Service Sites & Opportunities

Animal House Shelter

Animal House Shelter is a non-profit, no-kill 501(c)3 shelter for all breeds of dogs and cats. They rescue, care for, and find homes for homeless pets who arrive at AHS for various reasons.

Beacon Place

Beacon Place is a neighborhood community center in Waukegan, IL with programs for children and families  that focus on academic growth, improved health, and building the skills that allow individuals and families to see their own path to a brighter tomorrow. 

Bernie's Book Bank

Bernie's Book Bank sources, processes and distributes quality children's books to significantly increase book ownership among under-served infants, toddlers and school-age children throughout Chicagoland.

Catholic Charities - Archdiocese of Chicago

Catholic Charities fulfills the Church's role in the mission of charity to anyone in need by providing compassionate, competent and professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities based on the value and dignity of human life.

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Northern Illinois Food Bank provides food through a network of 900 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, youth and senior centers, and has a number of other direct distribution programs to assist hungry neighbors

Feed My Starving Children

Kids and adults of all ages hand-pack nutritious MannaPack® meals specifically designed to assist in reversing and preventing undernutrition. Volunteering occurs at our permanent sites and hundreds of MobilePack™ events nationwide.

Foglia YMCA

The Foglia YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) serves all members of the local community in pursuing health and well-being through activities. There are ongoing options as well as one time events opportunities for service hours.

Habitat ReStore

Habitat ReStores are independently owned reuse stores operated by local Habitat for Humanity organizations that accept donations and sell home improvement items to the public at a fraction of the retail price.

Home of the Sparrow

Home of the Sparrow works to reduce homelessness among women and children through creative strategies and community partnerships, resulting in lasting self-sufficiency.

Nicasa Teen Court

The Nicasa Teen Court is a volunteer program, provided in partnership with 18 Lake County Police Departments and the Sheriff’s Office, which allows a juvenile misdemeanor participant an alternative to the traditional criminal court system.

PADS

PADS Lake County is a community-based organization that provides trauma-informed support, resources, and shelter to individuals and families experiencing homelessness and a housing crisis.

Partners for Progress

Partners For Progress, NFP  is a 501(c)(3)organization that provides individuals with physical, mental, and emotional challenges alternative therapeutic programs using quality trained horses. Their overall goal is to help each participant achieve their maximum personal potential and self-achievement.

Roberti Community House

Roberti Community House (RCH) is a key gathering place for those residing in a distressed neighborhood of Waukegan. Their mission is to nourish, educate and empower community members so that they can acknowledge, appreciate and actualize their individual strengths and talents.

St. Joseph Food Pantry

The St. Joseph Food Pantry is a supermarket style food pantry located in the strip mall at 112 North Milwaukee Avenue in the Formation Center. Financial donations are used to buy food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank, as well as other local grocery stores.

St. Joseph Bed Ministry

The Bed Ministry of St. Joseph Catholic Church is dedicated to building, assembling and delivering beds to children in need in the community.

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA)

The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) is a non-profit organization that provides adaptive sports programs to youth and adults (including veterans) who have a physical or visual disability.

Keeping Families Covered

Keeping Families Covered provides help and hope to Lake County families in crisis by distributing diapers and other basic needs at no cost. Sign up to help us wrap diapers for our diaper bank and mobile diaper pantry program, pack period kits for women/girls, create cards of cheer for families, sort/organize incoming clothing.

BiG Great Lakes

BiG Great Lakes is an "out of the box" innovative vocational community for adults with special needs in Gurnee, IL

North Chicago Community Partners

North Chicago Community Partners (NCCP) uses a holistic approach to bridge the opportunity gap and support children in North Chicago by leveraging resources from within and around the neighborhood. 

St. Anne House of Hope Resale

Hope Ministries has helped change the lives of hundreds of people in the greater-Barrington area. By providing food, housing, transportation and utility assistance, clients are able to make their way back to self-sufficiency.