Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
DePaul University Spring Break Service Trips
Please note the application procedures for Spring Break 2004. (Hopefully, this will not change in the future.)
1. Information sessions and trip descriptions are on-line at:
http://studentaffairs.depaul.edu/ministry/immersions/html
2. There are also small 1/4 flyers at the front for people to take - please feel free to pass out at events, meetings, etc.
3. Information sessions are REQUIRED for first-time participants.
Applications are distributed at info sessions ONLY (if you are a first timer)- returners have other instructions detailed below.
4. For return students, no info session is required and they are emailed an application - or they can stop by, or email/call me to get one if they did not already receive one via a mass email.
P.S. Apps are due Feb. 2
P.P.S. MANDATORY orientation is Friday Feb. 6th - 5-7pm.
LAST CHANCE - Spring Break Service Immersions are filling up fast!!!!! Don't miss out on the Spring Break FIX! For more info check out
VOLUNTEER WEB DESIGNER NEEDED FOR IRAQ WAR EXHIBIT WEBSITE
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) needs your help to create a
touring exhibit on the Iraq war - Eyes Wide Open: Beyond Fear ~ Towards
Hope. We're looking for a volunteer willing to help us design our website
for the exhibition.
The Eyes Wide Open exhibition is a multimedia, multisensory journey through
the words, images, and sounds of the Iraq war. Visitors move through a
vivid memorial to the warıs soldier and civilian victims, a searing exposure
of the lies told to justify the war, a compelling outline of what the war is
costing us at home, and finally to an interactive, easy way to contribute
their voices to changing our countryıs course toward peace. In this
critical time, Eyes Wide Open speaks directly to our hearts and minds,
shattering the claim that the war has made America safer and challenging us
to confront our fears and let our dreams, not our nightmares, shape our
collective future.
On March 18th 2004, Eyes Wide Open will begin touring in Chicago area
churches, libraries, and other community gathering places and will
subsequently move out across the country. Please contact Christin Hinojosa
at (312) 427-2533 (ext. 13) or chinojosa@afsc.org if youıre interested in
joining us!
Voter Registration Drive Contest
Presented by Faithful Citizenship Project,
Chicago Interfaith Committee for Worker Issues
DePaul Student Religious Organizations are welcome to participate in our Voter Registration Drive Contest! It is being sponsored by the Faithful Citizenship Project of the Chicago Interfaith Committee for Worker Issues.
We would like to see which organization can register the most people to vote. You can be in this contest (with a minimum of 25 registrations). We will award the top three organizations with money that they can use to do whatever sort of programming they would like!
First Place - $100
Second Place - $50
Third Place - $25
Deadline for all registration forms is Thursday, February 12, 2004.
Please turn in your completed registration forms to Thomas Hoff of the Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning, 2233 N. Kenmore Ave.
contact us:
Kimberly Roberts
Director, Faithful Citizenship Project
Chicago Interfaith Committee for Worker Issues
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 728-8400 ext. 37
fax: (773) 728-8409
kroberts@nicwj.org
Jewish Children's Bureau Volunteer Opportunities
Description: JCB is in need of caring, committed adults to provide meaningful service to JCB clients. Mentors, tutors, exercise buddies, cooking coaches, and childcare helpers are just some of the positions available. We have a special need for volunteers interested in being caring, supportive mentors to kids of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds.
When: ongoing
Where: throughout Chicago, predominantly northside (Rogers Park)
Contact: Amber Egelston, Coordinator of Volunteers, 773-467-3746, AmberEgelston@jcbchicago.org
ESL Volunteer; GED Volunteer
Description: Volunteers will tutor students in the subject in which they need help. We provide volunteers with material and a room for the tutoring session.
When: Year round project
Where: Erie Neighborhood House
1347 W. Erie Street; Chicago 60622
Contact Susana or Maria at (312) 666-3430 extension 2155 or 2108
Note: Required commitment of 2 hours per week
Volunteer Video Editor Needed!
Description: I recently made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje. I have a two hour video from the pilgrimage that needs to be edited down to 45 minutes for presentation purposes. As I am blind, video editing is not easily accessible. I could use some help.
Contact Wayne Smith 773.778.5955 voicemail 15 and home 773.871.0805.
