocery shop for home bound and older adults or run errands for them.  Shopping is the first and third Fridays of the month and errand running is on alternate Fridays at 3:15 p.m.

Thank You Highland Park Community Foundation and Yea! Highland Park
The Volunteer Pool of Highland Park would like to express its deep appreciation for the grants awarded to our organization by the Highland Park Community Foundation and Yea! Highland Park. These funds help support volunteerism in our community.

Announcement
The Volunteer Pool has a new mailing address:
P.O. Box 192
Highland Park, IL 60035

The Volunteer Pool office is now located at Indian Trail School in Highland Park.