We're less than a month away from Find Your Cause! Join us at the Shine Bright Community Center in Chatham for an event that celebrates Chicago’s legacy of civic love. Here’s a quick recap of our amazing participating vendors! Chicago Mahogany Tours will offer a shuttle from the West Side, featuring a Chicago history lesson by local celebrity historian Dilla. 🗣️ Enjoy live illustrations from artist Griselda Avila, capturing what civic love means to you, and experience the healing vibes of Bronzeville's Haji Healing Salon with a sound bath and Reiki session. 🎨 🧘 Nicole Jordan Catering will delight your taste buds with fresh, local fare, while Bendicion Bottle Shop, BARE Zero Proof, and Spiritless keep us refreshed with NA beverages. And you won’t want to miss Ida’s homemade ice cream—rumored to feature a special Chicago Cares flavor! 🥂 👀 🍦 Get inspired with us at Find Your Cause on September 20th. RSVP at https://lnkd.in/gyss4cZj ✨ Discover Financial Services
Chicago Cares
Non-profit Organizations
Chicago, Illinois 7,303 followers
Chicago Cares mobilizes volunteers to build a stronger, more unified Chicago.
About us
Chicago Cares mobilizes volunteers to build a stronger, more unified Chicago. At Chicago Cares, we empower people to roll up their sleeves to solve the city’s most pressing challenges. Through the power of the volunteer experience, we bring people together from all Chicago neighborhoods. Chicagoans learn that they can and must be agents of change. Volunteers meet immediate needs while simultaneously breaking down barriers and creating a movement for long-term change, connecting with new people and building trust, empathy and understanding. What’s the ultimate goal? Chicago Cares envisions a city where we’re all active participants, fully invested in the city we call home and the success of all of our neighbors.
- Website
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http://www.chicagocares.org
External link for Chicago Cares
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1991
- Specialties
- Collective Impact, Volunteerism, Community and Economic Development, Capacity Building, Skills-Based Volunteerism, Customized Days of Service, Corporate Volunteering, Civic Engagement, Community Investment, Issue Area Education, Training and Coaching, Volunteer Engagement, and Volunteer Recruitment
Locations
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Primary
1200 W. 35th St.
Unit 302
Chicago, Illinois 60609, US
Employees at Chicago Cares
Updates
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Looking for an opportunity to honor those lost or called to action on 9/11? Join the Illinois service community and Chicago Meal Pack for their 9/11 food justice activation! Volunteers will join together to pack 500,000 meals for the Chicagoland community, build relationships with neighbors, and learn more about the opportunities and challenges community members face in accessing affordable and nutritious food. Sign up at https://lnkd.in/gkj8tDkq AmeriCorps Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service
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This past March, Chicago Cares hosted two exciting co-design planning sessions with our amazing Volunteer Leaders and Lead Agencies. Together, we envisioned how Find Your Cause can connect passionate volunteers with our mission while supporting the goals of our partners. These collaborative sessions were instrumental in shaping our upcoming fall event. Co-design is all about active participation and creativity, where everyone contributes ideas and plans for the future. We're thrilled about the possibilities and can't wait to see the impact we'll create together! Stay tuned for more updates as we gear up for the unforgettable 2024 Find Your Cause! 🙌✨ RSVP at https://lnkd.in/gyss4cZj
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Chicago Cares is pleased to welcome our 2024 Associate Board! Our fourteen new members represent the many stakeholder groups that Chicago Cares partners with, including folks working in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. The Associate Board raises funds and amplifies Chicago Cares’ mission of mobilizing volunteers to build a stronger more unified Chicago. We are so excited to see what our 2024 Associate Board makes possible!
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Excited to share that Brian Jackson and Fox 32 Chicago recently featured our partnership with on the PREP Summer Internship Program! Through mentorship and hands-on experience, we are helping to build a brighter future for these talented individuals from the South and West Sides. Watch the segment to learn more about our collaborative efforts and the inspiring stories of our interns: https://lnkd.in/gEbfD5Tc #YouthEmpowerment #CommunityEngagement
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Join Chicago Cares on October 10th to raise our glasses and celebrate YOU, our amazing volunteers at Cheers to Our Volunteers! This annual celebration honors our volunteers, leaders, community partners, donors, and corporate partners for all they do to spread civic love. RSVP at https://lnkd.in/gCzVefSZ.
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We’re celebrating one year of Rosie Drumgoole as CEO! Rosie knows Chicago Cares inside and out after 14 years of service and has continued to grow and evolve our work! This year Rosie has focused on rest and the wellbeing of our team- she entered this role with a true commitment to caring for her people, both internally and externally. So much so that she launched our Civic Love Campaign - a campaign rooted in the love that Chicagoans demonstrate each day. “Together we will be able to tell a new story about Chicago. A story that shows how Chicago is a place where love grows and expands. Because what I have learned the most over the past fourteen years at Chicago Cares is this… we are the kind of people who invest in love. We are the people who make it happen.” Civic love is self-care! Join us in celebrating Rosie, by practicing the act of civic love. Connect with your neighbors, sign up to serve at https://lnkd.in/evmMhQZp
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We are excited and eager to share that our Chicago Cares team is growing! We are presently hiring for three positions: ⭐ A Capacity Building and Advisory Services Program Manager ⭐ A Program Manager ⭐ A Strategic Engagement Manager Working at Chicago Cares means working on a team that is consistently striving towards creating a stronger more equitable Chicago. If you (or someone you know) is passionate about community-centered work and is interested in joining our team, check out our website for more specifics and/or DM us any questions you might have! Our Website: https://lnkd.in/dQsq_m4t
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And just like that summer is winding down, and the new school year is welcoming us back with open arms! New learning, fresh pencil smell, and the opportunity to celebrate the young people in our lives. This Back-to-School season, our partners are launching some amazing engagements to support the young people across our city. Many of our partners support Quality of Life plans that explicitly call out their commitment to youth in community and create roadmaps to improve young people’s lives. Swipe to see the upcoming activations throughout the city and join us and serve this back-to-school season at https://lnkd.in/gbFtJJqK Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx)
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We’re inspiring the sector to do things differently! Last month, at the Points of Light Conference, our inspiring colleagues Rosie Drumgoole and Cheyenne Shelby-Petersen led an interactive session focused on community-centric fundraising. Chicago Cares practices an abundance mindset when considering how our collective resources might be utilized. Our fundraising lens is grounded in equity and encourages mutual support between our partners. As part of this work, Chicago Cares has influenced over $10 million to fuel the work of community plans! Want to learn more? Hear from Rosie on a virtual panel next week! Register at https://lnkd.in/gq4_F5By
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