“It is truly the most optimistic and encouraging place I have ever been.”
-Nina, age 17
Volunteer

Make a difference – Last year, over 3,200 volunteers provided 50,000 hours of service to our clients. One of the most common themes among volunteers was the feeling that through giving, they received even more in return – a sense of compassion, of hope and of gratitude for the blessings in their own lives.

We invite you to spend some time playing with babies, tutoring children, feeding the homeless, cooking for seniors, helping in our resale shop or planning a fundraiser at St. Vincent de Paul Center! For information on lending a helping hand, contact Molly Savage at (312) 943-6776 ext. 2220 msavage@svdpc.org

Click here for a Printable Volunteer Application

Volunteer Opportunities

Child Care – Classroom Aide

As a Classroom Aide, volunteers assist teachers in many ways – reading the children stories, taking walks, rocking the babies, tutoring students, teaching music, doing art projects, playing basketball, etc.

Opportunities are available Monday through Friday in all age groups:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Kindergarten
• School Age (after-school tutoring)
• Summer Day Camp

Development and Fundraising

• Fleur de Lis Ball (annual, October - February)
• Parent Fundraising, Associate Board (annual, March)
• Mailings, Data Entry, Pro Bono Services (ongoing)

Nearly New Shop – Sales Assistant

Opportunities are available Monday through Saturday.

Homeless Outreach Services

• Community Luncheon (annual, November)
• Sponsor food or clothing drives
• Donate sample-size toiletries of men’s clothing

Senior Services

• Visiting Companion (any time and day)
• Labouré House Guest Chef (menu and meal preparation)
• Labouré House Resident Helper (college students Only)

For more information or to become a Center Volunteer, please contact Molly Savage at (312) 943-6776 ext. 2220 | msavage@svdpc.org

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Help the Greater Chicago Food Depository, St. Vincent de Paul Center and Marillac Social Center feed the poor this fall!

For every hour volunteered at the Greater Chicago Food Depository sorting and organizing food, $5 will be donated to feed the children of low-income families, the homeless and at-risk seniors served by St. Vincent de Paul Center and Marillac Social Center.

For anyone interested in making a difference from their own home, the Food Depository needs individuals to hand-write letters to their donors. All materials will be provided for the volunteers.

Each hour spent helping the Greater Chicago Food Depository will relieve food costs for both Marillac Social Center and St. Vincent’s.

To find out more about this great opportunity to help, contact Andrew Berg at (312) 943-6776 ext. 2220.

Jefferson Awards

In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr. and Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service, a 501(c)3 public foundation, to establish a Nobel Prize for public and community service – The Jefferson Awards. The Jefferson Awards are presented on two levels: national and local. National award recipients represent a “Who’s Who” of outstanding Americans. On the local level, Jefferson Awards recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward.

To help identify and celebrate these “Unsung Heroes,” the Institute has developed a partnership with over 150 Chicago Media Partners – local newspapers, television and radio stations. Among these include NBC-5, Clear Channel and the Chicago Sun Times. Recipients of the Jefferson Award will be aired monthly on NBC-5 and recognized throughout the Chicago media.

To find out about nominating a St. Vincent de Paul Center “Unsung Hero,” contact Molly Savage at (312) 943-6776 ext. 2220 | msavage@svdpc.org or visit Jefferson Awards for Public Service.