Note: I hope to use the video to help carry the message of Medjugorje to others.
Cristo Rey Education Assistance Team (CREATE)
Mentor a student in need of help in ESL, Math, Special Ed, or ACT/SAT prep. Consistency is necessary for at 5 weeks. Cristo Rey is an academically demanding school, and students pay their tuition by working one day out of the week in a Chicago downtown corporate firm.
W & TH 2:45 - 5:30
Transportation to and from site provided by DCSA. If you are interested, contact: Jason Gill - jgill@depaul.edu
Note: Need email confirmation of participation and subject interest (e.g.,
ELS, ACT/SAT prep) by Monday, February 2 Noon.
Computer Literacy in our Community (CLIC)
Community Partner Site: Josephinum High School in Humboldt Park
CLIC promotes, tutors, and teaches computer literacy amongst economically disadvantaged members in order to raise awareness and bridge the Digital Divide.
Eric Lopez, elopez6@depaul.edu
Vikram Havalad, vhavalad@depaul.edu
Inner-city Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
Community Partner Site: IMAN Southwest Youth Collaborative in Englewood
The IMAN organization, which stands for Inner-City Muslim Action Network, strives to assist youth in the Southside of Chicago by tutoring the children in their studies in an intensive after school program and, most importantly, through mentoring.
Renad Khalil, Rkhalil@depaul.edu
Gihad Ali, gali@students.depaul.edu
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international human rights organization
dedicated to bring about universal recognition of the rights the standards
enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other international human
rights agreements.
Amnesty International at DePaul has worked to educate our community and
our legislators about the effects of the ongoing armed conflict in
Colombia and to close the School of the Americas.
Now is an excellent time to join Amnesty as we are currently outlining our
goals for the rest of the quarter and are considering projects and
campaigns for Spring Quarter and next year.
So, please join us on Thursday evenings at 9:15pm in the lounge on the 3rd
floor of the Student Center!
For more information contact: amnestydepaul@yahoo.com
Computer Literacy in our Community (CLIC)
Community Partner Site: Josephinum High School in Humboldt Park
CLIC promotes, tutors, and teaches computer literacy amongst economically disadvantaged members in order to raise awareness and bridge the Digital Divide.
Eric Lopez, elopez6@depaul.edu
Vikram Havalad, vhavalad@depaul.edu
5th Annual Fairygodmother Boo Ball
*We are looking for one or two organized, energetic, creative, and fun-loving volunteers to chair our Boo Ball planning committee for Boo Ball 2004. For more information on this fantastic opportunity, please contact Amanda Dixon, our Director of Special Events and Volunteer Services, at amanda@fairygodmother.org or 773-388-1160.
Calling All Golfers - Golf Outing Committee Members Wanted* - With summer right around the corner, it's time to get out your golf clubs again! Fairygodmother Foundation has recently started the planning for our 5th Annual "Strokes of Luck" Golf Outing, and we'd love to have your help! The 2003 outing was our best yet, and we are looking for an even bigger and better event this year. Whether you're an avid golfer or have never held a golf club, we'd love to have your help in planning this fun day! _The committee will be meeting next on Wednesday, March 10th at Lincoln Park Hospital (550 West Webster) at 6:30 PM_. If you would like to attend or find out more information, please contact Amanda at 773-388-1160 or amanda@fairygodmother.org.*
Volunteers are also needed in the following areas: *fundraising, public relations, advertising, photography, printing, _office help_, _database entry_, computer help, public speaking/outreach, and internships of all kinds. If you would like to get involved with any of these opportunities, please contact Wendy Mattner, our new and fabulous AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer Coordinator, at wendy@fairygodmother.org.
Instituto del Progreso Latino
Description:
The Citizenship Program at IPL needs volunteers at its Southwest side and Cicero locations to help with tutoring, mock citizenship interviews, and weekend application workshops. We also need help downtown to assist newly sworn-in U.S. citizens with registering to vote.
When:
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Where:
Pilsen, Back-of-the-Yards, Cicero, or the South Loop
Sponsor Information:
Instituto del Progreso Latino Citizenship Program
Contact Email:
Catherine Eichers, Outreach Coordinator. 773 890 0055. catherine@idpl.org
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