Off Campus Community Service Organizations
The following is a list of organizations and service opportunities off campus in which members of the Illinois State community are invited to volunteer. For additional volunteer opportunities, visit the United Way of McLean County Volunteer Center. If you would prefer personalized volunteer plan, apply with the Student Volunteer Center today.
Service Type
Arts/Culture
Disabilities & Special Services
Elderly
Environment/Animal Welfare
Health
Hunger/Homelessness
Youth
Arts/Culture
Disabilities & Special Services
- Ambucs - Build wheelchair ramps and playgrounds, phone: (309) 662-1347
- Autism Society of McLean County - Help with fundraisers, special events, babysitting, phone: (309) 661-9440
- Easter Seals - Help with fundraising, office support, camp, monthly parties, phone: (309) 663-8275
- MARCFirst - Accompany groups on outings,special events, phone: (309) 451-8888
- Muscular Dystrophy Association - Be a camp counselors or help with special events, phone: (217) 351-1853
- Special Opportunities in Recreation (SOAR)
- Special Olympics
Elderly
- Asta Care Center of Bloomington - Help run activities for the residents, phone: (309) 827-6046, email
- Evergreen Place Residential Assisted Living
- Faith In Action - Assist the elderly with grocery shopping, home repairs, or getting to doctor’s appointments, phone: (309)827-7780, email
- Friends of Kickapoo Creek
- HCR-ManorCare - Volunteer in the nursing home, phone: (309) 452-4406, email
- Heritage Manor - Volunteer in the nursing home, phone: (309)828-4361x3341 or (309)827-8004, email
- McLean County Nursing Home - Volunteer in the nursing home, phone:(309) 888-5316, email
- Sugar Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center - Volunteer in the Center, phone: (309) 451-3000
- Westminster Village
Environmental/Animal Welfare
Health
Hunger/Homelessness
- Center of Hope Outreach Program - Pack and deliver food, mentor/tutor youth, assist with clerical and administrative task, help at special events, phone: (309) 452-8240, email
- Clare House - Sort and distribute donated food to needy families, serve lunch at the soup kitchen, phone: (309) 828-4035
- Home Sweet Home Ministries
- Illinois Department of Human Services -
Assist with volunteer recruiting, marketing, child care aid, office aid : phone
(217) 524-7531, email
- Loaves & Fishes - Serve lunch at the soup kitchen, phone: (309) 828-6812
- Midwest Food Bank - Prepare, package, distribute food boxes: phone
(309) 663-5350
- Mount Pisgah Church
- Project Oz
- Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter
- The Salvation Army
- Western Avenue Community Center - Assist with the food pantry, phone: (309)829-4807, email
Youth
- Big Brothers Big Sisters - Mentor a child during the school day or after school on evenings or weekends, phone: (309) 828-1870, email
- Boy Scouts - W. D. Boyce Council
- Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington Normal
- Catholic Charities - phone: (309) 829-6307, email
- Center of Hope Outreach Program - Assist with the afterschool program, phone: (309) 452-8240, email
- Children's Discovery Museum
- Glenn Elementary
- Help in the classroom and with cutting, sorting, counting supplies, listen to students read, tutor struggling readers and role-model/partner with students who need reinforcement; phone: (309)862-5005, email
- Heartland Head Start
- Kingsley Junior High
- McLean County Health Department - Mentor/tutor a teen parent for 1 hour per week for a semester, phone: (309) 888-5528, email
- Metcalf Elementary School - Tutor after school, email
- Normal Public Library
- The Baby Fold
- Unity Community Center
- University High School - Tutor after school, phone:
(309) 438-8346, email
- Urban League - Assist with after school tutoring, special events, phone:
(309) 829-2792
- Western Avenue Community Center - Mentor and tutor youth in the after school program and Hispanic outreach program, phone: (309)829-4807, email
- YMCA
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