Hot Volunteer Opportunities

The Highland Park Cultural Arts Network (HPCAN) is dedicated to mutual support for local cultural arts groups, facilitating partnerships and acting as a coordinator and conduit for arts information and resources. We need people to work at information tables at various cultural events throughout the year, giving out information on all of the cultural groups that are in and around
Highland Park. Any event or performance you attend would be one in which we'd like an information booth set up with information on upcoming performances and events. Our member groups include East on Central, The Art Center, HP Strings, the Library, etc. No direct knowledge of any of our cultural programmers is required but some familiarity with these events in and around HP is helpful. The real SKILL is being friendly, approachable and inviting. Each event will have a different site contact and the volunteer will be given instructions on demand. Our events take place at the Community House, Art Center and Music Theatre Company at Karger.
Contact: Volunteer Pool of Highland Park 847-433-2190

Do more than make it through the winter—make a difference.
The Center for Economic Progress is looking for volunteers to work one-on-one with low-income families to help them move toward financial security.

To volunteer at a tax preparation site:
No experience is necessary—choose a position to fit your current skills or learn something new.
All trainings are provided; classes run in January. Volunteers are asked to commit 20 hours (averaging to a few hours a week) between January and April. Our Waukegan tax site, located at Fr. Gary Graf Center at 510 10th St., is open in the evening on Tuesdays and Thursdays and in the daytime on Saturdays.

Volunteer positions available as…
Tax preparers: Work with clients to file federal and state tax returns and provide counseling on tax credits and forms.

Tax site assistants: Perform essential non-tax-preparation activities, including client intake, translating and educating on basic banking options available on site. Spanish translators are particularly needed at the Waukegan tax site.

The Nuestro Center

Help Make a Difference At The Nuestro Center

Our after-school homework club keeps kids safe…and improves their academic performance. This year, the program has begun at our new Center in Highwood and we need dedicated, responsible volunteers to help children in 1st through 8th grades complete their assigned homework.
Where? 742-1 Sheridan Road in Highwood

When? Mon-Fri

What time? 3:40-5:30pm

Who? Anybody that is a freshman in high school or older that wants to make a positive difference in a younger child's life! Adults welcomed!

For more information or to get an application, visit our website www.famservice.org or contact Elsi Rodriguez at erodriguez@fsslc.org or 847-681-0208

Career Resource Center

Are you a computer whiz? If yes, The Career Resource Center has a wonderful volunteer opportunity for you as an Electronic Internet Adviser.

In this capacity, you would assist job seeking professionals in using electronic/internet tools
and sites more effectively and strategically! Help them in: identifying specific sites that are practical and effective for their search; using resources to research companies and build a list of target employers; completing on-line applications; saving documents in formats that employers accept; setting up a job search specific email; plus much more. Time commitment: One- hour appointments, typically 3 to 6 hours per week.

If you are interested, please contact:

Pam Leach

847-295-5626
volunteer@CareerResourceCenter.org

www.CareerResourceCenter.org
40 E Old Mill Road Suite 105
Lake Forest, IL 60045

OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring
Contact: Volunteer Pool of Highland Park 847-433-2190

The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring program places volunteers in the schools to tutor students in North Shore School District 112 during the school day for 45 minute sessions once a week. Tutors work one-on-one with the same student for the entire school year, assisting the child in reading, writing and language skills. Due to the time commitment required, the program is not for people who take extended vacations during the winter months.

OASIS, a national non-profit organization for people 50 years old and over, is dedicated to education, wellness and volunteerism. The OASIS tutoring program has thousands of participants each year volunteering in 25 cities across the United States.

See the Volunteer Opportunities Page!!