Highlighted Organizations

There are so many ways to get connected and serve your community. Below, we've highlighted 20 different organizations that accept high school volunteers. 

Service Opportunites Happening in March

Rebuilding Exchange

Help design and create a large artwork from plastic materials for Earth Day.

Reach out to Nancy Bennett to get involved.

Maker Fest

Help kids with a free-build activity.

Reach out to Nancy Bennett to get involved.

FAAM Presentation Prep

Help set up and usher guests at an award presentation for Fellowship of Afro American Men.

Reach out to get involved

Theme: Working with Children

Books and Breakfast

Tutor Haven students before school.

Contact Ms. Tasha Triplett at volunteer@booksbreakfast.org 

Family Focus

Work with kids during the after school program. 

Contact Ms. Joann here

Math Acceleration at Dawes

Help students of color get ahead in math by working one-on-one on math games.

Contact Jaqueline Petrof at petrofj@district65.net 

Open Studio Project

Help teachers with kids, prepping, and working with art media. 

Find the application here 

Theme: Food Justice

A Just Harvest

Assist with the urban agriculture program and in the kitchen.

Contact the team here

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Pack and organize food in the warehouse.

Sign up here

Evanston Grows

Help with food distribution and garden maintenance.

Learn more here

Evanston Farmers Market

Assist chefs at the market, be a market photographers, or write for the newsletter and website. 

Contact the team here

Want to be a tutor?

Check out this website that highlights opportunities to volunteer with young people as a tutor! The list was assembled by a group of ETHS Students as part of their project for Emerge as a way to begin addressing the achievement gap in Evanston.

Theme: Social Justice and Civic Engagement

League of Women Voters

Encourage participation in elections and plan events.

Learn more here

Evanston Present and Future

Help organize and run the annual Juneteenth Parade. 

Contact the team here

It's Our Future

Advocate for climate justice with other passionate young people.

Contact the team here

Indivisible Evanston

Help register people to vote in Illinois.

Contact the team here

Service @ ETHS

Compost Assistant

Run composting in the East Cafeteria and help ETHS be more environmentally friendly!

Contact Mr. Brown (brownro@eths202.org)

Book Distribution Center

Sort and inventory books. If interested, go to the center located in the South Wing on the first floor between 8am and 4pm.

Chromezone Technician

Fix Chromebooks and help students with tech.

Contact Ms. Bollinger here

Peer Tutoring

Work with another ETHS student on their class work and home work.

Contact Ms. Khandhar here

If you don't see something that interests you, check out our opportunity directory here to discover more organizations and ways to get involved.