Volunteer with Marillac St. Vincent Family Services
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with MSV! With the adaptations we have all needed to make due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our volunteer opportunities have changed and continue to evolve based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as state and local public health and licensing agencies. Please check back here to see when opportunities have been updated. If you wish to apply for a current opportunity, or be added to our mailing list so you can receive our monthly newsletter with updates about MSV and volunteer opportunities, please fill out the application form below. NOTE: Several opportunities require a basic background check; and ALL volunteer opportunities working with children require a criminal background check in accordance with DCFS policies.
Ongoing Individual Opportunities
While most events and opportunities have resumed, changes and/or cancellations may occur due to updated Covid-19 guidance.
Please check back for updates, or call Colleen Mulcrone, Volunteer Manager, at 312-278-4273 to see what the most current ongoing opportunities are.
| LOCATION | PROGRAM | TIMES/DAYS | TASKS | INDIVIDUALS or GROUPS? |
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Lincoln Park St. Vincent DePaul Center 2145 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60614 |
Outreach Programs—Pantry & Wellness Shopping Days | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Shop with neighbors; store set-up/prep pre-opening; ongoing restocking and tidying store areas; assisting & engaging with shoppers; clean-up after closing | Individual Groups up to 5 people welcome |
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Lincoln Park St. Vincent DePaul Center 2145 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60614 |
Outreach Programs—Delivery Days | Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Assist with receiving large delivery from Greater Chicago Food Depository; break down pallets; sort, organize and store frozen, refrigerated and non-perishable food items. | Individual Groups up to 10-12 people welcome |
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Lincoln Park St. Vincent DePaul Center 2145 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60614 |
Outreach Programs—General Assistance | Variable; generally Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoons after 1:00 p.m. | Assist with community education class registration, prep materials, class facilitation; organize and sort donations for clothing/wellness closets | Individual Small (2-5 people) groups welcome depending on activity |
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Lincoln Park St. Vincent DePaul Center 2145 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60614 |
Outreach Programs—Food Rescue Program | Wednesdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m. | Assist with sorting through items from grocery store pickups; glean items; dispose of unusable items; re-bag items for shopping days | Individual Groups up to 5 people welcome |
| LOCATION | PROGRAM | DAYS/TIMES | SUPERVISORS | TASKS | MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GROUP VOLUNTEERS |
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East Garfield Park Foglia Family & Youth Center 2859 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612 |
Marillac Food Pantry |
Tuesday/Thursday 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Setup-Restock) Wednesdays 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Delivery Help) 2:00-6:00 p.m. (Shopping) Fridays 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Shopping) |
Holly Yacoumakis, Manager Bob Joynt, Pantry Specialist |
Tuesday/Thursday and Wednesday mornings: accept and unpack deliveries, restock store, clean and organize store area and storeroom Weds PM/Friday AM: shop with neighbors, assist clients to cars, ongoing restocking and tidying store area |
Tuesdays/Thursdays: Groups up to six (6) welcome Wednesdays/Fridays: Groups of up to ten (10) welcome |
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East Garfield Park Foglia Family & Youth Center 2859 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612 |
Marillac Food Pantry—SENIORS | 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Keontai Raggs, Home Delivery Coordinator (collaboration with Pantry Managers Holly Yacoumakis and Bob Joynt) | Shop with Senior participants from the Home Delivery program, assist with registration/check-in, restock shelves, assist clients to cars, ongoing tidying of store space. **May be tasked with General Food Pantry tasks under regular Pantry staff supervision | Groups of up to 4 volunteers welcome |
Annual & One-Day Events
While most events and opportunities have resumed, changes and/or cancellations may occur due to updated Covid-19 guidance.
Please call Colleen Mulcrone, Volunteer Manager, at 312-278-4273 to see if these events are occurring and accepting volunteers.
| LOCATION | PROGRAM | TIMES/DAYS | TASKS | INDIVIDUALS or GROUPS? |
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East Garfield Park Marillac Social Center 212 S. Francisco Ave. Chicago, IL 60612 Lincoln Park St. Vincent DePaul Center 2145 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60614 |
Annual Free Book Fair |
Spring/April; usually scheduled to coincide with CPS spring break or non-attendance days 2024 Dates: Setup--Thursday 4/11 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Book Fair—Friday 4/12 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Setup Day: Sort and organize books according to age groups, organize overstock in boxes for replenishing tables Day-of: help younger shoppers make selections; assist older shoppers with finding items of interest; clean-up/reboxing after event |
Individual Groups of 10-15 welcome for setup |
| Offsite 2024-Bridgeport Art Center |
Lumiere Gala Presented by Pat & Vince Foglia |
Friday, May 17, 2024 Setup: 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Event: 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
Help prepare event space, place materials, decorate, etc. Assist with Registration, raffle ticket sales, auction spotting, checkout, clean-up. |
Individuals and Groups up to 10 welcome (Event volunteers capped at 10 for setup; 25 for event) |
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East Garfield Park Foglia Center 2859 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612 |
Willie Morris 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Sponsored by Ziegler |
Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
Assist with team registration, refreshments/lunch; refereeing games, non-player activities (i.e. face paint, bubbles, chalk, bounce house supervision) | Limited spots for individuals and groups. (Volunteers capped at 25-30) |
| Offsite (TBD for 2024) |
Beacon of Hope Luncheon | October/November | Assist with room set-up, registration and check-in, paddle raise, clean up | Individual (Volunteers capped at 15-20) |
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East Garfield Park Foglia Center 2859 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612 |
Christmas Store |
TBD; Mid-December Usually the Saturday one week before Christmas |
Prep: set up gym, sort & organize toys, arrange displays, prep food bags Day-of: assist shoppers, staff merchandise tables, staff food tables, wrap gifts; assist shoppers to cars. |
Individual Groups up to 20 welcome on both prep days and day-of. (Volunteers for prep days capped at 20 people; volunteers day-of are capped at 75 total) |
Host a Donation Drive
| Need | Location | Date | Description | Most-needed Items |
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| Food or Wellness Item Drive for our Pantries | Both | Any time—non-holiday seasons are especially appreciated | Collect 100-300 of high-request items to help us supply what our shoppers most need and most often ask for. | For all donation drives, please contact volunteers@marillacstvincent.org to request donation guidelines, receive an up-to-date list of the most-needed items, and discuss potential dates. |
| Baby & New-Mom Item Drive for Project Hope | East Garfield Park | Any time | Project Hope can always use diapers, formula (please check dates), board books, educational toys and other in-demand items. | |
| Wellness and Care Items for Seniors’ Programs | Both | Any time | Provide much-needed items for Seniors in our programs: reading glasses, large-print crosswords, hand cream, adult absorbent underwear | |
| Gently-Loved Childrens’ Book Drive for Book Fair | Lincoln Park | Spring (February- March collection with late-March/early April dropoff) | - | |
| Bus/Train Cards | Both | Any time | Sometimes our participants need a way to get to an interview, a medical appointment, or one of our own community education classes. Fare cards can make the difference that allows someone access to what they need. |
Volunteer Application Form
If you have questions or need assistance, please call (312) 943-6776, or email volunteers@marillacstvincent.org