Chicago is home in more ways than one. We at Hearon Fitzpatrick Marketing believe in taking care of home by working alongside our community. In a sprawling, urban city there are a lot of opportunities to get involved and discover a new side to Chicago. While buying and selling can be a stressful process, volunteering can provide fantastic benefits for your physical and mental health. Not to mention the benefits of experience and cultivating new skills!

Here is a list of organizations and databases to start finding a place that’s right for you. Some of these organizations provided are recommended by our assistant, who has graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences – Public Health Policy and Healthcare Administration.

Healthy Schools Campaign 

“Healthy Schools Campaign advocates for policies and practices that allow all students, teachers and staff to learn and work in a healthy school environment. Healthy Schools Campaign envisions a society in which:

• Every student, faculty and staff member, regardless of race or socioeconomic background, has equal access to a healthy school environment.
• Schools serve as leaders making the critical connection between learning and health.
• Students have fewer risks of disease, lead healthier adult lives, act as stewards of the environment and achieve their highest potential.”

To volunteer with the Healthy Schools Campaign, click here.

RVA

“Rape Victim Advocates (RVA) is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the healing and empowerment of sexual assault survivors through non-judgmental crisis intervention counseling, individual and group counseling, and medical and legal advocacy in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. RVA provides public education and institutional advocacy in order to improve the treatment of sexual assault survivors and to effect positive change in policies and public attitudes toward sexual assault.”

Our assistant is currently a medical advocate and crisis counselor volunteer for hospitals citywide.

To volunteer with RVA, click here.

PAWS Chicago 

“For years, shelters were silently killing the vast majority of homeless pets coming in. The public was kept in the dark. The No Kill revolution was founded to change this and to engage the public in solving the problem. PAWS Chicago is part of a revolution—the No Kill revolution—that started in San Francisco in 1994 and is now sweeping the nation.”

To volunteer with PAWS, click here.

Chicago Cares 

“Chicago Cares creates volunteer experiences that connect people and communities to meet critical needs and build a stronger Chicago. Volunteering as a family is a great way to introduce children to the difference one person can make and instill lifelong values of service! Chicago Cares has ongoing volunteer opportunities for youth volunteers 8 years old and older.”

To find volunteer opportunities with your family, click here.

The Chicagoland Environmental Network 

“Who uses CEN? People just like you. CEN is a resource for anyone interested in nature or conservation-related activities in northeastern Illinois and surrounding areas. CEN organizations are involved in important work, including habitat restoration; wetland, prairie, and watershed projects; urban gardening; energy conservation; composting, wildlife conservation; and recycling.”

To volunteer with CEN, click here.

Heartland Alliance

“Heartland Alliance advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations—particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced—through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society. ”

To volunteer with Heartland Alliance, click here.

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