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HandsOn Suburban Chicago Blog Home Find a Volunteer Opportunity Donate HandsOn Suburban Chicago Blog Volunteer tax consultants needed – And you don’t have to be a CPA Posted on November 2, 2022 November 2, 2022 RSVP Spotlight on Service – AARP Tax-Aide Program Just days after we pack away the holiday trimmings, tax season is upon us. And while assembling receipts and filling in all those pesky boxes on our tax returns can be frustrating, for seniors on limited incomes even the simplest 1040 is often daunting. That’s where the… Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter PADS Program Faces a Critical Need for Facilities, Volunteers Posted on September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022 RSVP Spotlight on Service – Journeys |The Road Home In March 2020, when the COVID lockdown hit, JOURNEYS |The Road Home (a social service agency providing support for those in need), suddenly faced a daunting challenge: How and where to house the homeless in the Northwest suburbs during the night. As with so many facilities… Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter Volunteer Tutor Inspires First-Graders in Post-Pandemic World Posted on September 16, 2022 September 16, 2022 Spotlight on Service – AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP On a Friday afternoon in March 2020, Michael LaVant, a volunteer tutor for first graders at Euclid School in Mount Prospect, casually waved goodbye to the classroom teacher, saying See you in ten days.” It was the start of spring break, and little did he know that the… Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter A Double Need: Blood Donors and Blood Drive Volunteers Posted on September 9, 2022 September 9, 2022 Spotlight on Service – AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP You’ve just saved three lives.” That’s what Steve Foerch (pictured on the left) tells blood donors at Vitalant, and that’s what he loves most about being a volunteer at one of the many blood drives in the area. At a blood donor drive, Steve is responsible for donors’… Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter This Meal Delivery Volunteer Feels Like He Could Do This Forever” Posted on September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022 When David Stagg delivers nourishing meals to homebound seniors once a week, he finds the rewards for him far outweigh his efforts. As an AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteer Meals-on-Wheels driver for the Kenneth Young Center (KYC) in Elk Grove Village, he especially enjoys the interaction with the KYC clients, knowing that he might be one of the very few people they speak with all day. They become a kind of friend,” he said. Often it’s more than just hello and goodbye.” Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter RSVP Volunteer’s Love of Literature Brings Out the Best in Students Posted on February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 He’s known as Mr. Julian,” but the teachers at Timber Ridge School in Arlington Heights, also call Julian Schreiber, an AmeriCorps Senior RSVP volunteer, the best part of our day.” Two years ago, when Julian began volunteering at the school, he was asked to simply help special needs students with their reading lessons. Then he… Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter Faith Community Homes Senior Corps-RSVP Volunteers Help Families Get Back on Track Posted on October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 For the last several months, we’ve all struggled with the challenges of social distancing, remembering to wear masks and keeping our hands clean in an effort to avoid COVID-19. In addition, many have the added burden of job loss, illness, a dwindling bank account, child care expenses and home schooling-the recipe for a perfect storm…. Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter Volunteering is Twice the Fun for Senior Corps-RSVP Couples Posted on October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 Volunteering is always more comfortable when you join in with a friend. With a spouse, it brings even greater rewards, according to Diana and Rod Marino and Nancy and Randy Schmidt, who participate in several Senior Corps-RSVP programs. For Rod and Diana, togetherness has always been a part of their lives. They are both retired… Share this: Email Print Facebook Twitter 1 2 3 4 … 53 Next Follow Us! 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