GET INVOLVED & GIVE BACK

Looking for ways to support and give back to the community? Listed below are volunteer opportunities, fundraising events and a directory of social service organizations from LPCC members that serve our Lincoln Park neighbors.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Juvenile Protective Association

1707 N. Halsted

JPA envisions a world where no child ever has to struggle alone. They work to achieve this by bringing compassionate, innovative mental health resources directly to children in need and the adults who support them.

Join JPA as they relaunch WeROCK (We Reach Out to Chicago Kids)! Impact the mental health and well-being of Chicago’s youth by volunteering in a Classroom Engagement Session or Supply Drive. Visit their website to learn more and get started!

Lincoln Park Community Services

1521 N. Sedgwick

Lincoln Park Community Services (LPCS) serves adult individuals ages 18 and up from all across Chicago who are at-risk of or currently experiencing homelessness.

The LPCS community of volunteers plays a major role in carrying out their mission. You can help by signing up to cook or donate a meal, teach a class, work a front desk shift and more!

Newberry Library

60 W. Walton

The Newberry Library is an independent research library that has been free and open to all since 1887. The Newberry fosters a deeper understanding of our world by inspiring research and learning in the humanities and encouraging conversations about ideas that matter to diverse audiences.

The Newberry Library is looking for public facing volunteers to help them engage the public with their work. This includes activities such as greeting guests, giving tours, and assisting with programming.

Urban Rivers

1440 N. Kingsbury, Ste. 005

Urban Rivers is a non-profit dedicated to transforming urban waterways into wildlife sanctuaries by building floating gardens and parks in the Chicago River. The gardens are full of native wetland plants as a habitat for wildlife and create accessible community green space for all.

Their volunteers, known as River Rangers, help them transform the Chicago River in a variety of ways, including kayaking to remove trash, planting and maintaining gardens, or participating in citizen science projects.

GALAS & FUNDRAISERS

PAWS Chicago Animal Magnetism

Hosted by the PAWS Chicago Professional Board at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, Animal Magnetism welcomes more than 650 of Chicago’s urban professionals, animal lovers, and their canine companions for a night of food and drinks, dancing, entertainment, a fabulous silent auction, and more!

Friday, April 26

7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Morgan Manufacturing

401 N. Morgan

The End Hunger Social with Nourishing Hope

Don’t miss Nourishing Hope’s annual cocktail party and silent auction hosted by their Young Leaders Board. The End Hunger Social draws more than 250 up-and-coming professionals from all over Chicago, raising funds annually to provide food, social services and mental health counseling to any Chicagoan in need.

Thursday, May 9

6:00 p.m.

Joy District

112 W. Hubbard

Lumiere Gala with Marillac St. Vincent

Formerly the Fleur de Lis Ball, “Lumiere,” pays tribute to the legacy of the Daughters of Charity who established the Marillac Social Center in 1914 and the St. Vincent de Paul Center in 1915 in Chicago. Join Marillac St. Vincent as they present the Luminary Award and the Sr. Katie Norris Visionary Award.

Friday, May 17

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Bridgeport Art Center

1200 W. 35th

Immerse Yourself In Art: Dinner, Music & Art Sale with Genesis at the Crossroads

Chicagoland’s renowned artist, the late Edwin Rosen, created an art trust for arts and education before he passed away. Genesis at the Crossroads is the recipient of 325 of his oil paintings, etchings, monotypes, pen and ink drawings and intaglios to support their work in peacebuilding education and the arts, and their Genesis Peace Hub. Help support Genesis at the Crossroads’ artistic peacebuilding programs and receive a painting as their thanks for your generosity.

Saturday, May 18

7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Suda’s Lebanese Cuisine

1524 W. Fullerton

SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS