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Community service is a condition of probation that requires probationers to perform services without compensation for the benefit of the community. This sanction not only provides a service to the community but also enhances accountability and helps instill responsibility. Community service can be ordered by a judge or by the supervising probation officer through the Adult Probation Department's in-house administrative sanctions protocol.
The Community Service Unit places probationers at a variety of work sites throughout Cook County. The sites are either not-for-profit organizations or government agencies. The type of work performed by probationers typically involves neighborhood clean-up, graffiti removal and janitorial services.
Officers assigned to the Community Service Unit are responsible for placing, monitoring and evaluating all community service mandates. The needs and safety of the community as well as the skills of the probationer are considered when making placements.
Once a site has been deemed appropriate, a letter of agreement between the Adult Probation Department and the agency is signed. Probationers are then assigned to complete their court-ordered hours. Officers monitor the probationers' compliance by visiting community service sites and consulting agency representatives. If a probationer fails to comply with a community service mandate, the case is either processed through the administrative sanctions protocol or is brought back to court for a violation of probation hearing.
Volunteering at one of the Greater Chicago Food Depository's member soup kitchens, pantries and shelters offers an opportunity to directly assist your community. From helping prepare and serve meals to delivering food to tutoring, our agencies can use your time and talents. Below is a list of agencies that have requested volunteer assistance. Contact the agencies directly to schedule a time to volunteer. The following information is subject to change.
BREAKING BREAD (A MINISTRY OF LASALLE ST. CHURCH), 1111 N. Wells St., is a soup kitchen that needs volunteers on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. to help with food preparation, serving, clean up and hosting tables. Volunteers will be required to do some lifting, stretching and bending. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator below to find out about volunteer openings. Minimum age: 18. Maximum group size: 4. Contact: Marianne Pytel walsgooger@aol.com 312-376-0118
BREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES, 402 N. St. Louis, is looking for volunteers in its food pantry to drive to various grocery stores to pick up food donations, stock the storage area with delivered food items, and deliver fresh produce to seniors at the residential facility across the street. Volunteers are needed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at various times. Minimum age: 16. Maximum group size: 10. Contact: Erin Allen freshmarket@breakthrough.org 773-346-1743
DEBORAH'S PLACE, 1532 N. Sedgwick and 1456 W. Oakdale, is a supportive housing organization with meal service for tenants (please note, this is not a soup kitchen). Help is needed Sunday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sedgwick location, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Oakdale locaation. Volunteers will prepare, serve and clean up from meals for 25 to 30 tenantsand will need to be able to stand, carry and serve food. Volunteers may choose to bring food or help prepare the food that is planned for the day. A volunteer orientation is held once a month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is required for all volunteers at both locations. Volunteer requests for holiday meals (Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve/Day) are first come, first served. It is recommended to inquire about availability for these meals in August. Minimum age: 18. Maximum group size: 2-3 for lunch; 4-5 for dinner. Contact: Laurie Respass, lrespass@deborahsplace.org 773-638-6579 or visit our website.
HOLY APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC ASSYRIAN CHURCH, 7201 N. Ashland Ave., is a food pantry that is seeking assistance with stocking on Thursdays and distributing food on Saturdays. On Thursdays, volunteers are needed from 12:30 p.m. to 2 or 3 p.m., and will be required to do some lifting and unloading to help stock shelves. On Saturdays, volunteers are needed from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and will help to pack and distribute food to clients. Minimum age: 18. Maximum group size: 2-3. Contact: Suzie Wilson sbw1987@aol.com 312-513-2348
HUMBOLDT PARK SOCIAL SERVICES, 2120 N. Mozart, is a soup kitchen and food pantry, that is seeking volunteer help Monday through Saturday from 3:45 to 6:30 p.m. Assistance is needed for food preparation, serving meals, and cleaning the kitchen. Food preparation and sanitation skills are needed. Minimum age: 16. Maximum group size: 12. Contact: Jennie Dye jdye@hpsschanginglives.org 773-342-0441
MERCY HOME/FRIENDS FIRST MENTORING, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., is a community based mentoring program that needs volunteers to share a few hours with a young person. Mentors will meet two or three times per month for one year, and are matched with a child of the same gender. You are encouraged to do fun, free activities throughout the city. Complete staff support and supervision is provided. Volunteers are required to attend an info session, and participate in an interview, background check and training. Just a few hours can make a lifetime of a difference to a child. Contact us for mentoring and volunteer opportunities. Minimum age: 21. Maximum group size: 1. Contact: Dee Yelvington volunteer@mercyhome.org 312-738-7552
ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY SOUP KITCHEN, 4827 N. Kenmore Ave., is in need of volunteers from mid-December through the end of January, but Spring dates can also be scheduled. Please note this site does not have opportunities for Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. Assistance is needed on Tuesdays and Fridays between 3:30 and 7 p.m. Volunteers assist with food preparation, set-up, serving the meal, and clean-up. This site is unable to take volunteers for court-ordered community service. Volunteers between the ages of 14 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult chaperone. Please note that this site is only accessed via stairs. Minimum age: 14-17. Maximum group size: 15. Contact: www.stcuptown.com
CANAAN MBC PANTRY, 6659 South Harvard, is a food pantry that is requesting volunteers to help restock shelves, assist clients make food selections, sort produce, file client records, and assist with heavy cartons/bags for elderly and disabled clients. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays. Volunteers may be asked to do some lifting, stair climbing, data entry and filing. Minimum age: 5. Maximum group size: 12. Contact: Claire Callahan canaanvolunteers@gmail.com
CHATHAM-AVALON MINISTRIES, 8601 S. State St., is a food pantry that is seeking volunteers to help unloading food and stocking shelves on the first Wednesday of each month from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers will need to be able to lift 20 pounds or more. Minimum age: 18. Maximum group size: 4. Contact: Anna Horton 708-557-4747
CHOSEN TABERNACLE MINISTRIES, 7401 S. Yates Blvd., is a food pantry that is looking for volunteers to provide administrative client intake and to oversee food as clients choose food products from their "choice based" pantry distribution model. Volunteers are needed on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers will need to able to stand for at least 30 minutes. Minimum age: 18. Maximum group size: 10. Contact: Pastor Sandra Gillespie sandygill526@yahoo.com 312-749-8991
HYDE PARK KENWOOD FOOD PANTRY, 1169 E. 56th St. (side door of 5600 S. Woodlawn), is seeking assistance with their Saturday food distributions from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers will help to set up the distribution area, pack grocery bags and cases of food and carry them to the recipients, organize/clean the pantry storage area and take inventory after the distribution. Volunteers must be able to climb up and down the stairs while carrying groceries, arrive on time, and treat recipients with respect and friendliness. Minimum age: 11. Maximum group size: 6. Contact: Jan Deckenbach jdeckenbach@press.uchicago.edu 773-702-7034
HYDE PARK S.D.A. CHURCH, 4608 S. Drexel Blvd., is a soup kitchen that needs volunteers on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help with meal preparation, cleaning, organizing the pantry and working with clients. No minimum age. Maximum group size: 25. Contact: Vickie Wilson msvickiew@hotmail.com 773-350-3298
MERCY HOME/FRIENDS FIRST MENTORING, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., is a community based mentoring program that needs volunteers to provide one-on-one mentoring. This includes doing fun, free activities with an assigned child of the same gender, with complete staff support and supervision. Volunteers will meet two or three times per month for one year. Volunteers are required to attend an info session, and participate in an interview, background check and training. Volunteers choose the type of child they wish to mentor. Minimum age: 21. Maximum group size: 1. Contact: Mary Ann Pilet volunteer@mercyhome.org 312-738-7552
TRCDO - HARVEST FOR THE WORLD, 1415 W. 104th St., is a food pantry that is seeking volunteer help on Fridays and Saturdays. Volunteers are needed to pack food bags, give food to clients, take the food to clients' cars, and remove from storage areas. Volunteers will need to have good customer service skills and be able to lift bags of about 25 to 30 pounds. Minimum age: 18. Maximum group size: 6. Contact: Lynn Munson 773-881-7710
WORD OF TRUTH, 1845 W. 35th St., is a food pantry whose primary need is for volunteers to help with food/clothes distributions, stocking shelves, cleaning, organizing clothes, filing papers, and grant writing. English-Spanish skills helpful. Volunteers are needed on Saturdays (9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Volunteers are required to meet with the Director before their first volunteer day. Minimum age: 13. Maximum group size: 5. Contact: Lawon Tidwell wotdmoutreach@yahoo.com 773-754-9554
What we do is simple. We work with you to help you to get your Community Service Hours done. Our programs are designed to help you get your hours done. No matter what your situation. No matter how many hours you have, we can help you.
When you sign up for our program, your information will instantly be sent to our office and you will be assigned to a Community Service Specialist with years of experience in finding Community Service projects at non-profit locations. Your community service specialist will create a time-sheet for you and then they will email you with full instructions for getting hours to fill your time-sheet and help you to get your community service hours complete as quickly as possible. Your specialist will keep in touch with you, listen to your concerns and help you with any special needs. Online projects are available and your specialist will help you to find and complete these as soon as you sign-up.
There is a $45 registration fee to enroll in our program and we have a 100% money back guarantee. We also guarantee that we will help you find community service projects that will fit your situation.
Our program is recommended, approved and used by Probation Officers, Judges, Attorneys, and Courts around the country. We have helped hundreds of people to complete their community service hours for the last 9 years. During this time we have created a huge database of non-profit worksites, online work-at-home assignments and other resources for finding community service projects. We also have the time-sheets, letters of completion and other paperwork that is often required by the courts to prove you completed your community service.
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Community Service 101 provides ideas which work well for people who have court mandated community service. Our ideas and our community service programs are designed for individuals who need to be involved in their community most. Community involvement is a necessarry part of community service and hopefully the ideas we provide for community service will benefit you, the community and everyone involved.
The purpose of court ordered community service is to provide access to multiple choices of court ordered community service within your local community. We believe that more community service choices and creative ideas make it possible to help improve the community.
Because we have been helping people just like you for the past 9 years. Our staff has years of experience. We work with courts, non-profits probation officers and lawyers all over the country. We know the requirements for your area and we can get you finished.!
After you pay... A Community Service specialist will contact you and start a timesheet for you so that you can start getting hours right away.
We will also ask you some other questions like how many hours you need to complete and where you went to court. Your answers will help us find you projects that are just right for your situation.
The $45 program fee covers everything you need during your first month of services with CS101. Most people only need our services for 1 month and are able to complete their hours quickly with the tools we provide. If you need more time your membership will automatically renew after 30 days. You may print out your community service timesheet/reports and cancel your membership any time.
Our program is recommended, approved and used by Probation Officers, Judges, Attorneys, and Courts around the country. We have helped hundreds of people to complete their community service hours for the last 9 years. During this time we have created a huge database of non-profit worksites, online work-at-home assignments and other resources for finding community service projects. We also have the time-sheets, letters of completion and other paperwork that is often required by the courts to prove you completed your community service.
We guarantee that we can help you get your hours done.